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Re: A83: I need help sending games to me 83
DOn't take this the wrong way, but TI really gave Mac users the shaft. I
would be extremely pissed at TI and e-mail them a lot if I was you
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>
>In a message dated 10/13/98 4:43:55 PM, ManjiLump@aol.com writes:
>
>>>I have a Mac graph link, the games I send don't work, the grouped
>files
>>>don't ungroup, I would appreciate any help I can get
>>>
>>>-MikeXC35
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>>try GraphLink.
>
>What was That suppose to mean? Well, I can help though... I have a MAC
>also
>and have been through this, but isnt there only one type of graph link
>put out
>by TI, and the only difference is the adapter? Well, thats what I
>have... So,
>for Grouped files, yes it wont send it like it is for some reason, but
>there
>is a process to get them to the right format.. Take the "83p" and
>"83g" files
>you downloaded and send them to the TI-Autotype Program (you can
>probably get
>it from TI's Website, but I think its on 'ticalc.org' somewhere also)
>and with
>This program, its a drag 'n drop thing, where ya should just put
>TI-Autotype
>on the desktop, and take the icon of the 83* file and drag it to
>there, and it
>should change it. You must close and reopen that window and the icon
>should
>change also, and then you know its good, But, theres still more to go
>from
>there... Use the utility within the Linking program to UUEncode that
>Group
>File, and then Decode that new file that was created, and replace the
>existing
>one with this newly decoded Group File. The Icon should change again,
>at that
>point, from one that looks like an 83P file with only a 'G' extension,
>to its
>own Icon wich is a little folder-type thing. Once you see the file
>with that
>Icon, it should be sendable now... When you go into the actual Sending
>window,
>you have to change the Category of files being sent, in that little
>pull down
>window thing, because (for some reason) the category of 'All Files'
>doesnt
>allow the Grouped Ones to show up in the box. So, goto the pull down
>window
>and choose 'Grouped Files' and that should do it... If you wish to
>Ungroup
>them, the Group File must have that new Icon type that we went
>through, and
>then just simply use the Ungrouping Utility within TI's linking
>program...
>Now, thats how to deal with Grouped Files on Mac, I dont understand
>what you
>mean by "they dont work". Is that on your calc, or it couldnt be,
>right?
>Because you couldnt send them until going through this procedure...?
>Well,
>whatever... Send another reply if you dont understand any part of
>this... Hey,
>Im your Mac Guy, if you have any further trouble, although Im afraid
>assembling on a Mac is still not possible... The makers of CAZ havent
>done
>anything in like a year, but thats alright. The latest version of it
>required
>so many changes in the programming techniques, any ASM programs
>compiled from
>it would probably not be compatible or something... Although, I just
>use the
>crappy 386 that I also have, to do my assembling. I prefer my Mac
>more, over a
>PC, though... =P Well, whatever. Hope I could be of help on the
>problems you
>had... =)
> --Jason
>K.
>
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