Texas Instruments TI-80 User Manual - Page 31

Operating the TI-80, When the TI

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Display Cursors In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what will happen when you press the next key. Cursor Entry INS (insert) 2nd ALPHA memory "full" Appearance Blinking 0 Blinking _ Blinking Ž Blinking  Checkerboard rectangle Meaning The next keystroke is entered at the cursor; it types over any character. The next keystroke is inserted at the cursor. The next keystroke is a 2nd operation. The next keystroke is an alphabetic character. You have entered the maximum number of characters in a name, or memory is full. Busy Indicator Graphs and the screens for viewing and editing tables and lists have different cursors, which are described in the appropriate chapters. When the TI-80 is calculating or graphing, a vertical line shows in the upper right of the display as a busy indicator. During a pause in a program, the busy indicator is a dotted line. Operating the TI-80 1-5

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Operating the TI-80
1-5
In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what
will happen when you press the next key.
Cursor
Appearance
Meaning
Entry
Blinking
0
The next keystroke is
entered at the cursor; it
types over any character.
INS
(insert)
Blinking
_
The next keystroke is
inserted at the cursor.
2nd
Blinking
±
The next keystroke is a
2nd
operation.
ALPHA
Blinking
²
The next keystroke is an
alphabetic character.
memory
“full”
Checkerboard
rectangle
You have entered the
maximum number of
characters in a name, or
memory is full.
Graphs and the screens for viewing and editing tables and lists
have different cursors, which are described in the appropriate
chapters.
When the TI
-
80 is calculating or graphing, a vertical line
shows in the upper right of the display as a busy indicator.
During a pause in a program, the busy indicator is a dotted
line.
Display Cursors
Busy Indicator