BCOD- Blue Calculator of Death

[Aero]

Ok, so I went back to school recently, last tuesday to be exact. And as you may or may not be aware, in High School it is required that you have a Graphing Calculator. Several models are available, the older TI-83+ and TI-83+ Silver edition, and newer TI-84+ and TI-84+ Silver Edition. Google them if you want to know more. Anyway they all look pretty plain. Heres a TI-83+ SE, which is what I have..err had.

http://www.ti-calcu.co.kr/img_2/ti_83plus_se.jpg

So, as you can tell it not all that special. I have been wanting to mod mine for a long time, and had 1 unsucessful attempt that resulted in a dead TI-83+. (http://www.yoshi.us/forums/showthread.php?t=13259&page=1&pp=10). ANYWAY on a up note. I did finally mod one without breaking it!

Ok, so I used some Modders mesh from mnpctech.com, that stuff rocks. It has a simple elegance to it. I also used 2 3mm LED's and one 5mm LED. All blue. Yeah thats right. BLUE. Hence the name of this mod. BCOD, Blue Calculator of Death. Here are some pics. Hope yall like it.

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3290/blue0019aq.jpg

That screenshot proboly don't mean too much to anyone here, but its the Application version of a program my friends made, it does almost everything you need for Algebra 2 and some Trig. Making it an App keeps a vast majority of you calc's memory open, which is why its important to anyone at my school 8) (I love "beta" testing).

Next pic:

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/6601/blue0020yh.jpg

Like I said I used 3 blue LED's.

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4607/blue0034ik.jpg

Yes, that is part of a Molex conector, I used it as a type of "switch" because my actuall switchs got hot glue and Epoxy in them and they couldn't work, so I improvised, I actually like it, make it real simple to work with and lays nearly flat when connected.

SO, thoughts, comments? :D

[Yoshimi_Vs_ThePinkRobots]

I have done this to basic calculators, bout to a graphics calculator, and on that level, hats off dude.

[sXenoG]

Have the exact same calc :P i love that thing :D

[amberella]

that's truly awesome. i feel so old now i actually had the TI-83 when it was new - although if i remember correctly we weren't allowed to use anything over the 83 when the 84 and 85 came out because of the programmability allowing too many testing "loopholes."

first thing i thought when i saw it though was - don't let that get stolen! everyone i know (including me) has had theirs stolen at least once, and that one probably has some good resale value. of course - only at a different school though, lol.

[Aero]

damn, the mesh fell off, it seemsthe epoxy stuck to the clear coat not the metal. damn.


oh and the epoxy smells like rotten eggs, I'm going to have to work on that.

[Chapel]

So do the LEDs just run off the batteries? or do you need to plug it in?

[Aero]

They run off the batteries.

[cordux]

UMMMM wh ydid ya do this ?
hello0o0o0o im from the future look at all your dates im from march 29 hehehehehee u old dudes

[public_eyesore]

here you go, that's why he did it: http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1676

^^^i love giving this link to new people

[cordux]

thanx alot ...:D

[cordux]

Thats it ??:(

[docturtle]

Cool. Definately different, but cool.