# Can I download games onto my calculator **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 12, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-download-games-onto-my-calculator/274413 "2004-11-12T18:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-download-games-onto-my-calculator/274413/1 "2004-11-12T18:00:30Z")
I have a TI-89 Titanium calculator. Can I download games like dopewars or tetris onto my calculator? if so how? Are they freeware or do they cost money ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-download-games-onto-my-calculator/274413/2 "2004-11-12T18:06:42Z")
You need to get the [conectivity kit](http://education.ti.com/us/product/accessory/connectivity/features/features.html). ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-download-games-onto-my-calculator/274413/3 "2004-11-12T18:08:47Z")
I wrote some games for my TI-85 back in the day…a football sim and a breakout-clone. Alas, my Calculator-to-PC cable is nowhere to be found… ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-download-games-onto-my-calculator/274413/4 "2004-11-12T18:19:25Z")
I’m assuming you know you can enter the source code by hand, or that you can cable your calculator up to someone else’s who already has the program and transfer data between them. Many many many games (and actual useful programs) can be found on [http://www.ticalc.org](http://www.ticalc.org)