Re: TI-H: Speed on a TI-83
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Re: TI-H: Speed on a TI-83
In a message dated 4/5/00 10:12:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
gregandrews@mac.com writes:
<< Some friends and I have loaded up our TI-83s with a bunch of games. They
reveled in their glory because all their high scores were better than mine.
Out of boredom on the bus home, one of them started playing on my 83. "Hey,"
they remarked, "this game is a lot faster on yours then on mine" Indeed,
the two 83s, running the exact same game, were running at different speeds.
I haven't been able to compare this to a 3rd 83 yet, but does anyone have
any ideas on this? A factory error maybe?
>>
The Z80 calcs have horrible speed ranges from one calc to the next. Battery
power has a major effect on this, but free memory can effect some programs
(it has a bigger effect on basic programs than asm) and even temperature can
slow down one. I think all 83s run at the same clock speed. TI says 6Mhz, but
in actuality, they barely run faster then 5 in "ideal" conditions, and may
run at half that when the batteries are gone
Jeff Barrett
Hybridsoft
Co-founder and Director of TI Programming
Hybridsoft.cjb.net
Ronibarrett@aol.com
AIM:RoniBarrett
ICQ:67472242
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