RE: A86: Serial link

To: "'assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org'" <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: RE: A86: Serial link
From: Martin Blix Grydeland <grydelan@stud.ntnu.no>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:48:44 +0200
Posted-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:48:27 +0200 (MET DST)
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org

My 4$ serial link that I made for my old TI-82 works great with TI-86, using WTRAN8x. But there is a problem using serial cable for transmissions, if the serial port on the computer isn't set up, the TI will freeze. To solve this problem, first start a file transmission without connecting the TI to the cable. Then com.'s should work just fine.

Regards,
Martin

Stud. tech. Martin Blix Grydeland, Computer Science NTNU
E-mail: grydelan@stud.ntnu.no
Web: http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~grydelan


-----Original Message-----
From:	Matthew R Price [SMTP:pricem@juno.com]
Sent:	25. september 1997 04:18
To:	assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject:	A86: Serial link


I bought an 86 at the end of the summer and I am using it for calc this
year. It's a great calculator but it seems to have game potential out the
wazoo.

I had an 85 before that and built a fully funtional serial ($4) link to
transfer stuff to it.  I can't find any software that will work with the
86 though.  I've tried TI's Graphlink software, wtran8x, connect-85 and a
DOS program that I can't remember the name of.

Is it possible to link using the serial cable?  What software should I
use?  BTW, does anyone know what the protocols are for the silent linking
that the Graphlink software uses to communicate without pushing any
buttons on the calc.

Thanx
Matthew

PS  I am NOT talking about the Graphlink and I am NOT interested in
buying one (maybe if I get frustrated though).

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