Re: ti-emu: Oops, small update to V86 (v1.3b) and also, the _REAL_ speed

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Re: ti-emu: Oops, small update to V86 (v1.3b) and also, the _REAL_ speed of a TI-86


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>Greg Milewski wrote:
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>--
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> > now as for the comments I will no doubt recieve as a
> >result of this "mistake" in claiming that the TI-86 runs at 4MHz....
> >
> >I'M NOT WRONNG! AND I'M NOT MAKING IT UP!!!
> >
>
>http://www.ti.com/calc/docs/faq/83faq067.htm
>
>i've said it before, and i'll say it again... it's 6 MHZ!!!!!!
>
>
>as for your method of testing this out, there are quite a number of flaws 
>in that.
>
>#1 is that on the emulator, the emulation is not affected by battery life.  
>the real calc is.

So?  Fact is that at some point the calculator would run at 4MHz, right? 
Now, also, I don't think that a processor can be dragged down 2MHz by 
batteries which are pretty charged. (I can try it with new batteries if you 
want)

>
>#2 it depends on how much memory is available on the calc and the 
>emulator... resizing and memory allocation takes up quite a bit of clock 
>cycles.
>

What ever, fact is it's the same program running off a backup copy of the 
calculator, same calculator state in both cases, your point is moot.

>#3 using basic is an inefficient method of testing.  a basic interpreter 
>slows down execution of code, ergo a processor that seems to be slower.
>

What ever, that plays no effect, because the same actions are being carried 
out on the emulator as on the calculator.

>#4 rom versions and optimizations would also make a difference.
>

_HELLO_?!?! Didn't I _MENTION_ that it was on the same ROM?! HUH!? I even  
_SAID_ _MYSELF_ that it would be moot to _NOT_ use the same ROM! (At least 
on my webpage)

>there's more, but class is over, and i must go.
>

Now, I hope that all your _OTHER_ points have more ground than these.  Just 
remember that _EVERYTHING_ is running the same on the calculator, and the 
emulator!

>-Greg
>
>
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