Re: TI-H: MAYDAY
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Re: TI-H: MAYDAY
Have you done anything to the hardware? Usually shit like that happens if
you try one of those overclock updates... if not, then try to remember the
last time it worked and every condition it has been in since then (i.e.
heat, dropped, etc.)
At 08:28 PM 3/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I'm having a very serious problem...
>
>In math class, I was messing around with my quadratic equation solver on
>my 83. The last two lines said:
>
>Output(1,1,Y)
>Output(2,2,Z)
>
>Y and Z were the solutions to the problem.
>
>When I ran the program, at the end, it would only print a screen-full of
>ASCII garbage. It was REALLY weird. I made a new program with only the
>two Outputs, and ran it. More ASCII garbage.
>
>At this point, I thought something was seriously wrong, so I told the
>calc to run a self-diagnostic (MODE + ALPHA + S + ENTER) It counted
>from 0 to about 110, and then a moron friend of mine hit ON. The screen
>flashed various patterns, until it finally went all black. I took the
>batteries out, and let the calc sit for about two minutes. When I
>popped the batteries back in, it said "Mem Cleared." I put the
>quadratic equation solver back onto the calc, and ran it. Still ASCII
>garbage. So, I ran the self-diagnostics again. It's been counting
>since noon, and it's now around 11000. What's up with that? Does it
>mean something's terribly screwed up? Was my calculator abducted by
>aliens? I've opened it up; is it still under warranty? How does the
>self-diagnostic work? When will it finish? Will my calc ever work
>again?
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>
>
-Dan
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