Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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John M Bishop wrote:
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> On Tue, 22 Oct 1996 07:34:05 EDT wesleymcgrew@juno.com (Robert W McGrew)
> writes:
>
> >I can't see why not, if they all have the z80 processor, then TI put
> >something in to slow 'em all down.
>
> This leads to the obvious question: Why did TI slow them down so much?
>
> This is the way I see it (please, bear with me... =)
>
> The Z80 is a chip that can run at almost any speed, assuming it doesn't
> get too hot or some other theoretical limit is reached. (Same as with
> the 80x86/Pentium Intel Chips). Now, from my experiences working with
> them whilst open, none of the chips ever got more than warm while doing
> intense calculations (A.k.a. Game Playing). Therefore, since the 85 runs
> at 6 Mhz (and to my knowledge, minimal thermal trouble...) why not have
> it automatically sped up to say, 18 Mhz? Surely TI would have noticed
> that normal graphing operations (Some o which take 10+ mins. including
> ZFit) would be sped up immensively...
>
> Ok, I'm done. If I'm missing something (or if anyone actually
> understands what I'm trying to say...) let me know.
>
> - J. Bishop
TI probably doens't want to take <b>any chances</ab> with 1000 warranties
being fulfilled.
Also, most people don't know it can run faster, so they leave well enough
alone. TI realizes that.
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