Re: Link: TI83 vs. TI85


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Re: Link: TI83 vs. TI85



Ryan Avery wrote:
>
> I just had a question that came up a while ago that I haven't figured
> out.
>
> I decided, one week, to get some games on my friend's TI85. I had
> already built a parallel link cable for my TI83, and it worked fine.
>
> The problem is, no data is transmitting. I believe that the signal is
> not getting to the calculator, which is causing the problem. My question
> is this: Are the TI83 and the TI85 calc-to-calc links different? I don't
> see why, but I've concluded that this could be the only possible
> explanation. I used my TI83 link cable in order to build the link
> (didn't think to use a 2.5mm socket...), and I was thinking *maybe* the
> links are built differently.
>
> If anyone can help me with this, I would appreciate it very much.
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No... for one thing, files for the 85 are incompatible with the 83... so
don't go expecting to play his games on your 83 :)


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