Re: TI-H: Speed on a TI-83
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Re: TI-H: Speed on a TI-83
just got a idea,
would it be possible to put a VXO in place of the present oscillator so
the clock speed would be adjustable and stable over the operating
voltage range of the calc.
Bryan Fields
RoniBarrett@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/5/00 10:12:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gregandrews@mac.com writes:
>
> << Some friends and I have loaded up our TI-83s with a bunch of games. They
> reveled in their glory because all their high scores were better than mine.
> Out of boredom on the bus home, one of them started playing on my 83. "Hey,"
> they remarked, "this game is a lot faster on yours then on mine" Indeed,
> the two 83s, running the exact same game, were running at different speeds.
> I haven't been able to compare this to a 3rd 83 yet, but does anyone have
> any ideas on this? A factory error maybe?
> >>
> The Z80 calcs have horrible speed ranges from one calc to the next. Battery
> power has a major effect on this, but free memory can effect some programs
> (it has a bigger effect on basic programs than asm) and even temperature can
> slow down one. I think all 83s run at the same clock speed. TI says 6Mhz, but
> in actuality, they barely run faster then 5 in "ideal" conditions, and may
> run at half that when the batteries are gone
>
> Jeff Barrett
> Hybridsoft
> Co-founder and Director of TI Programming
> Hybridsoft.cjb.net
> Ronibarrett@aol.com
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