Re: TI-85 vs TI-83
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In article <DzF93u.H8C@news2.new-york.net>, hbe@way.com says...
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>> vitdoc@deltanet.com (Scott Grant) writes:
>> My son just purchased a TI-83 to use in his advanced algebra class.
Many of
>> his friends have a TI-85. He feels that the 85 has more useful
functions and
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>> is faster. He would like to return his 83 and get an 85. Is this
reasonable
>?
>> The 83 is more recent, but it is an update of the 82. Is the processor
in th
>e
>> 85 faster? Thanks for any information.
>>
>> Scott Grant
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>Both calculators use a Zilog Z80 processor running at 6 MHz. Any difference
in
>speed is due to differences in software, not hardware. Both calculators
will run
>assembly language, but on the TI-85, you need to use TI-GRAPH LINK to load
a
>full memory backup containing Zshell, an independently developed shell
which
>runs assembly language programs stored as strings. On the TI-83, you can
key in
>assembly language programs from the keyboard or load them with TI-GRAPH
>LINK and run them like any other program. TI provides a lot of support
>documentation for assembly language programming on the TI-83, but none for
the
>TI-85.
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> Harry
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Just checking through all of this, I noticed that it's a good thing that I
bought the 83. But the ZShell issue has been annoying me, since I can't
seem to find any assembly language programs for the 83. Can anyone tell me
where I can get some programs, or at least how to write them? I've been
reduced to writing in the TI-Basic language, which, needless to say, is too
slow. And yes, I am primarily interested in games. Thank you
Chris
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