Texas TI-86 User Manual

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Chapter 18: The TI
-86 Communication Link 
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Linking a TI-86 and a PC or Macintosh
TI
-
86 TI-GRAPH LINK
è is an optional system that links a TI-86 with an IBMê-compatible or
Macintosh
ê 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
-83 finance and inferential statistics. The site also links to many
other TI
-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
-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.
�   Firmly insert the other end of the cable into the other device (or PC adapter).