Re: A89: Re: Maybe some math programs?


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Re: A89: Re: Maybe some math programs?




Are you asking about the M68k chip that the 89 has?  It's 10Mhz, isn't it?  And all of the Z80 chips
in the other calcs are 6Mhz.  That's what I remember hearing.  Anyway, with 10Mhz, it should be able
to do most math programs without an extreme wait.  I definitly see your point with the recursive
functions though.  I wouldn't want to do 1000+ loops in BASIC.

-Miles Raymond

-----Original Message-----
From: EaglePrj@aol.com <EaglePrj@aol.com>
To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: A89: Re: Maybe some math programs?


>In a message dated 11/23/98 6:30:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>m_rayman@bigfoot.com writes:
>
>> You probably don't want to hear this, but it's what I think.
>>
>>  Somewhere, even TI mentioned that more than 90% of the math-related
>problems
>> are better when they're
>>  programmed in TI-BASIC.  And there are a lot of TI-BASIC math programs on
>> ticalc.org or ti-files.
>>
>>  -Miles Raymond
>
>Thats true except for recursive programs.  Programs that have many iterations
>are MUCH faster when programed in assembly.  But in basic you have access to
>all the built in functions, which makes it good; just slower.  I you make it
>right though (since there is no need for an exactor program or such) you can
>probaly get what you want accomplished in basic for most purposes.  What is
>the chip anyway, 8mhz?
>
>~Chris