Calculator User Manual

Chapter 18: The TI
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86 Communication Link
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Linking a TI-86 and a PC or Macintosh
TI
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86 TI-GRAPH LINK
è
is an optional system that links a TI
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86 with an IBM
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-compatible or
Macintosh
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computer.
Downloading Programs from the Internet
If you have
TI-GRAPH LINK
and internet services, you can download programs from TI’s
World Wide Web site at:
http:
àà
www.ti.com
à
calc
You can download various programs from TI’s web site, including assembly language programs
that add features such as TI
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83 finance and inferential statistics. The site also links to many
other TI
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86 web sites maintained by user groups, high schools, universities, and individuals.
Connecting the TI-86 to Another Device
Before you begin to transmit data to or from the TI
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86, connect it to the other device.

Firmly insert one end of the unit-to-unit cable into the port on the bottom edge of the calculator.
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Firmly insert the other end of the cable into the other device (or PC adapter).