mday@iconsys (Matt Day) (08/22/90)
I recently upgraded my 28S to a 48SX, and I have a couple of initial questions
about how compatible my 28S is with the 48SX:
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Does the FAST program (listed below) that set the clock speed on the 28S work
for the 48SX?
<<
RCLF
4 STWS
#Fh #FFF00h BAG
STOF
>>
Of course, I'd use the recently posted POKE program for the 48SX, rather than
BAG, but is #FFF00h the correct offset to poke the #Fh, or am I stuck in slow
mode? The 28S is quite a bit faster than the 48SX when the clock speed has
been increased like this.
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Is it possible to somehow transfer my stuff on the 28S to the 48SX via the
infrared IO port? Perhaps I could send my programs on the 28S to the infrared
port like I was printing to the printer, and read and translate the data on
the 48SX end back into normal program format?
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/* Matthew T. Day, Sanyo/ICON, mday@iconsys.icon.com || uunet!iconsys!mday */prestonb@hpcvra.CV.HP.COM (Preston Brown) (08/22/90)
>Does the FAST program that set the clock speed on the 28S work >for the 48SX? No, the 48SX is already running at the "fast" speed and the speed cannot be changed. >Of course, I'd use the recently posted POKE program for the 48SX, rather than >BAG, but is #FFF00h the correct offset to poke the #Fh, or am I stuck in slow >mode? The memory map for the 48 is considerably different, the control registers now start at #00100h. There is no longer a speed control register. >The 28S is quite a bit faster than the 48SX when the clock speed has >been increased like this. The 28 may be slightly faster doing display operations when the 28 is in fast mode but other operations should be about the same. >Is it possible to somehow transfer my stuff on the 28S to the 48SX via the >infrared IO port? Perhaps I could send my programs on the 28S to the infrared >port like I was printing to the printer, and read and translate the data on >the 48SX end back into normal program format? I posted a program to do just that a few months ago. You will need a cable to download the program since it is binary and cannot be typed in. Preston
mday@iconsys (Matt Day) (08/23/90)
In article <25590049@hpcvra.CV.HP.COM> prestonb@hpcvra.CV.HP.COM (Preston Brown) writes: >>The 28S is quite a bit faster than the 48SX when the clock speed has >>been increased like this. > >The 28 may be slightly faster doing display operations when the 28 is >in fast mode but other operations should be about the same. Not true; I have a couple of mathematical programs (simple prime number generator and a PI digit calculation program) that have nothing to do with the screen, and both run *considerably* faster (nearly twice as fast, I'd say) on the 28S. Also, when I run the FAST program on the 28S, simple commands like "edit" come up a lot faster; I wouldn't the operations that "edit" does when when it's coming up very screen-bound. -- /* Matthew T. Day, Sanyo/ICON, mday@iconsys.icon.com || uunet!iconsys!mday */
r91400@memqa.uucp (Michael C. Grant) (08/24/90)
In article <69@iconsys>, mday@iconsys (Matt Day) writes: > Does the FAST program (listed below) that set the clock speed on the 28S work > for the 48SX? > > << > RCLF > 4 STWS > #Fh #FFF00h BAG > STOF > >> Will someone please E-MAIL me the explanation of this seemingly handy routine for the 28S, as well as the code for BAG? I have never come across this 'speedup' before, and I would like to know its limitations. Thank you! Michael C. Grant
johnny@edvvie.at (Johann Schweigl/104857600) (08/25/90)
From article <69@iconsys>, by mday@iconsys (Matt Day): > Does the FAST program (listed below) that set the clock speed on the 28S work > for the 48SX? No. The 48's clock speed is hardwired at the max speed you could squeeze out of your 28 through FAST. > Is it possible to somehow transfer my stuff on the 28S to the 48SX via the > infrared IO port? Perhaps I could send my programs on the 28S to the infrared > port like I was printing to the printer, and read and translate the data on > the 48SX end back into normal program format? This is done by the INPRT program contained on the disk that comes with the serial interface kit. -- This does not reflect the | Johann Schweigl | DOS? opinions of my employer. | johnny@edvvie.at | Kind of complicated I am busy enough by talking | | bootstrap loader ... about my own ... | EDVG Vienna |