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Hi! I think this is a really fascinating piece of history here, for many reasons. It is incredible what you've pulled off with this 68k calculator.

I want to try running some of the games on your main page -- Pokemon Red is an old favorite of mine -- but copying all TI-89 files via TI DeviceExplorer, archiving everything, running preos(), then running the game leads to nothing at all (just "Done"). Reading up on it, my hardware is too new -- so I downloaded and installed preos 1.08 and genlib, overwriting my old ones and being sure to reset the calculator before re-installing the new files.

However, I now get the following dialog prompts on installation:

- main\genclib is outdated
- main\genlib is outdated
- main\pokelib is outdated
- main\pokeper is outdated

Running the pokemon game gets a little farther -- I see a title screen, but it seems to be a strange mangled monochrome, and pressing any key immediately crashes the game with the status "crash intercepted" and seems to unload preos.

Is there anything I can do (besides give up)?

Thanks and great work on this.

[edit] Found a new genlib (1.1.3) and transferred it -- let's hope! Although the game is in French -- any English version, or is this my chance to learn French? smile

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It's not a matter if you see "genclib/pokelib/pokeper is outdated". Nevertheless, it shouldn't occur for genlib.

Be sure to get :
- the latest PreOS here : t3?id=2&d=archives/Progs/Preos/
- the latest Genlib here : t3?id=2&d=archives/Librairies/Genlib/

If not done yet, reset your calc before you install the newest PreOS. Then you shouldn't get a message about Genlib when installing PreOS.

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love seeing someone still pushing old hardware this far, the 68k calculators really refuse to die. the pokemon part brought back memories instantly. those outdated library warnings and crashes sound painful but also kind of part of the retro charm. genlib version mismatches caused a lot of weird behavior back then. hope the newer genlib fixes it, and honestly playing pokemon in french on a calculator feels like a badge of honor rather than a downside. great write-up and respect for not giving up yet
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