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What is "VS", i lost all of my mail for the 30th because my hard drive
turned off when i was defraging and it screwed up the FAT.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Miles Raymond
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 1999 1:22 PM
> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: Off Topic | Was:(Re: A89: Libs)
>
>
>
> Wow, those are pretty high-res pictures he has... how did he take those?
>
> Is the VS port attached with ribbon cables?  Does it take a lot
> of the extra
> space inside the back of the TI-89?
>
> -Miles Raymond      EML: m_rayman@bigfoot.com
> ICQ: 13217756       IRC: Killer2        AIM: MRayMan
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~m_rayman/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>
> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic | Was:(Re: A89: Libs)
>
>
> >and if you want to know a bit more about the inner workings of the ti89
> >look at http://d188.ryd.student.liu.se/ti89/
> >It has some text written by a friend of mine.. he fiddles quite
> a lot with
> the
> >hardware of his 89. (I don't think I have seen his 89 screwed
> together even
> >once.. :)
> >It is his calc on the pictures.. I think it's time soon for some
> more scans
> >where you can see the modifications he have done..
> >among other things he is putting in an internal speaker.. (nothing about
> that on
> >the homepage though..)
> >
> >//Olle
> >
> >Miles Raymond wrote:
> >
> >> Actually, I was being serious...  I thought that because the TI-89 is
> more
> >> complex and has a greater mass (weigh it if you don't believe me) than
> the
> >> TI-86, that there would be less space inside, but that is not
> the case...
> >> We (David Philips (TI-86) and I (TI-89)) took apart our calculators in
> >> Physics class and found out.  The TI-86 has two boards, one for the
> >> keyboard/mainboard, and the other for the angled LCD.  The bad thing
> about
> >> that is the mass of ribbon wires that connect the two together.  The
> TI-89
> >> has only one board, and that is why the display is parallel to the
> >> faceplate, not because of the problem of space restrictions on the
> inside.
> >> The TI-89 board was also a lot less complex-looking than the TI-86
> boards.
> >> The TI-89 only had 3 microchips on the board in plain sight,
> whereas the
> >> TI-86 had more than 5.  If there were no case or power
> involved, one woul
> d
> >> assume that the TI-86 were better because of the number of
> components it
> >> has.
> >>
> >> If I had the money, I would purchase a VS TI-89 and see how the VS
> connecter
> >> is attached to the board.
> >>
> >> There is enough room to add a PCcard or maybe two CF slots inside the
> back
> >> of the TI-89.  If I knew how to write drivers for either of
> those, I just
> >> might work on it...
> >>
> >> -Miles Raymond      EML: m_rayman@bigfoot.com
> >> ICQ: 13217756       IRC: Killer2        AIM: MRayMan
> >> http://www.bigfoot.com/~m_rayman/
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Bill Risher <billr1@midsouth.net>
> >> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> >> Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 5:57 AM
> >> Subject: Re: No Topic | Was:(Re: A89: Libs)
> >>
> >> >>OT: Has anyone else taken their TI-89 apart?  I had to take
> it apart to
> >> >>clean the keys (because someone spilled Fruitopia on it...
> grr...) and
> I
> >> >>noticed that the majority of the space inside the case is wasted...
> >> >
> >> >I have taken mine apart numerous times to fix various
> problems with the
> >> >link port and keys.  I will be doing it again soon to solder in a new
> link
> >> >port.  The slim interior design leaves a LOT of empty space.  I use it
> to
> >> >hold a little baggie with the screws in (i dont think ill ever put em
> back
> >> >in the calc unless i need to) and to smuggle stuff.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Bill Risher        Sparr      UIN:1952775    ._, . . .
> >> >Lorenai #44        Makra      FON:9316484164 |_) o | |
> >> >Overlord n7hq      Decius                    |_) | | |
> >> >mailto://billr1@midsouth.net  FAX:9315526807 ^ ` ^ ^ ^
>
>
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