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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2010, 02:36:10 pm »
It indeed can :)
For example, here's a program that should count upwards at about 5 numbers per second:
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0->X
Repeat getKey(0)
For(A,0,21
Stop
End
Disp X+1->X>Dec,i
End
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2010, 04:03:23 pm »
Ah that's cool ;D
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2010, 05:55:50 pm »
Sort of unrelated, but that's what Mirage uses to pause the program when you press ON, right?
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2010, 06:24:44 pm »
Actually, it uses a custom interrupt. It pauses the program by simply not returning control until you release on ;D
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2010, 06:40:11 pm »
:P I never see the simple stuff.
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2010, 04:50:56 pm »
Quote from: calcdude84se on December 20, 2010, 06:24:44 pm
Actually, it uses a custom interrupt. It pauses the program by simply not returning control until you release on ;D

I started using that today, thanks :) My Ahead game, I wanted it slower :)
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2010, 05:51:46 pm »
Do you mean using the [ON]+FKey (Y=, ZOOM, etc.) combos in MirageOS or do you mean using Stop?
If you used the former, note that not everyone who plays your game will be able to do that ;)
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2010, 12:34:39 am »
I think that the best way to make a game slower is to embellish it. If you have a lot of processor power, don't waste it with Pause commands or whatnot. Make your game look better. Put in some nice looking grayscale or something!

But yes, if you are looking to save power, then I don't know how to help you. I don't think it can be done, unless you want to lower the contrast on the calc automatically (that should lower power consumption). The battery life on those things lasts for about a year anyway. AAA batteries aren't that expensive.
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2010, 02:21:59 am »
I know what you mean :P I consider it a special occasion when I change my batteries.
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2010, 02:42:57 am »
Quote from: Compynerd255 on December 24, 2010, 12:34:39 am
The battery life on those things lasts for about a year anyway.

Not mine :P
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #25 on: December 24, 2010, 11:08:38 am »
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on December 24, 2010, 02:42:57 am
Quote from: Compynerd255 on December 24, 2010, 12:34:39 am
The battery life on those things lasts for about a year anyway.

Not mine :P
* Qwerty.55 berates himself for leaving his calc on for six hours with APD disabled.
First off, congrats on 1000 posts. Second of all, I never disable APD. I don't think there is a way other than with ASM, is there?
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #26 on: December 24, 2010, 08:20:56 pm »
Quote from: Compynerd255 on December 24, 2010, 12:34:39 am
I think that the best way to make a game slower is to embellish it. If you have a lot of processor power, don't waste it with Pause commands or whatnot. Make your game look better. Put in some nice looking grayscale or something!

But yes, if you are looking to save power, then I don't know how to help you. I don't think it can be done, unless you want to lower the contrast on the calc automatically (that should lower power consumption). The battery life on those things lasts for about a year anyway. AAA batteries aren't that expensive.

when you start programing on your calc 24/7 you will see a major decrease in its life.
I occasionally leave it running for an hour to test the speeds of different commands.
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #27 on: December 25, 2010, 02:06:41 am »
wow, an hour?  Usually 30 seconds is enough to see if there is any significant difference between commands
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #28 on: December 25, 2010, 10:58:31 am »
:P  I like knowing with more precision,
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Re: Full Normal Slow?
« Reply #29 on: December 25, 2010, 03:58:11 pm »
Quote from: graphmastur on December 24, 2010, 11:08:38 am
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on December 24, 2010, 02:42:57 am
Quote from: Compynerd255 on December 24, 2010, 12:34:39 am
The battery life on those things lasts for about a year anyway.

Not mine :P
* Qwerty.55 berates himself for leaving his calc on for six hours with APD disabled.
First off, congrats on 1000 posts. Second of all, I never disable APD. I don't think there is a way other than with ASM, is there?

Some TI-BASIC commands disable it and I forgot to exit the program, assuming that APD was on.
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