Re: A89: 'Remote Mode'
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Re: A89: 'Remote Mode'
It is *possible* to remotly control the calculator without putting it in
remote mode. However, the code that needs to be sent is larger, and the
calculator does not send back results to operations unless it is in remote
mode.
-Dan
>
> So its only for Calc to Calc links? Tell me if you can get this to work.
This
> is from http://ti89center.notrix.net then click Tips & Tricks. Its
> somewhere on that page. This is what it says:
> "TI89-REMOTE MODE:
> Type this from the home screen:
> [F5] [diamond] [APPS] [alpha] r
> This key sequence is an undocumented, little-known feature that puts the
> TI-89 into remote mode. (As a side note, both the TI-92 and TI-92+ also
have
> this feature.) Remote mode allows the TI-89's math abilities to be
utilized
> over the link port. In order to do this, start some sort of terminal
> emulation up on the non-TI-89 side of the link cable. Examples of this
would
> be KTerm on the 86(?) or HyperTerminal in Windows with a Graphlink. After
the
> terminal program is started, connect the two calculators or calculator and
> computer together. Put the TI-89 into remote mode by pressing
> [F5][diamond][APPS][alpha][r]. Then try typing things into non-TI-89
> calculator or the computer. An example would be to type 9 + 5 and [Enter].
> The 89 will evaluate the problem and send an answer back over the link.
You
> can even do limited symbolic manipulation over the link! To get the
TI-89
> out of remote mode, disconnect the link cable and let the 89 sit for about
5
> minutes, at which point the power management software will turn it off.
When
> the 89 is turned on again, everthing will be back to normal.
> Thanks to Jeff Keacher"
>
> I have tried that for quite a while! Is this considered to be "debug" mode
> like the guy on the phone says? Also...could this be how VTI launches it's
> ROM DUMPER program without you even typing 'romdump( )'? Or, i guess what
i
> should be asking, is how can a PC (or MAC) program start a program from
the
> TI-89. It seems like it would have something to do with the Remote Mode.
> Well, thanks for the info on the TI-92 remote mode!
>
> Kyle
>
>
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