Re: A89: Archive Memory

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Subject: Re: A89: Archive Memory
From: "Ahmed El-Helw" <ahmed@ticalc.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 23:52:06 -0500
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10,000 rights isn't a lot when you think about it.. especially think of how
many times you will archive stuff on your calculator... so should archiving
be avoided then?

Ahmed El-Helw <ahmed@ticalc.org>
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>
>> If the archive memory is in flash?  Does that mean that each
>> time you use the archive memory that its life is shortened.
>> I do understand that its life is rather large but it could be a
>> problem if over used.
>
>Yes, it's life is, as I remember, about 10,000 writes.  After that,
>it will begin to fail.  The TI-89 and 92+ use a special garbage
>collection method (outlined in the manual) that prevents a
>variable from being written to the archive more than once, even
>if the varible is deleted and re-stored.  It is very unlikely that
>the archive will be worn out within the life of your calculator.
>

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