Re: Problems with 85ROM.85S v2.1


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Re: Problems with 85ROM.85S v2.1



Kirk Larsen wrote:

> I'm interested in learning to program my TI-85 in BASIC, and have
> found it
> really annoying to have to keep transferring the program to the
> calculator
> while I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing/debugging the program.
> One
> of you suggested I try TI86EMU, which I have been informed will also
> run
> off of a TI-85 ROM dump.
>
> The documentation for TI86EMU mentioned that it needed a ROM image
> from the
> calculator, and that ROM86 was the program to use for this.  When I
> attempted to transfer it to my 85,  Graph-link said the file format
> was
> invalid, despite my having changed the file extension.  At this point,
> I
> located another program called 85ROM.zip.  The info for this program
> is
> "ROM dumper v2.1 by Randy Gluvna"
>
> I next determined that this was an assembly program, so I downloaded
> and
> installed ZSHELL Version 4.0 - November 1995.
>
> How exactly am I supposed to use this ROM85 program?  There was no
> documentation with it whatsoever.  I managed to figure out how to load
>
> ZSHELL, and have managed to load ROM85 under ZSHELL, but I've been
> trying
> to send the dump to Graph-Link with no luck.  (I've successfully
> managed to
> transfer info back and forth in Graph-Link before, so unless there's
> something really specific that has to be done for this particular
> program
> to work, I've probably already tried it.)  So far, I've had to take
> the
> batteries out of my calc about a half dozen times while trying to get
> this
> ROM85 to work.  Does anyone out there have any experience with this?
>
> Ultimately, all I'm trying to do is get TI86EMU up and running so I
> can
> start programming.  I'd really appreciate any hints for getting me to
> that
> point.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kirk Larsen

There are emulators designed to work with the TI-85.  Go to
http://www.ticalc.org/ and look in the computer program archives.  There
will be programs specifically for the TI-85 there, including a couple
emulators.  Download one (or more) and it should have documentation
telling you how to get the ROM.

-Jeremy


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