OK folks, it is with much timidity that I am announcing the availability of my Star Trek 'TR580 Tricorder VII' simulator. It is -- of course -- for 'entertainment' purposes only. I wanted to learn Python/PyGame, and I wanted it to be for something 'fun' that no one had yet done on Maemo.

Does anyone want to take the risk of installing it and giving me some feedback for how well it works for you?

If nothing else, it might amuse you and your friends for perhaps 30 seconds

Note that it is fairly large (1.1mb). The python mainline is around 1500 lines (it took that much for me to do the 'mimimum' of what I wanted it to do).

http://darethehair.googlepages.com/t...er-0.6.all.deb

No, it is not the most professional/streamlined/efficient code that I have ever written, and neither is it probably bug-free...

As for my inspiration and indirect help, I wish to thank:

- Ian Ryge for his Star Trek LCARS theme (cool PADD simulator)
- Khertan for his PyPackager application (allowing me to create a Debian package)
- Aisu for his PyAno program (showing me the potential of PyGame)

If it breaks your device, I assume no responsibility!

Dare

P.S. The package also contains a rather lengthy 'README' file explaining why/how it was written, and how to use it in its current version (0.5).

UPDATE: Screenshot on request

http://darethehair.googlepages.com/t...screenshot.png

UPDATE: New version, small changes, see my post(s) below.

UPDATE: Quick and dirty web page created:

http://darethehair.googlepages.com/software.html