Texas Instruments TI-80 User Manual - Page 40

Last Entry When you press ¸ on the Home screen to evaluate an expression or execute an instruction, the expression or instruction is stored in an area called Last Entry, which you can recall. When you turn the TI.80 off, Last Entry is retained in memory. Using Last Entry You can recall Last Entry and edit it from the Home screen. Press y ². The current line is cleared, and the Last Entry is copied to the line. The cursor is positioned at the end of the entry. Because the TI-80 updates the Last Entry storage area only when you press ¸, you can recall the previous entry even if you have begun entering the next expression. However, when you recall Last Entry, it replaces what you have typed.  5«7 ¸ y ² Displaying a Previous Entry The TI-80 keeps previous entries (up to a total of 80 bytes) in Last Entry. You can display and edit those entries by continuing to press 2 ². Last Entry displays previous entries in a loop, beginning with newest entry and moving to the oldest entry. Once the oldest item is displayed, 2 ² displays the newest item again.  1§?A ¸ 2 § ? B ¸ 3 § ? C ¸ y ² When you press y ² again, the previous item replaces the item on the current line. 2 ² 1-14 Operating the TI-80