Calculator User Manual

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI
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86
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Reusing Previous Entries and the Last Answer
Retrieving the Last Entry
When you press
b
on the home screen to evaluate an expression or to execute an
instruction, the entire expression or instruction is placed in a storage area called
ENTRY
(last entry). When you turn off the TI
-
86,
ENTRY
is retained in memory.
To retrieve the last entry, press
- ¢
. The current
line is cleared and the entry is pasted to the line.
Retrieving and Editing the Last Entry

On the home screen, retrieve the previous
entry.

Edit the retrieved entry.

Re-execute the edited entry.
- ¢
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b
Retrieving Previous Entries
The TI
-
86 retains as many previous entries as possible in
ENTRY
, up to a capacity of 128
bytes. To scroll from the newest to the older previous entries stored to
ENTRY
, repeat
- ¢
. If you press
- ¢
after displaying the oldest stored entry, the newest
stored entry is displayed again; continuing to press
- ¢
repeats the order.