Info about upgrading the operating system on your TI calculator
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TI calculators have an OS (operating system) that can be upgraded. To see what OS your calculator has do the following:
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- Select 2nd and then mem (mem is above the + key)
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- Select 1: About
- This TI-84 Plus has OS 2.55MP
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- This TI-84 Plus CE has OS 5.2.1.0042
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- Apparently, the newest OS for the TI-83 is OS 19
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- If you have an older OS your calculator may not behave like calculators with the newest OS. Here’s one difference between older OS’s and the newer OS’s
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- For some older OS’s when you enter a number and then press ^ you can only enter one digit. So, for example if you want, to take 5 to the 31 power it’s difficult because after you enter the 3, the cursor drops down to normal mode. You’ll need to bracket the power with parentheses.
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- For newer OS’s, the cursor stays in the exponent place until you press enter or the ► key.
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- To upgrade the OS on your calculator you’ll need to download two files from TI. The first file is the new OS. The second file is a program that writes the new OS to your calculator. You’ll also need a cable to connect your calculator to your PC.
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- For more info, google “TI os upgrade” or check YouTube
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- Here are some links to check:
https://education.ti.com/en/software/search/ti-84-plus-family-ti-83-plus-family
https://mathbits.com/MathBits/TISection/Tidbits/UpGrade.htm
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