Re: TI-H: ti-turbo

Re: TI-H: ti-turbo

• Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
• From: Isaac Salpeter <isaac@ticalc.org>
• Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:02:28 -0400 (EDT)
• In-Reply-To: <308D97CB.646@inil.com>

On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, becker wrote:


> > You may not know it but I don't switch back to slow anymore.  I only use
> > turbo unless I'm playing tetris and such.  This is all fine on my calc.
> Listen to me:
> If your calculator does 3 seconds worth of 6MHz calculations in 1 second
> (at 18Mhz) , it is still going to use THREE SECONDS OF 6MHz POWER.  Why
> is this so hard to understand?


Yes, because it's not true. The calculator will use more power in "turbo
mode," but not 3 times the power. Digital electronics are rarely that
simple.


Please, please, please don't post blanket claims like this unless you
*KNOW* what you are talking about! This same misconception gets posted
over and over again by people who have no clue.


Also, the Z80 doesn't necessarily run at 6 Mhz - that is simply what the
processor is rated at. The processor's actual speed is unknown and is
variable according to battery power.


-Isaac




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