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Now, I would certainly never do this, but almost all TIs that were allowed on SATs and other standardized tests had a program function. These programs didn't necessarily have to run, you could just type whatever like a text file.
The proctors knew about this, and made sure everyone would clear their calculators memory before the exams, and go around to everyone's seat and ensure they had a "memory reset" screen.
That's all well and good; except TIs have an "archive" function. This allows a program to be stored through a memory reset, whilst still displaying the same screen.
As far as I'm aware the proctors never caught on to this. I only discovered it because I didn't want to keep losing the actual programs I was writing in class.