Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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On Thu, 1 Nov 1996 15:55:05 +0000 "Ben Shakal" <shakal@ns.net> writes:
>> C.J. Oster wrote:
>> >
>> > >Then why does it say 6MHz on ti.calc.org
>> > >-don't mean to be an ass, just wondering....
>> >
>> > The Z80 is a 6Mhz chip, but there is a speed limiting capacitor on
>the
>> > processor that slows it down to 1Mhz.
>> >
>> > -C.J.-
>> >
>> >
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>> The top speed is not 6 mhz. That is what ti put it at so it doesn't
>blow
>> up or smoke. When you turbo it, the c9 capacitor is taken out,
>which
>> allows the processor to be run at a faster speed (18-20 i think),
>you
>> could probably run it even faster somehow, but your calc would
>probably
>> melt because of the heat. :( That's not what TI had in mind.
>
>I thought it ran slower than that, but I might be wrong. Does anyone
>have an oscilloscope to check on this? That would settle it once and
>for all. :)
>
>Ben
>shakal@ns.net
>
how long do you have to use it before it melts?
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