TI-H: Re: New TI


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TI-H: Re: New TI




Having a RISC chip inside a calc would be great (I Have 2 PowerPCs) but my
Ti-83 rubs fine at 6mhz , i don't think i would like a 300mhz calc.

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From: Jake Robb <jake@netrus.net> 
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org 
Subject: Re: TI-H: New TI 
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:15:27 -0400 

Chris Goetschius wrote:
> 
> i don't know if Ti is going to proguce like an 87, 93, 84, or whatever,
> but i think the next TI graphing calculator should use a StrongArm
> microprocessor... they are RISC based, VERY fast, use hardly ANY power,
> and are cheap. the calculator could do anything the 92 could do and a
> bag of chips. The calculator would rule. if TI subscribes to this gourg:
> MAKE ONE NOW!!! Please? hehe...

Yes!  Yes!  Yes!

>For those who don't know, the StrongARM processor is a product of DEC. 
>It is the core processor in the Apple Newton MessagePad 2000, which runs
>at 163MHz.  And for those who aren't familiar with the MP2000, it is
>fast enough to do handwriting recognition at 99.5% accuracy, and it
>keeps up with the writer at up to 100wpm!  (of course, I have no idea
>how they tested that...)

>I've used one, and it's damn cool...and yeah, that would be an excellent
>processor choice, although the PowerPC 603ev is faster, cooler, cheaper,
>smaller, uses less power, and has already reached 300Mhz!