Re: A86: asm clock?
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Re: A86: asm clock?
So what do you think, Dux, can it be done and keep accurate time??
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From: Dux Gregis <assets@eden.rutgers.edu>
To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: A86: asm clock?
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>The clock would run even when the calc is off. Only the program that reads
>the time would run while the calc is on. The interrupts are running while
>the calc is off.
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>>>From: DavidY4723@aol.com
>>>Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:10:54 EDT
>>>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>>>Subject: Re: A86: asm clock?
>>>Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
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>>>In a message dated 98-09-12 19:54:35 EDT, TGaArdvark writes:
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>>>> > Is it possible to write a clock program for an 86?
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>>>> Yes, but it's pretty much useless since your calculator's
>>>> processing speed varies by 20% based on battery life.
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>>>I remember Kirk posting a program on here a while back that gave some
>>kind of
>>>number relating to the battery power. Might it be possible to
>>determine how
>>>much battery draining affects the processing speed and use the "battery
>>index"
>>>to correct for the slowdown?
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>>>--David
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>>Probably yes but when I asked if I could maybe use his code from that
>>for something he wasn't very willing to share (sounds like someone
>>didn't pay attention in kindergarten!! j/k) but you could still ask.
>>And why would you want a clock? You'd have to leave the calc on all the
>>time which would drain the batteries and if you did turn it off the time
>>wouldn't be right unless you somehow made it run without power which as
>>far as I know isn't possible. Of course you could output a low power
>>setting to port 2(isn't that right?) and have it run then but that too
>>would eventually would drain the batteries.
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