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Re: I can't really help you but... (was Re: My TI-86 Died. Please help!)

Pulling out the batteries and pressing the on button several times should
reset the memory.  Just pulling out one battery and IMMEDIATELY putting it
back in will reset the interupts -- which *should* bring you back to the
home screen with the memory still intact (not reset - and a great way to
break into other people's calcs).  I would think you haven't tried adjusting
the contrast, but you said you have. . . try new batteries =)

n00body wrote in message <71dabr$10j@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
>
>PowerFlame wrote in message
<19981030140318.12012.00001391@ng144.aol.com>...
>>Anyway, I was playing around with my Calculator earlier today. The menu
>program
>>I have for my games is called AShell. I selected "Pwd" or something like
>that
>>from the menu within AShell...anyway, it was a link that popped up this
>thing
>>at the bottom of the screen that says "Password". I didn't understand what
>it
>>was, and I tried to get out of it but it didn't escape.
><SCRIMP>
>>I was stuck in the
>>password screen.
>>
>>Finally, I got impatient, and pulled out the batteries. Then, I put them
>back
>>in about 10 seconds later, and it wouldn't turn on. I tried a number of
>tests
>>on it: I took out all the batteries and put them back in, the 20-second On
>>button test...I tried adjusting the contrast too, but to no avail. The
>>calculator would not turn on.
><BIFF>
><ZORK>
><BOOF>
><...enough!>
>    This is my experience with this...problem:
>    I didn't even know that I had typed in a password the first time time I
>did it. So I too had to take out the batteries.
>    It has happened several times...and one time I took out the batteries
>and put them back in and it *didn't* erase my memory and I *wasn't* back at
>the password screen...somehow the calculator took me back to the homescreen
>with everything still there!
>    Anyway, the point is that weird things can happen when this password
>feature is enabled and you take out your batteries...
>    My suggestion? Try new batteries.
>
>
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