| Author | Comment |
tifreak88
Probe
Posted: 17 Dec 2003
05:47 GMT
Total Posts: 1 | Which interface cable should i build in orther to link it with PC. I tried the 4$ serial but it does not work. What are you using apart from the original cable...
TiFreak
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calculatorfreakCG
Wraith
Posted: 17 Dec 2003
15:40 GMT
Total Posts: 739 | Hey! Name Copyer! How dare you! :img17:
Try a USB cable to connect the calc to your PC. Make it your own? I wouldn't try it. USB is only 10$ . . .
[Edited by calculatorfreakCG on 18-Dec-03 04:35] |
Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 18 Dec 2003
16:10 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | The USB Graph Link cable with the TI-85? Won't work with any of TI's Windows software. Presumably with TiLP you could still use it though.
TI's black serial Graph Link cable works just fine. As far as built-it-yourself cables go, there really aren't a lot of choices, so just try them until one works. |
Christopher
Probe
Posted: 21 Dec 2003
21:49 GMT
Total Posts: 1 | The TI-85 only connects to Macs, that is Apple computers. That is why I sold my 85 and got a TI-89. |
calculatorfreakCG
Wraith
Posted: 22 Dec 2003
07:31 GMT
Total Posts: 739 | Exactly. 85's aren't really good for game downloads-I don't own a single Mac and never will . . . so you might want to consider getting a different calc. |
BullFrog
Wraith
Posted: 22 Dec 2003
13:31 GMT
Total Posts: 623 | I have successfully connected three 85's to my PC. (Not at the same time of course, but you get the idea.) If they only connect to Macs, then something's wrong with my PC... Try using TiLP (here) along with a black/grey serial link or the silver USB link. The USB is about $10 - $15 at your local Wal-Mart. Edit: I used the black serial link when I connected the 85's. The graphlink software for the 85 or TiLP both worked just as well (black link).
[Edited by BullFrog on 22-Dec-03 22:33]
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"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." -Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 22 Dec 2003
15:09 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | Okay, yes, TI Connect for the Mac supports the 85/86 and TI Connect for Windows doesn't. TI Connect isn't the end-all of linking software though. TiLP has been mentioned, and the old Graph Link software still works fine with the serial Graph Link cables. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 22 Dec 2003
18:48 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | TI-Connect and gray serieal cable works great on a pc. I've tried it on my old 85 and it works great. Too bad my 85's link port died. Don't bother with homemade link cables, coz most of them probably won't work. If I were you I'd look for a black or gray serial cable made by ti. That'll save you some trouble at least.
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