Re: whoa? fake Batteries are low stuff? uh hm... (TI-86)

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Subject: Re: whoa? fake Batteries are low stuff? uh hm... (TI-86)
From: Rolf Brown <rolfb@efn.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 07:51:56 GMT
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On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 18:17:36 -0700, Modem Boy <modemboy@writeme.com>
wrote:

>Dunno if I stumbled upon something... but, if you hold the:
>
>O
>.
>(-)
>
>down at the same time (calculator OFF)
>
>then press the ON button, you get the batteries low message. weird... (I
>have ROM 1.2)

That's wied. Works on mine too, ROM v1.3..

>I was just wondering if anyone actually bought a homemade parrallel port
>cable (yeah, they cost 10-20 dollars). Various people sell them with
>ordering forms on the net... I know I can build my own link, but I'd
>probably have some trouble getting the calc-to-calc link.

Just do what I did: Use a 2.5mm jack instead, and use the calc-2-calc
link to go from your calculator to the cable.. Works great. :)

Rolf

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whoa? fake Batteries are low stuff? uh hm... (TI-86)

From: Modem Boy <modemboy@WRITEME.COM>