Re: A86: *^$#*&$#@(@ - (Fw: Graphlink Problems) -- PLEASE READ THIS!!!

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Re: A86: *^$#*&$#@(@ - (Fw: Graphlink Problems) -- PLEASE READ THIS!!!


In the fall, my link broke off IN the link port :-(
I sent my calc and my link back to TI (without a receit for either) and
they gave me new ones within about a week and half.

Scott Noveck (SMN) wrote:
> 
> NOOOOO! My stupid GraphLink Cable BROKE!!! Right in the middle of
> programming Zelda -- THANK GOD FOR EMULATORS AND MATT'S CGI WHICH LET ME GET
> MY ROM!!!! Anyways, I can't get any games ONTO MY CALCULATOR!!! I sent TI
> this EMail, and they want me to send it to their CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER and
> wait FOUR WHOLE WEEKS!!!
> 
>  *** Anyways, I THINK I can cut the broken head-piece off my GraphLink and
> SWITCH IT WITH ONE from the included calc-calc cable (read the message).  I
> know that the Graphlink has a few special features (hence that lump in the
> middle), but is the head part that plugs into the calculator identical for
> calc-calc and calc-computer???
> 
> You guys here are the experts on the linking protocols and such -- so will
> it work??? And please reply deirectly to Me by E-Mail -- it's a bit urgent
> (I actually had to PAY ATTENTION to pass time in math today =)
> 
> ----- BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE -----
> >ARRRG! I purchased a TI-Graphlink about 2 months ago, and it had worked
> fine
> >until now. . . and then a few days ago it just stoped working. After a few
> >more tries, the little gold cap on the very end of the link (where it fits
> >into the linkport) fell off, and the Graphlink doesn't even work -- and to
> >make thing worse, I can't even find the little cap anymore, it's lost
> >somewhere in my carpeting. . . Am I entitled to a replacement from
> warranty?
> >I also noticed that the Calc-Calc cable that came with my TI-86 has a
> >slightly different design, which uses one WHOLE piece instead of the little
> >cap that falls off. . . Would I be able to cut my Calc-Calc cable and the
> >Graphlink, and replace the broken head of the Graphlink with the one from
> >the Calc-Calc cable??? And why did my graphlink come with a different,
> OLDER
> >style of cable (A friend of mine just got an 86, and it also had the newer
> >design -- but the 82 he got a few years ago had the SAME PROBLEM with the
> >cap on the link -- so I'm pretty sure it's an older version. . .)
> >
> >                            Thank you,
> >                            Scott Noveck
> >                            noveck@pluto.njcc.com
> >
> ----- END FORWARDED MESSAGE -----
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