Re: A89: Strange Speed Differences

To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A89: Strange Speed Differences
From: Johan Eilert <johei804@student.liu.se>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 01:46:55 +0100
In-Reply-To: <20010116001111.2973.qmail@web1704.mail.yahoo.com>; from Jeff Flanigan on Mon, Jan 15, 2001
References: <20010116001111.2973.qmail@web1704.mail.yahoo.com>
Reply-To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org

On Mon, Jan 15, 2001, Jeff Flanigan wrote:
> 
> I think your right about the waitstates... but why
> does TI change them shortly after bootup?

The power-on routine sets the number of waitstates to a pretty high value,
knowing that the battery checker will test the battery strength within a
second or so and then update the waitstates accordingly.  (Apparently, old
batteries need more waitstates than fresh ones.)

-- 
Johan Eilert

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Re: A89: Strange Speed Differences

From: Jeff Flanigan <propalo@yahoo.com>

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