Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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At 09:31 AM 10/21/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know what the effects of ripping C9 out of the TI-85 are other
>than acceleration. Certainly C9 was put in the TI for a reason and cannot
>simply be taken out without other side effects to the calculator
>(miscalculations, other components getting hot and buring out, etc.) I
>would like to accelerate my calc but I am hesitant because there may, or
>will be other negative effects.
>
> -Tim Gilbert
>
The C9 runs the main Zilog 80 processor at 1/3 of its intended speed. This
was done to conserve battery power. If you take out C9, you will need to
replace the batteries about 3 times as often. Also, as with anything, the
harder you run it, the shorter the life expectancy.
BlakLite
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