Re: Linking TI-86 to TI-86
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Re: Linking TI-86 to TI-86
In article <19971211212400.QAA04029@ladder02.news.aol.com>, towad@aol.com (T
Owad) writes:
>>>After days of trying to link my TI-86 to my friend's we've finally
>>>found out
>>>how to make it work. For the file to transfer, both 'XMIT and receive
>>>must be
>>>pressed at the same time (on their respective calculators). It
>>>doesn't work if
>>>I set the one to wait for a file and then send it. It must be
>>>instantaneous.
>>>Why is this?
>>
>>
>>uh no.. on all the calcs i've used.. 82, 83, 85 ,86, you all press
>>RECEIVE FIRST.. then TRANSMIT.. i have an 85 and 86.
>
> We tried that, but it won't work that way. They have to be pressed at the
> exact same time to transfer the file. Why is it working this way?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
It sounds like the cable or one of the calculators is bad. If you can, try
using a different cable and/or different calculators. Is this a homemade
cable?
Good luck!
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