Programming ti83 cursor to NOT blink?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the possibility of programming a TI-83 calculator to prevent its cursor from blinking. Participants explore various ideas, potential solutions, and the limitations of the device's operating system.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about programming the TI-83 to stop the cursor from blinking.
  • Another suggests humorously that one could synchronize their own blinking with the cursor's to avoid noticing it.
  • A participant provides a link to a guidebook, indicating uncertainty about whether the desired programming change is possible and notes the importance of the cursor's visibility for operation.
  • There is a question about whether other graphic calculators exist that do not have a blinking cursor.
  • One participant proposes that it might be technically possible to stop the blinking by interfering with the graphics card, although they express skepticism about the necessity of such a modification.
  • A suggestion is made to cover the blinking cursor with a blank space on the screen, though the specific code for this is not recalled.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of opinions, with no consensus on whether it is feasible to stop the cursor from blinking. Various ideas and approaches are presented, but the discussion remains unresolved regarding a definitive solution.

Contextual Notes

Some limitations include the unclear feasibility of programming changes, potential dependencies on the calculator's operating system, and the lack of specific coding solutions provided by participants.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in programming calculators, exploring user interface modifications, or those seeking alternatives to blinking cursors in graphic calculators may find this discussion relevant.

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is there any way to program a ti83 so that its cursor doesn't blink?
 
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I don't know. But maybe you can program yourself to blink exactly when it does, so you'd never see it.
 
hah hah. :P

I wasn't sure if this was the right forum to post this in. Google gave me a link to the math forum when i tried to find a solution.
 
http://education.ti.com/downloads/guidebooks/graphing/83p/83m$book-eng.pdf

I don't know if you can do what your thinking but it might be in here if it exists. From what I know you can only change it for like one operation in fact being able to see what shape it's in is important to being able to tell what it's doing.

I did see something while searching for that site that suggests you can upload different operating systems onto these types calculators however I know nothing about that.
 
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are there any graphic calculators that don't have a blinking cursor?
 
I think it would be possible. Hard, but possible. You would have to interfere with the graphics card, to counteract what the calculator's OS does with the blinking. Messy stuff. I just have to ask, WHY?!?!?
 
You can place a blank space at the top right of the screen to cover the blinking. I don't remember the code, though.
 

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