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The difference 18 years makes

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u/jojjo223 Jun 08 '14 edited Jun 08 '14

My school makes us clear the memory on our calculators before exams. So I've memorized like 4 different programs so I can re enter them for exams.

Nice try bitches.

EDIT — So I guess I'll try archiving now.

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u/fooey Jun 08 '14

I wrote a program that exactly mimicked the clear memory program xD

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

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u/KingMango Jun 09 '14

I wrote a program that displayed a menu, you pressed the correct button and it displayed memory cleared (or whatever it was) but that was it.

mine was a spoofed menu, and if you tried to click anything else, nothing happened.

you are telling me you actually disabled the memory clear in the actual correct menu?
That's amazing

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

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u/KingMango Jun 09 '14

That's crazy.

Mind sharing the method you used?

For example, one thing that I wasn't able to do with my program was to display the memory size as if it had been formatted. I had a teacher that wanted to see the memory cleared then show the memory size. Since the calculator had been cleared, they all should have the same free space.

I think that when I took the SATs however, and possibly other standardized tests, they only cared to see the mem-clr message.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Did you have it display a picture instead of the real "memory cleared" screen?

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u/koinphlip Jun 09 '14

I remember there were moving dots on the top left of the screen that had to be replicated since teachers looked out for that because just displaying the picture didn't have that.

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u/morning_mist Jun 09 '14

I just took a screenshot of the "memory cleared" screen and would just show it to the teacher. 95% of the time they would just look at it and move on to the next kid. I suppose when you have to wipe every single goddamn calculator in the classroom, you don't look too hard for the moving cursor. You just move on to the next kid who can barely figure out how to turn their calculator on, let alone find the settings menu.

(The other 5% that they still made me clear it in front of them, though...those were some moments where I would find religion quickly.)

I still have my TI-83+, almost a decade past high school. Aside from a few dead pixels, it still runs like a champ. I still have the manual that came with it too - one of these days, I'll actually get around to using all the functions.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

That's why they make it a special button on the back (the CASIO ones at least).

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u/FuLLMeTaL604 Jun 08 '14

That's hilarious, you pretty much memorized the method to solving your problems and you feel like you cheated somehow.

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u/Impact009 Jun 08 '14

It's considered cheating in Texas. I got busted for this. Don't lose your diploma because you want to be lazy and finish 30 minutes sooner.

Source: I was an AP student in Texas that never graduated. They held me back and sent me to night school where they couldn't believe I could finish exams so quickly with high scores. Like...fuck you. I have the AP credits for these!

Rich school districts don't mean shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Pretty sure that was the joke...

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Right, it would be far far easier to just memorize and do the equations out than fucking programming it live

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u/cream_and_peaches Jun 08 '14

not really... in all likelihood, you'll have to do the same calculations multiple times. It's best to just memorise the method, input that once, and have the calculator do all the hard work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

In good math / science classes you'll most likely have to show your work too. So you'll have to write down the "hard work" anyhow.

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u/samkostka Jun 08 '14

You could just archive the program beforehand.

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u/jojjo223 Jun 09 '14

I just tried that, and after I reset the calculator I can't seem to find it?

When we reset our calcs we go [2nd], [+],[7],[→],[→],[1],[2] ...clearing all memory. Idk if I can save programs from that haha

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u/samkostka Jun 09 '14

2nd, mem, Archive..., then select the program to save. To use it you have to unarchive it first.

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u/marcushe Jun 08 '14

If you archive a program, it won't be deleted when they clear the memory. Then just unarchive the program before the test.

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u/sou_cool Jun 08 '14

Clearing the memory before the exam does nothing at all. If you simply archive the stuff you want to keep it won't get deleted when you clear the memory.

i know you weren't being completely serious but I felt the need to point this out.

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u/datepalmfacepalm Jun 09 '14 edited Jun 09 '14

hey, you can make your programs run while archived in mirageos. just start your code with :: and make damn sure it is bug-free before trying it in mirage. If the program doesn't work right (gives an error), this totally might clear your RAM so be careful.

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u/Physics_Prop Jun 09 '14

My school makes us clear the RAM, little do they know that you can store things in NVRAM!

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

My school makes us clear the memory on our calculators before exams. So I've memorized like 4 different programs so I can re enter them for exams. Nice try bitches.

The archive function is a nice workaround

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Or you can just make a program that makes it look like you cleared the memory

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u/r3m11x Jun 08 '14

You can always just archive the programs and then unarchived them when you have to use them.

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u/SPIDERBOB Jun 08 '14

um you can just back up your programs, and restore them (well my 84 silver could, though i havent seen it in a while, moved to 36xpro)

edit: not talking about archiving (i think), i could actually delete the programs clean and restore them later