Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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Wrong...you don't get something for nothing! I have forgotten the URL, but
someone did a study on this exact topic and proved that the calculator DOES
use more electricity.
BlakLite
At 03:28 PM 10/21/96 -0600, you wrote:
>There we go again. No, the batteries don't wear out faster. They both
>take up just the same amount of energy so the battery drain is the same.=20
>The reason why I accelerated my calc is 1) games like Daedalus go a little
>slow (as does XC1701) and 2) graphing takes time (in this case, not as
>long). These are the primary reasons for it. There are no side effects
>other than the one I've stated in a previous message.
>
>"Freedom of speech is in the constitution, abuse of it is in the slums"
>-=3D Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =3D-
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>: From: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>: To: Zenon
>: Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
>: Date: October 21, 1996 10:13 AM
>:=20
>:=20
>: Tim Gilbert wrote:
>: >=20
>: > 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.
>:=20
>: It's not necessary for the calc to be so fast. IIRC the battery are
>: worn out much faster also, which may be a reason. And if you're about
>: the rip out the C9, make a switch! Else most (90%) ZShell games will
>: be to fast and you have to slow them down with a program (turboslow
>: or GWiz, but they don't always work although the latter works more
>: often :-) ).
>:=20
>: I will never understand why ppl make their calcs faster. Is it to be able
>: to run basic games faster och just to be cool? Especially since the
>: batteries are worn out much faster, it's just so unnecessary.
>:=20
>: --=20
>: Jimmy M=E5rdell "Trying to get a grip of life
>: mailto:mja@algonet.se with all these fears i cannot hide
>: http://www.algonet.se/~mja But how to keep an open mind
>: IRC: Yarin when i'm so fucked up i could die"
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