use ipod shuffle cable for ti 83?
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panyan


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Posted: 27 May 2009 06:38:33 am    Post subject:
i dont want to shed out a load for a cable to connect my ti 83 to the computer, will one of these work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...7#ht_3143wt_973

thanks
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Mapar007


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Posted: 27 May 2009 12:34:12 pm    Post subject:
I think the silverlink cable works in the same way so it might work, but I'm not an expert.
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elfprince13
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Posted: 27 May 2009 02:20:49 pm    Post subject:
I highly doubt it.
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panyan


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Posted: 27 May 2009 04:07:32 pm    Post subject:
elfprince13 wrote:
I highly doubt it.


why? what makes you think that? i am curious because i dont know what to buy
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IAmACalculator
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Posted: 27 May 2009 04:35:42 pm    Post subject:
If you look at a picture of the silverlink, you'll see that it has this bridge thing in between the USB and calc connectors. That makes me think that there's some sort of conversion taking place, and also that only official TI cables would work.
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Posted: 27 May 2009 05:15:51 pm    Post subject:
I think this is what you are looking for.
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panyan


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Posted: 28 May 2009 02:59:13 am    Post subject:
Graphmastur wrote:
I think this is what you are looking for.


as i explained at the beginning of the thread, i am looking for an alternative, because that cable (your linked one), is rather expensive.
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IAmACalculator
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Posted: 28 May 2009 07:06:38 am    Post subject:
I think that perhaps the only alternative would be to build your own. I couldn't help you with that, but it's cheap. It hooks into your printer port.

EDIT: Also, if you were to do this, you'd need to get TiLP working, which is an art in itself.

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panyan


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Posted: 28 May 2009 09:07:38 am    Post subject:
IAmACalculator wrote:
I think that perhaps the only alternative would be to build your own. I couldn't help you with that, but it's cheap. It hooks into your printer port.

EDIT: Also, if you were to do this, you'd need to get TiLP working, which is an art in itself.



i wont be attempting this for two reasons:
1) i have a laptop -> no printer port
2) i tried tilp and it was ridiculously difficult to get working

thanks anyway guys
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Graphmastur


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Posted: 28 May 2009 09:50:43 am    Post subject:
Here's one!
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Mapar007


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Posted: 28 May 2009 10:08:30 am    Post subject:
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EDIT: Also, if you were to do this, you'd need to get TiLP working, which is an art in itself.


TILP difficult??? On windows, yeah, but you can boot a linux distro from usb and install tilp without very much trouble...
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magicdanw
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Posted: 28 May 2009 12:38:26 pm    Post subject:
Unfortunately, none of those direct adapters for the shuffle will work for the calculator. Don't buy one, since you'll waste your money.

The reason is that the calculator's link protocol is not at all USB, and so it needs extra circuitry to communicate with a USB port. The shuffle, on the other hand, has some switch inside that disconnects the audio jack from outputting audio and reconnects it to its own USB chip. A chip that the calculator, as I said, lacks internally. So, a cable that works for one won't work for the other.

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panyan


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Posted: 28 May 2009 01:23:57 pm    Post subject:
magicdanw wrote:
Unfortunately, none of those direct adapters for the shuffle will work for the calculator. Don't buy one, since you'll waste your money.

The reason is that the calculator's link protocol is not at all USB, and so it needs extra circuitry to communicate with a USB port. The shuffle, on the other hand, has some switch inside that disconnects the audio jack from outputting audio and reconnects it to its own USB chip. A chip that the calculator, as I said, lacks internally. So, a cable that works for one won't work for the other.

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thankyou for an accurate answer. i guess i have to try to get my hands on one of these things then...
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