Texas Instruments TI-86 - Chapter 18: The TI-86 Communication Link; TI-86 Linking Options; Linking Two TI-86 S; Linking a TI-86 and a TI-85

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Chapter 18: The TI
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86 Communication Link
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TI-86 Linking Options
Using the unit-to-unit cable included with the TI
-
86, you can transmit data between the
TI
-
86 and several other devices.
Linking Two TI-86s
You can link two TI
-
86 units and select the data types to be transmitted, including
programs. You can back up the entire memory of a TI
-
86 onto another TI
-
86.
Linking a TI-86 and a TI-85
You can select the data types, including programs, to transfer from a TI
-
85 to a TI
-
86. You
can send most variables and programs from a TI
-
86 to a TI
-
85 using
SND85
(page 239),
except lists, vectors, or matrices that exceed TI
-
85 capacity.
When you run a TI
-
85 program on a TI
-
86, the TI
-
85
PrtScrn
program instruction is not
valid. Also, the EOS implied multiplication on the TI
-
86 differs from the TI
-
85 (Appendix).
For example, the TI
-
85 interprets
sin 2x
as
sin (2x)
; the TI
-
86 interprets
sin 2x
as
(sin 2)x
.
Linking a TI-86 and a CBL 2/CBL or CBR System
The Calculator-Based Laboratory
é
(CBL 2
é
/CBL
é
) and Calculator-Based Ranger
é
(CBR
é
) systems are optional TI accessories that collect data from physical occurrences,
such as science experiments. The CBL 2/CBL and CBR store data to lists, which you can
transmit to a TI
-
86 and analyze. You can transmit list names to a CBL 2/CBL or CBR from a
TI
-
86.