Re: TI Web page update: TI-92 PLUS (US)
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Re: TI Web page update: TI-92 PLUS (US)
flash memory is in "blocks" right?
like mel's expander sf
but his is 4k blocks
how large will the flash memory archive's blocks be...
On Sat, 8 Nov 1997 18:30:26 GMT Niklas Brunlid <e96nbr@EFD.LTH.SE>
writes:
>On Sat, 8 Nov 1997 09:14:09 -0500, Richard Bowman
><richard@BOWMANSOFT.COM> wrote:
>
>>The user data archive is Flash memory, not RAM... It gives you 384K
>of Flash
>>to store stuff in. Note, however, Flash memory loses storage areas as
>it is
>>used. After 1,000+ writes, Flash might lose a few bytes of space hear
>and
>>there as data cells become unusable. You can read unlimited times
>from
>>Flash, though. That is why they call it an archive. You should just
>have
>>some programs you always need in there, not things that change a lot
>because
>>it will where out the Flash. Also, the good thing about this 384K of
>Flash
>>is that even when your calc locks up and clears your RAM, all your
>stuff in
>>Flash will still be there!!
>
>It doesn't have to be "real" flash memory since we have a
>battery-backup... maybe it's just not cleared during the
>initialization phase (i.e. when you reset the calc).
>
>>
>>I also have a question. Does anyone know if the 92Plus runs Fargo??
>The FAQ
>>on TI's site says the Plus module directly supports assembly
>language...
>>does that mean everything will have to re-assembled to work with it??
>It
>>mentions ASM at: http://www.ti.com/calc/docs/faq/92pfaq004.htm
>
>Probably. And, with the big ROM in the TI-92 an on-calc text based
>assembler wouldn't be at all hard to do - sources and such could be
>placed in the "flash" mem!
>
>
>Niklas Brunlid - http://www.efd.lth.se/~e96nbr
>PQF Quote follows:
>
>- "What shall I do?"
>- "Well, if you see anything crawl out of the sea and try to breathe,
> you could try telling it not to bother."
> -- Rincewind and Eric at the Beginning of Time
> (Terry Pratchett, Eric)
>
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