Comments on: Texas Instruments versus calculator hackers http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/texas-instruments-versus-calculator-hackers/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/texas-instruments-versus-calculator-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-1149283 Ben Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:16:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/18/texas-instruments-versus-calculator-hackers/#comment-1149283 People have been hacking their TI calculators for years. There were loads of assembly games and junk for TI-86 and such even 10 years ago when i was in high school. If TI is really going to be attack some hackers (fans of TI calcs!), then the appropriate response is: "Take the stick out of your butt." People have been hacking their TI calculators for years. There were loads of assembly games and junk for TI-86 and such even 10 years ago when i was in high school. If TI is really going to be attack some hackers (fans of TI calcs!), then the appropriate response is: “Take the stick out of your butt.”

]]> By: Jon http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/texas-instruments-versus-calculator-hackers/comment-page-1/#comment-1149278 Jon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:33:33 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/18/texas-instruments-versus-calculator-hackers/#comment-1149278 The big difference here between Apple and TI is that Apple (and I can't believe I'm defending them here) can take the position that they're protecting AT&T's network - a jailbroken iPhone with a malicious app on it could affect other iPhone or AT&T users. TI is just trying to tell you what to do with the hardware you thought you'd purchased. TI should be embracing these hackers who make a graphing calculator that much more valuable. The people getting upset should be the teachers who have to keep their students from playing Doom on a hacked TI. The big difference here between Apple and TI is that Apple (and I can’t believe I’m defending them here) can take the position that they’re protecting AT&T’s network – a jailbroken iPhone with a malicious app on it could affect other iPhone or AT&T users.

TI is just trying to tell you what to do with the hardware you thought you’d purchased.

TI should be embracing these hackers who make a graphing calculator that much more valuable. The people getting upset should be the teachers who have to keep their students from playing Doom on a hacked TI.

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