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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86
Reusing Previous Entries and the Last Answer
Retrieving the Last Entry
When you press b on the home screen to evaluate an expression or to execute an
instruction, the entire expression or instruction is placed in a storage area called
(last entry). When you turn off the TI-86,
To retrieve the last entry, press - ¢. The current
line is cleared and the entry is pasted to the line.
Retrieving and Editing the Last Entry
On the home screen, retrieve the previous
entry.
Edit the retrieved entry.
Re-execute the edited entry.
Retrieving Previous Entries
The TI-86 retains as many previous entries as possible in
bytes. To scroll from the newest to the older previous entries stored to
- ¢. If you press - ¢ after displaying the oldest stored entry, the newest
stored entry is displayed again; continuing to press - ¢ repeats the order.
is retained in memory.
ENTRY
- ¢
! ! ! ! !
32
b
, up to a capacity of 128
ENTRY
ENTRY
, repeat
ENTRY