Re: A86: Re: 86 link
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Re: A86: Re: 86 link
>>ok i know this isnt the link list but im desperate and dont want to
>>subscribe just to unsubscribe after i get an answer.
>>
>>has anyone gotten cal to work with the 86? when i use it the cursor
>>stops blinking so i know it is at least contacting the calc, but im not
>>sure if something is wrong with the link i just made, can someone tell
>>me what i am (or the program is) doing wrong?
>
>I have constructed the parallel link and used cal with the 86 without any
>problems. However when i first built it I had the same problem, but some of
>my wires were touching the rim of the printerport so i resoldered them and
>soldered the ground wire across leads 18-25 (instead of just to lead 22) and
>it works fine now. This leads me to conclude that the slow-down in the
>cursor blink rate
>(it hasn't stopped but is really blinking _really slowly_) is due to a short
>in the system somewhere.
>
>I used type 1n4148 diodes and normal wire from radio shack.
>
>Also the version of cal (0.91b or something like that) i use doesn't support
>the backup function (it will detect it as an ti-86 backup, but the data
>never appears in the filelist after being recieved) Everything else works.
>
I got a 86 and a paral link and it doesnt work with cal but work (not
always...) with Wtran8
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