ticalc.org Hiring Again
Posted by Michael on 5 September 2008, 20:47 GMT

We need new staff members to handle our file archiving. You could be one of the people we're looking for.

The main thing required here is time. We get many files submitted every day, and it is important that they be processed as quickly as possible.

Experience with multiple calculators is a big advantage; we try not to put a preference on any calculator model or platform. Owning a lot of calculators is not required, but having some general experience is a plus.

We're looking for a long term commitment, as well as a high availability. You all know what our users think when there are weeks without updates. If you can work 8 hours a day now, but expect not to be able to keep that up for more than a couple of months, this is not what we want. Expect it to be quite time-consuming, but certainly rewarding. Once you're familiar with our system, file archiving usually takes an average of 5 minutes per file. We get about 30 to 80 files submitted per week, depending on the season.

Finally, if you can increase the staff's demographical diversity, that's a plus, but not a requirement. We encourage people, both male and female, from all countries to apply.

If you're interested, contact us at newstaff@ticalc.org. Please include the following information:

• Full name
• Email address
• Preferred IM screen name and protocol (AIM, MSN, etc.)
• Age
• Current level of education (finished or unfinished)
• Where you live (town/state/country)
• Approximate amount of time you think you can contribute per week
• Which calculators you have experience with or access to
• A quick explanation of why we should pick you

Also, based our previous experience, it's worth mentioning that this is not a paid job.

Applications are due on Friday, September 19, 2008.

Egypt Comes to 68k Calcs
Posted by Michael on 24 August 2008, 18:01 GMT

Egypt is a puzzle game for the 89, 92+, and V200. A remake of the original NES game, it has 96 puzzles and grayscale graphics. Stepping on arrows shifts rows/columns of the board, and the objective is to eliminate objects by bringing two of the same type next to each other.

Developers Wanted for Typhoon
Posted by Michael on 12 August 2008, 02:33 GMT

Sebastian Theiss is seeking programmers to take over his project, Typhoon. Typhoon was originally intended to transform the 83+ home screen into one more 89-like, supporting long integers, symbolic manipulation, pretty print of fractions, etc. It is incomplete (written in C & ASM), and Sebastian is seeking someone interested in picking it up where he left off. Interested programmers should e-mail him.

Ultima V Released
Posted by Michael on 27 July 2008, 15:56 GMT

In news that we should have reported a while ago, David Randall has released an astoundingly complicated and well-designed game for the 68k calculators: Ultima V. Ultima V is based upon the original video game, and features 400 hours of game play, two world maps, 32 multilevel towns, and enough other characters, spells, and commands to completely immerse the user in the game.

In other news, we are now trying to recover from the pending files backlog. It should be cleared within a week.