Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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Maybe on another calc, but not mine.
"Honors Master PhD of Idea Engineering"
-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
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: From: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
: To: Zenon
: Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
: Date: October 22, 1996 4:58 PM
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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.
: >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"
: >-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
: >
: >----------
: >: From: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
: >: To: Zenon
: >: Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
: >: Date: October 21, 1996 10:13 AM
: >:
: >:
: >: Tim Gilbert 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.
: >:
: >: 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 :-) ).
: >:
: >: 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.
: >:
: >: --
: >: Jimmy Mårdell "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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