Re: A86: Nice Auto Power off

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: Nice Auto Power off
From: TurboSoft@aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 12:06:47 EST
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


In a message dated 98-02-07 08:12:41 EST, you write:

<< I thought that with screens like this changing the contrast did not
 alter the current consumption at all? - It was the fact that it was on
 at all.  Am I right in thinking that the Z80 uses more current than
 the rest put together (apart from when in wait state)? >>

oh.  heard that having a higher contrast allowed much more power to flow to
the LCD, using the batteries much more rapidly.

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