Version 10/15/97
I frequently share my knowledge on the TI discussion groups, and am appalled by the number of repeated questions, and also the number of frankly stupid questions. Other FAQs are at www.ticalc.org/faq/ and www.ti.com/calc/docs/faq.htm and they both contain good information. My FAQ responds more to the common questions in the discussion groups that I am so sick of responding to. My FAQ also contains little known but useful things to try, and classified ads for used calculators due to TI's ban on such messages. If you don't find your answer here, go ahead and post it in the group, I'll try to answer it there.
1. Programs and games
1.1 Learning TI-basic
1.2 Games and program archives
1.3 Running programs on different calculators
1.4 How to type /->/, etc.
2. Graphlinks
2.1 Getting a TI graphlink
2.2 The graphlink software
2.2.1 Viewing program source code
2.2.2 UUencoded programs
2.2.3 Grouped files (*.85g etc.)
2.2.4 Edit locking programs
2.3 Making a link
2.4 Getting the graphlink to work
2.4.1 COM ports, part 1
2.4.2 COM ports, part 2
2.4.3 COM ports, part 3
2.4.4 COM ports, part 4 - COM ports explained
2.4.5 TI graphlink and Windows NT
3. Assembly code programs (ASM)
3.1 ASM defined
3.1.1 Learning ASM
3.2 TI-83 and TI-86 ASM
3.3 TI-82 ASM
3.4 TI-85 ASM - Zshell
3.4.1 Zshell programs on the TI-86
3.5 TI-92 ASM - Fargo
4. The best TI graphing calculator
4.1 TI-92 vs. HP48G(X)
5. Extra character set
5.1 Lowercase letters for the TI-82/83
6. Lost manual or calc to calc link
7. ROM versions
7.1 ROM versions explained
7.2 Learning your ROM version
8. RAM expanders and other extras
9. Friendly Window
10. Graphing strange things
10.1 Graphing Conics
10.2 Graphing in terms of Y
10.3 Restricting X in a graph
10.4 Creating a plus/minus sign
11. Equations and the TI-85/86 Solver
00. Calculators For Sale
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