Re: A86: asm clock?
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Re: A86: asm clock?
The clock would run even when the calc is off. Only the program that reads
the time would run while the calc is on. The interrupts are running while
the calc is off.
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>>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
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>>In a message dated 98-09-12 19:54:35 EDT, TGaArdvark writes:
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>>> > Is it possible to write a clock program for an 86?
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>>> Yes, but it's pretty much useless since your calculator's
>>> processing speed varies by 20% based on battery life.
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>>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?
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>>--David
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>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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