Uploading Data from the TI-85

Data is stored within the TI-85 in the form of lists that can be analyzed on the TI-85 or that can be uploaded to your IBM compatible or Macintosh computer for analysis. The basic procedure for uploading data from the TI-85 to your computer is simple.

If the TI-85 Graph Link program is not running on your computer then load it by clicking here. Make sure that the TI-Graph Link program is your active program. Select To Individual Files from the RECEIVE menu.

The TI-Graph Link cable should be connected to your computer. Connect the other end to the linking port at the bottom of your calculator.

Now turn your calculator on and press 2-nd LINK . You should see the screen at the right.
. Missing TI-85 screen

Press the menu key under SEND. You should see a display similar to the one below.

Press MORE. The screen should look similar to the one at the right.

Press the menu key under LIST. The screen should be similar to the one at the right.
Missing TI-85 screen

Use the cursor keys to arrow down until the arrow on the left side of the display is next to the list that you want to upload to your computer.

Press the menu key under SELCT and then the menu key under XMIT. The TI-85 screen should be similar to the one at the right.
Missing TI-85 screen

Now back to the computer. TI-Graph Link should be asking you where to save your data. Your instructor will have told you where to store your things.
Now select LIST from the SHOW INFO submenu of the FILE menu. A dialog box will let you select the list that you have just saved. Select that list. You should see a window something like the window below.
Look at the format of the data in your CAS window and edit the data in your TI-Graph Link window, so that it has the same format. Then copy it and paste it into your CAS window.

If the TI-85 Graph Link program is not running on your computer then load it by clicking here. Make sure that the TI-Graph Link program is your active program. Select To Individual Files from the RECEIVE menu. The TI-Graph Link cable should be connected to your computer. Connect the other end to the linking port at the bottom of your calculator. Now turn your calculator on and press 2-nd LINK . You should see the screen at the right. .
Press the menu key under SEND. You should see a display similar to the one below.
Press MORE. The screen should look similar to the one at the right.
Press the menu key under LIST. The screen should be similar to the one at the right.
Use the cursor keys to arrow down until the arrow on the left side of the display is next to the list that you want to upload to your computer. Press the menu key under SELCT and then the menu key under XMIT. The TI-85 screen should be similar to the one at the right.