Re: A86: asm clock?
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Re: A86: asm clock?
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>Dux Gregis wrote:
>> I don't think so. The interrupts are triggered by the z80's internal
>> clocks; the amount of code / amount of power isn't going to change that.
>> The z80 uses only what power it needs while it's off (it doesn't execute
>> instructions except for the interrupt), it's not that it runs slower.
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>No, the z80's clock is timed externally. On the 8x calc, I think it's an
R-C
>network - that's why you can turbo it by replacing a capacitor. Anyway,
these
>resistors and capacitors _are_ affected by the battery strength, and that's
why
>the interrupt is also affected.
I'm talking about the internal ctc timers (those are the clocks that control
interrupts).