Re: ZShell on 86?
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Re: ZShell on 86?
No, it depends on the amount of memory used. Specifically, the _number_ of
variables. Whenever variables are accessed, which is in most operations, the
calculator has to search through the Variable Allocation Table to find the one
it wants. More variables means a longer search.
Try going through your calculator and deleting a bunch of REAL variables. Even
though they don't take up much memory, the speed will increase dramatically.
The TI-86 may (very likely) have a faster algorithm for searching through the
Variable Allocation Table, so it may be faster in some ways, unless the memory
is very full.
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Jeff Tyrrill
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-----Original Message-----
From: Open discussion of TI Graphing Calculators On Behalf Of Eli Allen
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 1997 5:24 PM
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Subject: Re: ZShell on 86?
Except the speed depends on the amount of free memory more then how much is
used up. Why would it matter how much memory is used?
>From my experience so far (I bought the TI-86 to replace my TI-82 which
still works but I wanted a better calc) The TI-86 feels faster and more
responsive then my TI-82. Also the screen is better looking. It also is
better then a TI-85 I used for a short time.
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Eli Allen eallen@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
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Jeff Tyrrill <Jeff_Tyrrill@MSN.COM> wrote in article
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> The TI-8x calcs seem to run slower when there is more in memory. Now, if
20K
> of variables makes a calc slow, just imagine what 80K of variables must
do.
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> Jeff Tyrrill
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