Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 40)

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI -86
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Reusing Previous Entries and the Last Answer
Retrieving the Last Entry
When you press b on the home screen to evaluate an expression or to execute an
instruction, the entire expression or instruction is placed in a storage area called
ENTRY
(last entry). When you turn off the TI -86, ENTRY is retained in memory.
To retrieve the last entry, press - ¢. The current
line is cleared and the entry is pasted to the line.
Retrieving and Editing the Last Entry
ᕡ On the home screen, retrieve the previous
entry.
ᕢ Edit the retrieved entry.
ᕣ Re-execute the edited entry.
- ¢
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b
Retrieving Previous Entries
The TI -86 retains as many previous entries as possible in ENTRY , up to a capacity of 128
bytes. To scroll from the newest to the older previous entries stored to ENTRY , repeat
- ¢. If you press - ¢ after displaying the oldest stored entry, the newest
stored entry is displayed again; continuing to press - ¢ repeats the order.