Re: Re: LZ: A watch?
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>> Isn't the speed of the Z80 processor dependent on battery level? If so,
>> how can you make an accurate clock? Or is the difference in speed
>> negligible?
>
>That is exactly the problem. Someone proposed the idea that on a
>turboed calc, this is not the case because the RC circuit is no
>longer used. If this is the case, then a turboed calc could run a
>stopwatch program. But a non-turbo calc will need to be recalibrated
>very often because as the battery level goes down, the calc will slow
>down, including the interrupts (I think).
>
>Ben
>shakal@ns.net
My question would be this: a TI turns off after 5 mins of inactivity right?
Well how is that regulated? by the battery level or by a 5 min timer that
chek every five min if a key was pressed. And is it possible to access that
timer if it exists?
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