[A83] Re: Need HELP Badly!!!
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[A83] Re: Need HELP Badly!!!
At 05:18 PM 3/13/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>I have a BIG problem. I modified an asm factoring program I wrote, and sent
>it to my calc. When I ran it, it turned the calc off. It is an 83 PLUS. When
>I turned it back on, it was still running. Then it turned the calc off. No
>matter how many times I tried, it always did the same thing. I took the
>batteries out during the two seconds it stayed on, but no ram reset. The
>program still ran. I even took out the backup, but no effect. So I called
>TI. They told me to take out ALL of the batteries, including the backup, and
>leave the calc alone for 24 hours. Guess what? No effect! Well, actually,
>instead of saying
>Asm(ASMFACT)
>there are a bunch of random dots all over the screen. They are in the same
>places every time I turn the calc on. They also seem to be arranged in
>colums, like there was some invisible text. The calc still turns itself off.
>I tried the battery pull again, but it does nothing. I know it is not my
>fault, because the only changes I made to the prog were the text displayed
>and removing an "inc a", which wouldn't have mattered until later in the
>program. It works fine in Virtual TI. I am guessing that there is a glich in
>TI-OS. I have included the source, but compile at your own risk! It is
>$62.73 to fix it, so it is worth buying a new one and taking this one apart.
>I am willing to try any solution (ie put a magnet next to the hard drive,
>but I don't know where that is), as I have nothing to lose! Thank you
>everyone!!!
> Sincerely,
> Nicholas Reichert
>
What's USD62.73? That's a nice deal for an 83+ around here. 24hours with
no batteries is an absurd amount of time for the calc to not reset. Very
odd.
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