Re: TI-H: TI-89/92 ROMs NOT compatible

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Re: TI-H: TI-89/92 ROMs NOT compatible


Would Wal-Mart get the 89?  I'm thinking even if they did, it would be
cheaper through some mail company.


At 02:07 PM 3/17/98 , you wrote:
---      ---
---      ---SMC12 wrote:
---      ---> 
---      ---> Why is everyone saying it's $200!!  I got mine for $150, the
same price as
---      ---> the 89.  The price varies the most on the 92.  Shop around.
---      ---
---      ---TI says the TI-92 is $200, and the TI-89 is $150. That means
that some
---      ---places may have the TI-89 for a price close to the TI-86! A little
---      ---higher. I wouldn't be suprised at all to see TI-89's at WalMart
for $130
---      ---
---      ---> Also, what if the ROM modules ARE the same?
---      ---
---      ---NO, they won't.
---      ---
---      ---They might just have some
---      ---> conversion hardware that either clips the screen, or scales
it down.  I
---      ---> wonder what would happen if you put an old 92 ROM into the
new 89.  Maybe
---      ---> someone should try it?
---      ---
---      ---The TI-89 wont HAVE a ROM MODULE. It'll be soldered on like a
normal 8x
---      ---series. There isn't room in the case for a module. Trust me on
this. The
---      ---ROMs are NOT going to be compatible. TI is NOT going to bother
with
---      ---"conversion" hardware. There's hardly any room in an 8x case
anyway
---      ---(even thought the keys are wierd, the cases are about the same
size).
---      ---Don't bother, because the screens show obvious differences.
They are not
---      ---clipped or scaled. It is a total rewrite. They say It's
equivalent to a
---      ---TI-92 Plus module feature wise, minus the geometry. They are
making a
---      ---feature comparison, not saying compatibility. I doubt it even
uses the
---      ---same chips!
---      ---
---      ---> With this new flash technology, as I understand it, it is
possible to put a
---      ---> new OS onto the chip.  With 1 meg of space on it, why not put
a modified
---      ---> MacOS?  When I say modified, I mean, moving the command keys
around, and
---      ---> pointing the ADB port out the link port (we'd have to supply
power
---      ---> seperatly.)
---      ---
---      ---OS is Easily done, but I don't know about ADB.
---      ---
---      ---
---      ---Richard Piotter
---      ---richfile@prairie.lakes.com
---      ---
---      ---The Richfiles TI Hardware and BASIC web page:
---      ---http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
---      --- 

Alex
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