Re: A86: asm clock?
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Re: A86: asm clock?
>From: DavidY4723@aol.com
>Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:10:54 EDT
>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: Re: A86: asm clock?
>Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>
>
>In a message dated 98-09-12 19:54:35 EDT, TGaArdvark writes:
>
>> > Is it possible to write a clock program for an 86?
>
>> Yes, but it's pretty much useless since your calculator's
>> processing speed varies by 20% based on battery life.
>
>I remember Kirk posting a program on here a while back that gave some
kind of
>number relating to the battery power. Might it be possible to
determine how
>much battery draining affects the processing speed and use the "battery
index"
>to correct for the slowdown?
>
>--David
>
Probably yes but when I asked if I could maybe use his code from that
for something he wasn't very willing to share (sounds like someone
didn't pay attention in kindergarten!! j/k) but you could still ask.
And why would you want a clock? You'd have to leave the calc on all the
time which would drain the batteries and if you did turn it off the time
wouldn't be right unless you somehow made it run without power which as
far as I know isn't possible. Of course you could output a low power
setting to port 2(isn't that right?) and have it run then but that too
would eventually would drain the batteries.
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