Re: LZ: Power Consumption
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> From: vikings@undergnd.metrobbs.com
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 10:26:40 -0500
> Subject: Re: LZ: Power Consumption
> To: list-zshell@defiant.rbk.sollentuna.se
> Reply-to: list-zshell@defiant.rbk.sollentuna.se
>
> IN>On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Edward Plese wrote:
>
> IN>> How much power does the TI-85 draw when it's on in both normal OS a=
nd
> IN>ZShell. Also, how much power does it draw when it's off?
> IN>>
> IN>> Thanks,
> IN>> Ed Plese, Jr.
> IN>> (eplese@lnd.com)
>
> IN>Here's the appropriate bits snarfed from Magnus' test results that he=
did
> IN>a while ago..
>
> IN> Operation Mode Power Consumption Battery Life Notes
> IN> Normal stand-by 4.9mA 245 hours When waiting for keyboard input
> IN> Normal active 15.8mA 76 hours When calculating, graphing, runnin=
g
> IN> program etc
> IN> Normal shutdown 0.8=A6A 1500000 hours =3D 171 years When turned of=
f using
> IN> [2nd][ON]
> IN> Normal auto-shutdown 0.8=A6A 171 years When left on until auto-shu=
tdown
> IN> ZShell menu 4.7mA 255 hours When ZShell is waiting for you to cho=
se
> IN> which program to run. As you see, ZShell is even better than th=
e
> IN> TI-OS. Add HALT instructions to your program's keyloops, and they =
will
> IN> be about this good too!
> IN> ZShell running 16.6mA 72 hours When a ZShell program is running
> IN> ZShell shutdown 0.8=A6A 171 years When ZShell is shut down, or w=
hen
> IN> auto-shutdown happened from within ZShell
>
>
>
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> Auto-shutdown can't happen in Zshell 4.0.
>
>
There are a few programs that enable you to do this though, thats
probably what he is talking about.
Matt Bathje
mpb@xnet.com
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