Author Topic: Archiving Files on the TI-89 Titanium (Read 6439 times)

Collision Cat · « **on:** September 16, 2007, 09:18:00 am »

Hi guys! I have finally got a TI-89 Titanium. I need to archive some stuff to run a game, but... what is this and how do I do it? I searched for it in TI Connect's help thingy and that came up with backing up files, which I did but it didn't help. Thanks.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:23:00 am »

ON->2ND+VAR-LINK->select desired program with cursor->F4->F1->8

Collision Cat · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:33:00 am »

Yay! Thanks! :thumbup:

Xphoenix · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:47:00 am »

If you are archiving one file, you don't need to press [F4]. You press [F4] on every file you want to archive if you want to archive more than one at once.

Collision Cat · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:50:00 am »

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QUOTE (Xphoenix @ 16 Sep, 2007, 20:47)

If you are archiving one file, you don't need to press [F4]. You press [F4] on every file you want to archive if you want to archive more than one at once.

I press F5 to select every file.

Ranman · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2007, 09:52:00 am »

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QUOTE (Xphoenix @ 16 Sep, 2007, 15:47)

If you are archiving one file, you don't need to press [F4]. You press [F4] on every file you want to archive if you want to archive more than one at once.

Dagum... I never knew that. You 'da man! :thumbup:

And it works for unarchiving as well! :king:

It goes to show that you are never to old to learn new tricks. -.-

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2007, 10:27:00 am »

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If you are archiving one file, you don't need to press [F4]. You press [F4] on every file you want to archive if you want to archive more than one at once.

for me if i didn't it would allow me archiving a file but not unarchive it o.o

Ranman · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2007, 10:58:00 am »

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QUOTE (Xphoenix @ 16 Sep, 2007, 16:47)

If you are archiving one file, you don't need to press [F4]. You press [F4] on every file you want to archive if you want to archive more than one at once.

for me if i didn't it would allow me archiving a file but not unarchive it o.o

You probably did not have enough contiguous RAM to hold the files.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2007, 11:00:00 am »

hmm i dont think i was even using any at all, i always have everything archived on my calc

Liazon · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2007, 10:05:00 am »

o.o

shouldn't that only happen if you're trying to archive more than there was in RAM? maybe you just needed a garbage collect or something.

Xphoenix · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2007, 11:58:00 am »

But you can't garbage collect on your own on the 89...

AaroneusTheGreat · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2007, 03:36:00 pm »

No but you can write a program that does it for you.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:41:00 am »

does it at least garbage collect on it's own when needed? If not, then this must be very problematic in some games that require some occasional garbage collecting

Xphoenix · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:54:00 pm »

Yes, it does. On its own.

@Aaroneus: That could be useful. . .

Author Topic: Archiving Files on the TI-89 Titanium (Read 6439 times)

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