That's just crazy! Too bad it didn't really happen. Any one else get ideas?

how do you know that it didnt happen? i bet that youre a gov. coverup agent. !-|

Help, my monitor is melting! Somebody reply to this message.
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ticalc.org is #1
Ti-Files is #2
Demension-TI is #1.5 (I like their old design)
TI-EXTREME is #4

hmmm...I seem to remember there being something about no posts relating to site competition in the guidelines. If this doesn't violate that rule, I don't know what does. As for the fake news, I think it's hilarious.

Yay! This is the 69th comment on this news item!

Hehe, you said "69"

that was good! i'm about to marry a 92+ should i tell my 86?

What's TI EXTREME?

It's a website that, for all I care, competes with the "big three" (correct me if I'm wrong). They ripped off TI-Files's homepage design, if that has anything to do with their #4 ranking.

Ya, they did rip off Ti-Files' web design. So. They have had some bad things happen to them too. Like, their server crashed (Twice). They have switched web hosts twice. And more. They are doing pretty good for what they have been through (in my opinion). If anybody disagrees, then reply to this message.

What's the url?

Hey, does anyone know where I could find information on overclocking any ti calculator?...especially the 89...that would be great. Also, how fast can you make the ti-89 and it still be stable?

In theory, you should be able to replace the 89/92's processor with a 68020 16 MHz chip. The instruction set is enhanced, but the basics are the same. I read about this on MXM's web site (http://mxm.ticalc.org), but the report is unconfirmed and there aren't any directions. I guess if you're an engineer, GO FOR IT! :) (Disclaimer: I will NOT be held liable for any damages as a result of this UNRECOMMENDED procedure. Try it out AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces)

You shouldn't generalize engineers like that. I know lots of people here at my engineering school who couldn't solder a resistor (or a pipe) to save their lives!
Bums. And, most of them are Electrical Engineers!

:o) I am one of those... hehehe!

Sorry, but whoever said that is having you on. The 68020 has a wider external data bus than the 68000. If you don't believe me, open a Mac II (68020) and compare it to a Mac Plus (68000).

I have had a TI-85 for 3 years.. Just got my 89.. Senior in HS... come on 7th graders.. a TI-89.. give me a break! Try a scientific calculator if you are in advancecd 7th grade math.. I got my 89 for college next year basicly.. About overclocking.. you have to remove the C9 capicitor.. either remove it completely (fastest/more unstable) or replace it with a lower resistance cap.
I wouldnt recomend overclocking a 89... it screws up any chance of runing games at normal speed at all and you could ruin your EXPENSIVE 89.. if you want speed for graphing, go pick up a 85, and overclock that instead.. my overclocked 85 will graph 2 times as fast as my 89 will.. but it wont run any assembly games because they just flash accross the screen and you die before you can do anything.. Also, overclocking wastes batterys like crazy (thats what the cap. is there for) On my calc, if you put in 4 NEW AAA batterys, and turn on my homebuilt backlit display and considering its overclocked and then you run a large BASIC program, you can take the batterys to 0 in about half an hour.. I am not screwing with my TI-89.. TOO MUCH MONEY ON THE LINE.. Also, it makes your calc (cosmeticly) look like crap.. my 85 after mod's has about 8 large holes in it, a mangled screen, scratches, duct tape, wires everywhere and its harder to see... super glue.. you get the point.. it doesnt have to look like this after a mod, but it takes EXTREME skill to complete a mod and still make the thing look decent..
Just some warnings.. not up to me to make up your mind for you.. just thought I would let you know..
-Nathan Ellis

One more thing I forgot to add.. I dont see how a special part could make the thing run faster.. overclocking is based on removing resistance which is why you take out the capicitor.. the least resistance you can possibly (theoreticly) get is 0% but removing the capicitor completely is the closest you can get to 0% resistance.. adding something back in only INCREASES the resistance so that statement doesnt make any sense to me.. if he wanted it overclocked to max, he could have removed the capicitor and hooked it up to a larger power source.. thats the only way..
-Nathan Ellis

Well here's the deal. It has nothing to do with resistance. Otherwise, they would have a resistor :) Instead, what the capacitor does is act as a pause between clock cycles. The capacitor has to charge to the max, then discharge before the next clock cycle happens. Therefor, changing the size of the capacitor changes the time between cycles. Removing it entirely leads to 'issues'

Yeah, also by removing any component, you are creating an open circuit effectively making the resistance reach infinity.

