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Actually, I was being serious... I thought that because the TI-89 is more
complex and has a greater mass (weigh it if you don't believe me) than the
TI-86, that there would be less space inside, but that is not the case...
We (David Philips (TI-86) and I (TI-89)) took apart our calculators in
Physics class and found out. The TI-86 has two boards, one for the
keyboard/mainboard, and the other for the angled LCD. The bad thing about
that is the mass of ribbon wires that connect the two together. The TI-89
has only one board, and that is why the display is parallel to the
faceplate, not because of the problem of space restrictions on the inside.
The TI-89 board was also a lot less complex-looking than the TI-86 boards.
The TI-89 only had 3 microchips on the board in plain sight, whereas the
TI-86 had more than 5. If there were no case or power involved, one would
assume that the TI-86 were better because of the number of components it
has.
If I had the money, I would purchase a VS TI-89 and see how the VS connecter
is attached to the board.
There is enough room to add a PCcard or maybe two CF slots inside the back
of the TI-89. If I knew how to write drivers for either of those, I just
might work on it...
-Miles Raymond EML: m_rayman@bigfoot.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Risher <billr1@midsouth.net>
To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: No Topic | Was:(Re: A89: Libs)
>>OT: Has anyone else taken their TI-89 apart? I had to take it apart to
>>clean the keys (because someone spilled Fruitopia on it... grr...) and I
>>noticed that the majority of the space inside the case is wasted...
>
>I have taken mine apart numerous times to fix various problems with the
>link port and keys. I will be doing it again soon to solder in a new link
>port. The slim interior design leaves a LOT of empty space. I use it to
>hold a little baggie with the screws in (i dont think ill ever put em back
>in the calc unless i need to) and to smuggle stuff.
>
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