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From: peraino@gmu90x.gmu.edu (peraino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: RE: SPEED vs. FAST question (hp28)
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Date: 22 Feb 90 14:59:40 GMT
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>From cs303130@pb.usl.edu Wed Feb 21 12:03:56 1990
>Subject: SPEED vs FAST question (HP28S)
>
>
>Also, who determined that FAST causes the calc to use more power than
>in normal mode?  How was that determined, or did the info come from
>HP? What exactly does FAST do (I mean, does it directly affect OS
>software or hardware operation) 
>
>Darrin Chambers

     FAST and SPEED work by upping the clock speed of the calc; this alone
implies an increase in power consumption. If you want specific power
consumption figures, wait a few more days, and I'll post the hp28
power consumption article I'm working on.


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