Therefore by removing the cap, you are INCREASING the resistance. :->

One last thing to further destroy this myth of the calc..

One last thing to further destroy this myth of the calc.. The picture of the glowing calculator.. if the iradum was ACTUALLY glowing, it wouldnt be glowing THROUGH the white opaque plastic parts such as the TI symbol at the top and the letering on the keys.. also, it wouldnt have the 3D graph on it that is displayed on all the pictures of this calculator that you can get off books, magazines, or the TI websight or even THIS websight.. the picture is obvioulsy a FAKE..
-Nathan Ellis

Brilliant deduction Holmes............

OBVIOUSLY a fake. <shaking head>

hehe,
Nick Chaves

HEY I didnt know they acutally posted fake news on here!.. I do now!.. everyone makes themselves look like a retard on occasion!

What was that you typed? I'm illiterate, deaf, and blind, so I have no idea what you said.

-Miles Raymond

You do that too? ::grin:: I thought it was only me.

::sniff sniff::

Nick Chaves

Does anybody know an equation that would fit the graph shown on all the 89 promotions? I was just curious.

Hey, i think that would be cool...junkin up your calc to make it better than everone elses...even if there is all that stuff on the calc. Do you have a site on overclocking calcs in general?...or the 85? ALso how did you make a backlit screen for your calc...that must have took sometime. Get a picture of you calc, and put in on the internet. :)
-chris

Actually, I got most of my info off of ticalc.org.. I am sure they still have the info around somewhere.. The Backlit display is tricky.. (unless you buy a pre-made one) it requires detaching the LCD pannel from the display board (sawing through very tough foam tape)then you gota peel off the reflective backing from the LCD. Peel off the polarized sheet from the reflective backing.. (dont take the sticky stuff off the polarized sheet.. then take a piece of extra thin mirrored plexiglass cut to the size of the LCD and sand all the edges and sides except for one edge at the bottom (one of the long edges) and the mirrored back of course.. these need to be very finely sanded.. you gota let a max of light go through but they still have to be sanded.. atleast 300 grit sand paper.. stick the polarized sheet to the top of the plexiglass sheet and then place this whole thing behind the LCD.. unsanded side down.. Here are two ways to do the next part, you can use externial power, or you can use battery power.. You need to make a LED array.. by hooking + to - on each LED.. The ammount and brightness of LED's you use will depend on if you can use internal or externial power.. if you use too many LED's so that the power required to power them is greater then the output of 4 AAA batterys you will need to use externial power (a cord with a 9V battery connector hanging out of the calc works fine) I used externial power and then switched to internal power.. If you use internal power you will also need to wrig up a switch somewhere to turn it on and off. I used 2 2v green LED's in sequence.. 4V total power consumption. It works on my calc but I have to change the contrast up about 5 levels when its on.. You can use ANY color of LED's you want but I would recomend using yellow or green because they show up the best.. put some tape around these to guard aginst shorting out or anything and place this in the ~3/4" space you have between the bottom of the LCD and the bottom of the display board... let em shine through the unsanded edge of your plexiglass.. when these are turned on, the sanded areas of the plexiglass will glow with whatever color of LED's you have put in there and the mirror on the back will reflect back any stray light forward.. This is your simple LED backlit display.. Be careful.. this is a VERY risky procedure.. I take no responsability for damage to your calc..
-Nathan Ellis

hehe well go to my site..
=)
you can really piss off ppl with amplified sound
lol
you should see ppl faces when i play some sound on the calc =)

Dude i'm a 9th grader who has an 83 (and plans to get an 86 and a 92+ for programming purposes, because I already know the languages), but anyway back to the point; don't underestimate the J.H.ers. Even they can use graphing calculators. Believe me: i've been programming my 83 since 7th with some very good (I think) password protection suites.

Cool.. good to see some more young programers out there.. I have been programing since 9th grade.. mostly in math class.. do you program in BASIC or ASSEMBLY?