Re: A86: Re: 86 link
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Re: A86: Re: 86 link
Scalp wrote:
>
> >>ok i know this isnt the link list but im desperate and dont want to
> >>subscribe just to unsubscribe after i get an answer.
> >>
> >>has anyone gotten cal to work with the 86? when i use it the cursor
> >>stops blinking so i know it is at least contacting the calc, but im not
> >>sure if something is wrong with the link i just made, can someone tell
> >>me what i am (or the program is) doing wrong?
> >
> >I have constructed the parallel link and used cal with the 86 without any
> >problems. However when i first built it I had the same problem, but some of
> >my wires were touching the rim of the printerport so i resoldered them and
> >soldered the ground wire across leads 18-25 (instead of just to lead 22) and
> >it works fine now. This leads me to conclude that the slow-down in the
> >cursor blink rate
> >(it hasn't stopped but is really blinking _really slowly_) is due to a short
> >in the system somewhere.
> >
> >I used type 1n4148 diodes and normal wire from radio shack.
> >
> >Also the version of cal (0.91b or something like that) i use doesn't support
> >the backup function (it will detect it as an ti-86 backup, but the data
> >never appears in the filelist after being recieved) Everything else works.
> >
>
> I got a 86 and a paral link and it doesnt work with cal but work (not
> always...) with Wtran8
i borrowed a friend's link; its a prob with my parallel port, test runs
fine but sends crap
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