Checking And Resetting Memory - Texas Instruments TI-89 Manual Book

Checking and Resetting Memory

Displaying the
MEMORY Screen
Tip: To display the size of
individual variables and
determine if they are in the
user data archive, use the
screen.
VAR-LINK
Resetting the
Memory
Important: To delete
individual (instead of all)
variables, use VAR-LINK as
described on page 357.
Tip: To cancel the reset,
press N instead of ¸ .
The screen shows the amount of memory (in bytes)
MEMORY
used by all variables in each data type, regardless of whether
the variables are stored in RAM or the user data archive. You
can also use this screen to reset the memory.
Press 2 ¯.
Includes programs written for the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus as well
as any assembly-language programs you have loaded
To close the screen, press ¸. To reset the memory, use the
following procedure.
From the MEMORY screen:
1. Press ƒ.
2. Select the applicable item.
Item Description
RAM 1:All RAM:
programs from RAM.
2:Default:
their original factory settings. This does not affect any
user-defined variables, functions, or folders.
Flash ROM 1:Archive:
programs from Flash ROM.
2:Flash Apps:
applications from Flash ROM.
Resetting both erases all data, programs, and
3:Both:
Flash applications from Flash ROM.
Resetting will delete all data, programs, and Flash
All Memory
applications from RAM and Flash ROM.
3. When prompted for confirmation, press ¸.
The
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus
complete.
4. Press ¸ to acknowledge the message.
Chapter 21: Memory and Variable Management
Size of history pairs
saved in the Home
screen's history area
Size of Flash applications
Free space in RAM
Free space in Flash ROM
Resetting RAM erases all data and
Resets all system variables and modes to
Resetting Archive erases all data and
Resetting Flash Apps erases all Flash
displays a message when the reset is
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