[TI-H] Re: Serial Link + Calc Freeze = ?
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[TI-H] Re: Serial Link + Calc Freeze = ?
Yeah, the $4 serial link is a cheap substitute for a real Texas
Instruments 'black cable'. The bcc2 ("black cable compatible 2") cable is
more likely to work on your computer, but still, it's not the real thing,
and isn't *guaranteed* to work, but it's more likely to work.
For me, the $4 didn't work at all (just froze the calc), the BCC cable
(http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~fmhess/bccsl/bccsl.html) didn't work
either, and the bcc2 one works fine.
The TI black cable is relatively cheap; you could save yourself a big
headache, and spend not much more money if you buy the actual TI
cable. So, keep that as an option. :)
- GM
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Social Outcast wrote:
> So let me get this straight, the $4 serial link is a cheap
> substitute. It works but not on all computers, so there is a
> chance that the link I have works perfect, but won't work on my
> Compaq. The bbc2.gif might work better because it has a wider
> range of hard ware that it works on. Or there is a chance that
> the stupid link I have doesn't work right at all, but I have a
> Compaq and TI-83+, they aren't the greatest things in the
> world. I checked www.ticalc.org and the only software that
> works on the TI-83 plus and the serial link is the Graph link
> thing software. Is there a chance that it's that and not the
> link?
>
> How much would it cost to build the bcc2.gif link or would it
> just be better to buy the one from www.ti.com?
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