Re: 85 questions


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Re: 85 questions



Caitlin Keidel wrote:
>
> I have two questions about the 85 but I guess it sort of applies to all TI
> calcs. They are sort of naive so please don't flame me.
>
> 1) Is it true that when you take all the batteries out of the calculator,
> you loose everything that has been programmed into the calc?
>
> 2) And if you have a whole bunch of programs in there (Zshell, games,
> science progs), how do you change the batteries without loosing all that
> stuff?

When you take out the main batteries of the TI-8x, there is a secondary
battery to keep the memory until you put in the new batteries. If you
press the on button without the main batteries, you will lose your data.
But there are many more fun ways to reset the calc - I.E. running the
self-test.
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- Ian Turner (Vectro)
Turner Computers

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