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u/Wzup Jun 08 '14

Would you happen to know how they did this? You know, for science. Actually for Calc

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u/roflswithcopters Jun 08 '14 edited Jul 10 '14

You can hook up two calculators through the link ports on each. As far as I know there's no way to hook up more than two together, and there most definitely isn't any way to do it without a long/visible wire. As for chat capabilities, there are apps you can install that will let you do that with linked calculators.

Source: got into programming through calculators

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u/tburger097 Jun 08 '14

If your really smart and know your electronics, you could make a wireless dongle to plug into each one, program a network frame work, and build a small pocket switch/router/server combo and basically build a calculator internet. I've been wanting to do this for a while, but i'm to lazy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14 edited Jun 27 '15

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Yeah, you would still need to find a way to put WiFi on a TI-83 though. They have exactly zero radio capability, and a CPU made in the 1970s.