on monday, january 29, 2001, at 2:26:26 pm, jtimer was revealed to the world. it was the best timing application ever created for the ti-89, utilizing all the nuances of the beautiful programming language of 89 basic. jason ho was hailed for weeks as a genius; his creation was eulogized for its many uses. no longer would people need stovetop clocks or stopwatches. jtimer replaced the clocks found in many classrooms of old. students could take tests fearless of running out of time. a pax calculatora reigned over the student body of earth.

unfortunately for the triumphant kids, however, jtimer had its flaws. it slowed down after long running periods. it took up far too much space on the calculator. worst of all, it came with a whole folder of pictures that the program required to run. an inquisitive youth in jason's math class, will, saw the inherent problems and strived to fix them. he pored over the code for countless nights, asking a vague calculator divinity for the solution to ho's mistakes. in the end, he could only think of one sure fix: jtimer must be completely remade.

the creation of wtimer took will many arduous and sleepless nights. fortunately, his nerdiness and isolation fostered this sort of work, and he was able to complete the concise and ultra-compressed code within a week. joyous, he bounded to school the morning of wtimer's completion to show his mentor jason. to his surprise, however, master ho did not share his euphoria. jason was quite hurt that his understudy had outprogrammed him and refused to acknowledge the superiority of wtimer. even when will tried to explain to his sensei that jtimer had started the calculator timing revolution and that wtimer was only the realization of jtimer's perfection, jason was adamant. "no one will ever download wtimer. i will make sure of this," he said and stormed out of mr. joseph's class while the teacher droned on about his wife's f15.

jason thought long and hard on how to make his vow come true. surely when wtimer was released, the calculator community would realize its genious. everyone would download wtimer and jtimer would be lost among the rubble of discarded programs like fart wars. all of a sudden, jason knew what he could do. he would create something so popular, so appealing to the insensate masses that everyone would download all of his programs thousands of times. he would make alien invasion.

shortly after alien invasion's release, jason's goal was complete. everyone thought because ai was such a good game, jason's other programs must be as excellent. jtimer soon surpassed wtimer in downloads. ho fans neglected the forgotten wtimer and praised all of jason's repertoire. little did they know that there was another, better option for timing applications in BASIC. the mindless horde downloaded jtimer time after time.

bleak as this story sounds, you can help wtimer achieve its rightful status as the dominant timing application in BASIC. simply click the following link once, twice, maybe three times if you're feeling generous. help the world by showing everyone which timer draws its own pictures. give wtimer a chance.

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