Re: ti-86 vs. ti-89

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Subject: Re: ti-86 vs. ti-89
From: Tom Lake <tomlake@SLIC.COM>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 22:08:42 -0400
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Reply-To: Tom Lake <tomlake@SLIC.COM>
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> The User Data Archive is like a Hard Drive, while regular memory is like
> (actually IS) Static Ram. You can store variables in Static Ram and keep
them
> when the calculator is off. Furthermore, you can access them, run them,
modify
> them, anything. Variables in the User Data Archive can be stored, deleted,
and
> accessed. However, they cannot be modified while in the User Data Archive.
To
> modify a variable in the User Data Archive you must drag it out to Static
Ram,
> modify it, and place it back in the Data Archive. Apart from this (very
minor)
> nuisance, the UDA is *very* nice.

I just wish it was dynamic so you could allocate more memory for your
programs and less for archive storage or vice-versa.  Sort of like the
program/data partitions on the TI 58/59.

Tom Lake
ICQ #25589135

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