Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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> C.J. Oster wrote:
> >
> > >Then why does it say 6MHz on ti.calc.org
> > >-don't mean to be an ass, just wondering....
> >
> > The Z80 is a 6Mhz chip, but there is a speed limiting capacitor on the
> > processor that slows it down to 1Mhz.
> >
> > -C.J.-
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> The top speed is not 6 mhz. That is what ti put it at so it doesn't blow
> up or smoke. When you turbo it, the c9 capacitor is taken out, which
> allows the processor to be run at a faster speed (18-20 i think), you
> could probably run it even faster somehow, but your calc would probably
> melt because of the heat. :( That's not what TI had in mind.
I thought it ran slower than that, but I might be wrong. Does anyone
have an oscilloscope to check on this? That would settle it once and
for all. :)
Ben
shakal@ns.net
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