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Overclocking Calculators?

Posted by michael on from the asymptotic-growth dept.

Klar writes "If you're looking for something new to prove your tech prowess, Richard Piotter has a great how to on overclocking Texas Instruments graphing calculators. You can actually double the cpu speed, which is noticeable when graphing complex functions."

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  1. Not only is it faster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I get better results! Before, 1+1 was always 2, but now it's 2.0358!

  2. pfft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pfft, tell me when you've over clocked a pencil and paper.

  3. It's not just TI calcs that can be OC'd. by Slash+Watch · · Score: 5, Informative

    Utilities have been coded to overclock HP48/HP49 calculators to a wide range of clock speeds - you can pick and choose what you like, up to 200MHz. This is pretty impressive too - that's more than a doubling of clock speed, IIRC.

  4. battery drain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This has been known for years. Keep in mind that overclocking by 2x drains the batteries by 2x as well.

  5. What about a wrist watch? by Mario21 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I overclocked my casio wrist watch. Now I have all the time I need.

  6. This isn't new... by Cubeman · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't know what's wrong with the slashdot submission process, but this isn't a new site.

    That site has been around for nine years, and in fact it doesn't list any of the popular TI graphing calculators today. The TI-83 Plus, 84 Plus, 92 Plus, and Voyage 200 are all missing. (Incidentally, this French guide will show you how to overclock your 83 Plus).

    Sure it's a great site for overclocking older calculators, but please don't say "something new" when this has been widely known for years.

  7. Re:From the by RonnyJ · · Score: 5, Funny
    Too Much Time On Their Hands Department.

    Just wait til someone finally manages to overclock their watch :)