| Author | Comment |
sbplanetz12
Probe
Posted: 3 Jun 2004
11:49 GMT
Total Posts: 2 | I lost my TI-84 Plus calculator.
HOW can I find it?
It was officially stolen, thanks to accurate evidence. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 3 Jun 2004
12:27 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | Go look for it. That's generally the best way to find something. Unless, of course, these new TI-84's have little legs that they can walk with right back to you.
Though if it was stolen, you probably should have some help in getting it back.
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allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 3 Jun 2004
15:06 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Did you keep the calc's ID? On the about menu, there should be ID's, and, of course, the serial number. But good luck, they don't have GPS beepers or anything. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 3 Jun 2004
21:53 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Yeah, if it was in school you'll only have chances of finding (and proving it's yours) if you know it's ID. my friend had such an accident and to his good luck school security was able to find the calc. turns out someone was stupid enough to steal and use it in the same school. other than that, good luck finding it because you'd usually have very little change. in future make sure to keep your calc with you or at least where you can see it so that this case doesn't happen again.
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allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
07:21 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Or put krolypto on your calc and use the lockdown feature. It doesn't prevent theft, but does prevent use. :-) And taking out the batteries doens't work either.
Does you school have cameras, by any chance? |
ShockTroop
Goliath
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
12:07 GMT
Total Posts: 170 | If you had something distinct like your name etched into the surface on the back or some other distinct scratch on it, that might help.
Just do what you'd do if something else of value got stolen. It's not like calcs are any different. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
13:33 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | You don't find it ever again. i have lost 3 TI-83+es in my time [pretty sad, eh? {that's also why i have 5 standard IO cables listed under accessories}] and i have never even heard of them again. If it was stolen, the best place to go is your local electronics store [i.e. buy a new one] |
sbplanetz12
Probe
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
15:40 GMT
Total Posts: 2 | This is a hot topic.
What do I do with the ID number??
I'm poor, terribly poor.
I'm currently at a depression state. |
Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
21:53 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | >What do I do with the ID number??
If you knew the ID number, and found whoever stole your calculator, you could use the ID number to prove it's yours. |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 4 Jun 2004
23:50 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | Almost everytime a calculator is lost, it'll never be foudn again, almost everybody has a graphing calculator by high school, you can't really go inspecting every person's calculator looking for some little mark. If you maybe you had soemthing really unique with your calculator you stand a chance (maybe those colored cases are worth it!) |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 5 Jun 2004
17:15 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | But then they could just take the case off, i think. Great thought, though. Also, you can use MirageOS's password option to secure your calc. a person has about, oh a
1 in 3,347,222,217,424,758,138,359,922,538,214,353,220,668,382,566,034,579,
795,214,336 chance of breaking the code
EDIT: Pretty slim, eh? :)
[Edited by Lunchbox on 06-Jun-04 02:16] |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 5 Jun 2004
19:05 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | unless you remove the batteries... mirageOS isn't really that secure...
but I already addressed the option of securing you calc w/ a password in a post above... |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 6 Jun 2004
14:39 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | You just need to get the RAM reset and MirageOS loses all its hooks it had installed - including the password. Just delete the appvar and the calculator is yours.
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Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 7 Jun 2004
13:54 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | ya, except the appvar is stored in the archivwe by default, so you'd have to take out all 5 batteries and let the calc sit for 6 hours. Also, if you steal the calc, you're most likely not gonna know the battery trick anyways. |
Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 8 Jun 2004
01:13 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | Still, even if the guy doesn't know how to get rid of Mirage's password, just having it on there doesn't prevent the guy from stealing the calculator.
He may even go to an internet forum and say he forgot his password, and the nice people will tell him to leave the batteries out until the AppVar goes away. |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 8 Jun 2004
07:20 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Yes, I consider the krolypto lockdown password a small consolation, like a thief takes some car steros, they have it, but it woun't work. It makes you feel better.... |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 8 Jun 2004
21:43 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | a consolation, lol |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 9 Jun 2004
08:37 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | i don't know if that would make you better but it wouldn't make me feel better. you still have your thing stolen so why would it matter if the thief can use it or not? either way he's still got your thing. i dunno, maybe it would kinda give some the last laugh sorta thing...
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spiral
Wraith
Posted: 9 Jun 2004
15:36 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | it makes crime not pay i guess. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 9 Jun 2004
18:35 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | well, i'm sure they'll find some use for it. there's always ebay where people buy nearly anything...
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Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 9 Jun 2004
21:49 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Anyone else think that the Ebay commercials are annoying beyond belief? |
stranded
Marine
Posted: 12 Jun 2004
12:02 GMT
Total Posts: 39 |
Thats a good idea, if they are smart enough to sell it on ebay mabye you should start looking there because there you can get there adress... well its very unlikly but im just tryinto help.
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spiral
Wraith
Posted: 13 Jun 2004
01:10 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | some thieves have been caught that way...but can't be too common an object or else you have to search from too much stuff. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 14 Jun 2004
21:34 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Let me ask again:
Anyone else think that the Ebay commercials are annoying beyond belief? |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 6 Jul 2004
05:17 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | i find them weird. Not annoying, just weird. |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 6 Jul 2004
05:17 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | i find them weird. Not annoying, just weird. |
insane_juggalo
Probe
Posted: 6 Jul 2004
14:11 GMT
Total Posts: 6 | I Would look on ebay for the fun of it and plus you might even find one for cheaper thats where i got my ti 84+ for roughly 75 dollars. |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 6 Jul 2004
15:03 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | whoops, posted 2 of the same message... |
