| Author | Comment |
sealegirl
Probe
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
01:58 GMT
Total Posts: 2 | Please help! I set aside my 86 for many years after high school, and now I'd like to put things back onto it, but can't remember how. I've purchased a Connectivity kit, and downloaded the TI Connect software off the TI site, but now can't figure out why everything I put on has a syntax error. In the past I had Rascall and several programs, but I can't get any of those to work now. I'm running Vista, the latest TI Connect software, and I just don't know where to go from here. Please help! Thanks in advance. |
sealegirl
Probe
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
02:25 GMT
Total Posts: 2 | Ok, I think I figured out the Asm( aspect of all this, but I don't remember doing this before. Is there anyway to bypass a step and open a program without having to go through the catalog first? |
haveacalc
Guardian
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
08:59 GMT
Total Posts: 1111 | If you use iShell, you don't need to deal with the Asm( token at all; it starts up through a BASIC program and games can be run from inside the shell.
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Vectris
Ultralisk
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
14:13 GMT
Total Posts: 375 | Another good way is to drop an anvil on it and get an 84+ SE, then you can use shells like MirageOS. |
haveacalc
Guardian
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
16:35 GMT
Total Posts: 1111 | Come now, you obviously don't understand/appreciate TI-86 gaming. The only real problem that I see with the TI-86 is that it's kind of off the programming scene nowadays. It still has a very developed range of games, and it has capabilities that the TI-84+/SE will never know (perfect gs, wider screen).
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tifreak8x
Administrator
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
18:42 GMT
Total Posts: 419 | calcproductions, that was completely uncalled for, the 86 is a great calculator for asm games and programs.
sealegirl: If you would like, I could explain how to create a program to run your games/programs for you. It would be a simple matter...
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BrandonW
Goliath
Posted: 17 Jul 2008
23:36 GMT
Total Posts: 100 | I use asmOS to run assembly programs from the homescreen without Asm(. Wonderfully simple program...never leave home without it. |
Vectris
Ultralisk
Posted: 18 Jul 2008
16:00 GMT
Total Posts: 375 | Well somtimes it's not so much a matter of what's better but whats more popular. Nearly every school requires a 84+ and I doubt they'll be switching to the 86 soon. Especially if you need help with things, better to have the more common model. The 86 may be better to you however because you are more experienced and don't require as much assistance with the 86. |
tifreak8x
Administrator
Posted: 18 Jul 2008
18:03 GMT
Total Posts: 419 | Still irrelevant, calc. The 86 can perform most, if not all, the things the 83+ line can. I believe it is lacking in some string commands, but it has a built in unit converter.
Please, in the future, if someone asks for help, give a helpful response, or don't post.
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Vectris
Ultralisk
Posted: 22 Jul 2008
10:57 GMT
Total Posts: 375 | Well there's nothing that says my post wasn't helpful. It is your [b]opinion[/b] that it wasn't, and maybe even other people share that opinion.
Also I'm talking about the 84s, but did you mean that by the 83+ line?
Also, do the 86s have all of the graphing capabilities of the 84? And it is still very relevant to use the 84 as it is widely used in school. All are textbooks, regardless of what class, have references to the 84 and step by step instructions on solving formulas and other things. |
tifreak8x
Administrator
Posted: 22 Jul 2008
11:43 GMT
Total Posts: 419 | yes, the 84+ follows the 83+ line. They are the same calculators, just with USB and clocks. But of course you should already know that.
And again, just because it references step by step instructions for the 84+, the 86 is very compatible. I utilized an 86 in my math classes when I was in highschool, and had no troubles with it then, doubtful too much has changed since.
and Another good way is to drop an anvil on it and get an 84+ SE, then you can use shells like MirageOS. is an unhelpful post. The user was not asking "Should I get rid of my 86 and get something else", they were asking how to get the programs to work on their 86.
Also, I see no mention of going back to school, or utilizing the calculator for math classes. Just wanting games/programs for it.
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TheStorm
Marine
Posted: 22 Jul 2008
12:19 GMT
Total Posts: 15 | @calcproductions: The Ti-86 is way better than the 84+ IMHO but an way there was still no reason to bash user of it.
@sealegirl I personally just have the asm( token as the first item in my custom menu, though ticalc.org does have quite a few shells that would make life easier.
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BrandonW
Goliath
Posted: 22 Jul 2008
18:07 GMT
Total Posts: 100 | I should take the opportunity to plug asmOS again.
The 86 is a great calculator, but it was many years ago and things have changed. I personally can't live without the Flash and USB hardware that the 84+/SE provides.
But some people DO have trouble using an 86 when they're used to the 83+ series...it's not immediately obvious how to graph something or anything like that.
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