Re: HELP--Parallel Link to TI-86 problem
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Re: HELP--Parallel Link to TI-86 problem
teerts wrote:
> Well, Seems you have the same problem as I. I think what you did
> (same
> as I) is that by using a standard 2.5mm stereo plug, you might have
> damaged the i/o port on your TI-86. I remember reading somewhere that
>
> the i/o ports on the TI-86 and the TI-83 are less robust than the ones
>
> in the other models...Since a standard 2.5mm plug is tapered, that
> could
> have damaged internal soldering. Try getting a 2.5mm jack where you
> could plug in the calc-calc cable that came with your ti-86, and not
> have to use a standard 2.5mm plug.
> -hope this helps a bit.
>
> -teerts
>
I used half a TI-calc cable, not a stereo plug. Today I was able to
send stuff from the calculator to the computer, using a computer at a
local computer place, and one at a friends house. The former was a
Cyrix 686/P200+, and the latter was a Pentium 120. I tried everything I
could think of from changing the port configuration to disabling the
cache. I was only able to send from the calculator to the PC, not the
other way. If I can, tomorrow I will boot to DOS 6.0 and use a
slow-down program. Hopefully it will work.
-Jeremy
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