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Linking a ti-86 and a pc or macintosh, Downloading programs from the internet, Connecting the ti-86 to another device – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual

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Chapter 18: The TI

-86 Communication Link

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Linking a TI-86 and a PC or Macintosh

TI

-

86 TI-GRAPH LINK

è is an optional system that links a TI-86 with an IBMê-compatible or

Macintosh

ê computer.

Downloading Programs from the Internet

If you have

TI-GRAPH LINK

and internet services, you can download programs from TI’s

World Wide Web site at:

http:

àà

www.ti.com

à

calc

You can download various programs from TI’s web site, including assembly language programs
that add features such as TI

-83 finance and inferential statistics. The site also links to many

other TI

-86 web sites maintained by user groups, high schools, universities, and individuals.

Connecting the TI-86 to Another Device

Before you begin to transmit data to or from the TI

-86, connect it to the other device.

ᕡ Firmly insert one end of the unit-to-unit cable into the port on the bottom edge of the calculator.
ᕢ Firmly insert the other end of the cable into the other device (or PC adapter).