Re: Locking a 83
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Re: Locking a 83
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998 16:27:33 -0500, ToddEStan
<toddestn@nospam.visi.com> wrote:
>A few days ago, a classroom set calculator (ti-83) at my school was
>locked up by one of the students. I decided to do the teacher a favor
>and unlock it. The calculator had a picture of a horse on the screen,
>and the busy indicator was locked up. The calculator didn't respond to
>any key presses. I took out a battery, and put it back in. The
>calculator turned itself back on, and the picture was still there. Only
>after I took a battery and held down ON for a whole 20 secs, the
>calculator said "Mem Reset". To be sure I resetted it again.
>
>What is this? A virus, or a program designed to lock a calculator, or a
>ti-os/basic bug (like the xstat one in the 85)? Any ideas?
Well, one word...DUH! You are SUPPOSED to press ON to clear the
memory! No virus, just a bug or one-time glitch.
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