Memory Management 18-3
8318MEMR.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 1:01 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:40
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To increase available memory by deleting the contents of
any variable (real or complex number, list, matrix,
Y= variable, program, picture, graph database, or string),
follow these steps.
1. Press y [MEM] to display the MEMORY menu.
2. Select 2:Delete to display the DELETE FROM secondary
menu.
3. Select the type of data you want to delete, or select 1:All
for a list of all variables of all types. A screen is
displayed listing each variable of the type you selected
and the number of bytes each variable is using.
For example, if you select 4:List, the DELETE:List screen
is displayed.
4. Press } and † to move the selection cursor (4) next to
the item you want to delete, and then press Í. The
variable is deleted from memory. You can delete
individual variables one by one from this screen.
To leave any DELETE: screen without deleting anything,
press y [QUIT], which displays the home screen.
Note: You cannot delete some system variables, such as the last-
answer variable Ans and the statistical variable RegEQ.
Deleting Items from MemoryDeleting an Item