How To Download Game From My Computer Into My Ti 84 + Ce

The TI-84 Plus is a graphing calculator. Students can use this calculator to compute complex graphical problems, dealing mainly with pre-calculus and calculus level course loads. While these functions are interesting, another feature of the TI-84 Plus is its ability to play video games.

The Texas Instruments website contains over 40 applications that you can download and install on your TI-84 Plus calculator. Most of these application programs are free; those that aren’t free are very inexpensive. Texas Instruments may have already installed some of these programs on your calculator, even those that aren’t free. To see what application programs are already on your calculator, press [APPS].

The following steps tell you how to download application programs from the Texas Instruments website, as it existed at the time this book was published. To download and install applications, follow these steps:

Go to the Texas Instruments website.
In the Know What You’re Looking For? drop-down list, select Apps & OS versions.
Click the link that matches type of calculator you have.
Click the link for the application you want to download.
Click Download Instructions and read the instructions on how to download applications.
The download instructions are the same for each application, so you need read the instructions only once.
Click the Guidebook to download it.
Save the application Guidebook (manual) on your computer or print it.
Click Download under the picture of the calculator and follow the directions you’re given. Make a note of the directory in which you save the file you download.
After you accept the License Agreement, you’re asked to log in. If you aren’t a member of the site, sign up — it’s free.

To install applications on your TI-84 Plus calculator, you need the TI Connect software and a TI-Graph Link cable.

The TI-84 Plus is one of Texas Instruments' more popular graphing calculators, and there is a wide range of applications and games available to install on it. The TI-84 Plus is completely compatible with all functions of its predecessor, the TI-83 Plus, giving it a huge library of possibilities. The TI-84 Plus is equipped with a USB port, making it a snap to install games and other applications.

Download the TI Connect software to your computer from the Texas Instruments website. Double-click on the file once it has been downloaded to install the software on your computer.

How To Download Game From My Computer Into My Ti 84 + Ce

Turn on your TI-84 Plus calculator and plug the mini-USB cable into both the TI-84 Plus and your computer.

Download the ION software from the TICalc website. Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the file to a directory on your desktop. If any dialogue boxes pop up during the extraction process, select “Yes.” Once all files have been extracted, select all of the files, right-click on them, and select “Send to TI Device.”

Press the 'PRGM' button on your TI-84 Plus and execute the ION file, which should be the first file listed. You will receive a confirmation message saying “ION installed.”

Press the “2nd” key, then the “plus” key, then “2” and then “7,” and then find the three programs starting with “Ion” and press the “Enter” key while each is highlighted. This will archive the ION software. To verify the step was successful, check for an asterisk (“*”) next to each of the files.

Download the games you'd like from the TICalc website. Once you've downloaded and extracted the games, right-click on them and select “Send to TI Device...,” being sure to select “Archive” as the destination.

Items you will need

Computer
TI-84 Plus
Mini-USB cable (typically provided with the TI-84 Plus)

Tips

The TI Connect software also allows you to back up all of the content on your TI-84 Plus calculator. To do this, start up the TI Connect software, click the “Backup” icon, and follow the on-screen instructions.