Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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Hey! I'll buy it for $20!
"This is the most logical route, Captain"
-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
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: From: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
: To: Zenon
: Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
: Date: November 2, 1996 10:50 AM
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: Bharath Pola wrote:
: >
: > Hi everyone,
: > I'm kinda new on this list and pretty new to messing with
hardware
: > as well. I've read the instructions about how to accelerate the TI-85
but
: > decided to first try it on my TI-81. I pulled out the C9 and decided
not
: > to replace it with a lower rating cap until I started getting errors on
my
: > calc. Well, it didn't seem to have any effect. It seems to run about
the
: > same speed and when I compared it to my 85, it was able to run just a
: > little bit faster...I'm assuming this is always the case since the 81
has
: > fewer pixels to deal with and probably less OS overhead. I was still
: > kinda optimistic and decided to try to pull out the C9 on my 85,
assuming
: > maybe I just had an old 81 which the technique wouldn't work on or
: > something. I noticed the C9 was right below the display board, out of
: > reach for my soldering iron, so I pulled out the display board and then
: > started to desolder the cap out. Well, guess what...I must of got
: > impatient or less cautious or something and I burned a hole right
through
: > the ribbon wire connecting the main board with the display board.
: > Needless to say, the calc doesn't work anymore. But despite this, I'd
: > like to try it again. Can someone tell me if there's an easier way to
: > remove the cap? Also, my roommate was telling that from his
experiences
: > of TI-85s, whenever he removed the display board and put it back in, he
: > lost a line or two of the display. Can anyone confirm this?
: > Thanks in advance!
: >
: > -Bart
: > pola@cns.uni.edu
: Well, if you aren't careful with the sides of the display board, you
: will tear the ribbons, and thats a bitch to fix. Do you want to sell
: that ruined 85?
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