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fullmetalcoder
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| just wondering : for the calc with only 48kb of RAM what's the state of RAM execution protection? Is it possible to execute code from the extra page? Does the number written to mapping port matters? Are the relatively recent findings on port 21 relevant ? |
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calc84maniac
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fullmetalcoder wrote: just wondering : for the calc with only 48kb of RAM what's the state of RAM execution protection? Is it possible to execute code from the extra page? Does the number written to mapping port matters? Are the relatively recent findings on port 21 relevant ?
I think the test results were that the extra page is executable if and only if the number in the mapping port is an executable page number. |
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DrDnar
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| I don't remember such a test, but it would lend credence to Brandon's theory that TI simply broke the paging system, and the RAM is still there. Or that TI's RAM protection system is stupid. |
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calcdude84se
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| Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:54:21 pm Post subject: |
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| If the RAM is still there, we'll have to find a way to access it... |
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calc84maniac
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[quote name='Dr. D'nar' post='139555' date='Dec 30 2009, 01:24 PM']I don't remember such a test, but it would lend credence to Brandon's theory that TI simply broke the paging system, and the RAM is still there. Or that TI's RAM protection system is stupid.[/quote]
I think the RAM is just mirrored across those page numbers. The number would still indicate the protection status. |
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camdenmil
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After trying several times to get an answer from ti-cares (expecting to fail) I got something that may be able to help.
Thank you for your reply.
I regret if the previous e-mail did not address your inquiry. You are correct in
your analysis that the RAM pages you are looking to access have been removed
since the TI-84 Plus family hardware has been updated. I regret any
inconvenience this may cause you.
Another resource you can use to find answers to your questions, example
calculations and other information is our Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base is
accessible to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
http://support.education.ti.com
I hope that you find this information helpful. If you have further questions or
comments, please feel free to send me an email.
So this must mean that there's not 128Kb of ram  |
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DrDnar
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| Our Wiki is better, and contains fewer lies. |
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Eeems
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| Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:42:04 am Post subject: |
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Oh wow they actually replied?!
And our wiki is better. |
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calcdude84se
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Well, that pretty much settles it. Only 48K RAM, that stinks... I guess that's what emulators are for...
(I'll never get to use Emu8x, USB8x, TI-Boy, etc...)
Oh well.
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FloppusMaximus
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| Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:54:04 pm Post subject: |
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| TI-Boy, maybe not. USB8x, as far as I know, doesn't use any of the extra RAM. Emu8x could be adapted to work just fine (apart from the 86, of course) with only 32k and a little extra. |
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calcdude84se
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Ok. I guess there's still hope...
Wouldn't I have to deal with a RAM reset every time with the Emu8x, though? (I'd be willing, of course) |
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DrDnar
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MSD8X uses all the extra RAM pages for things like caching director contents and as scratch for Quick Sort. The MSD driver in USB8X will work, but you'll have to interface with the drive using another program. The BASIC interface will let you read and write files, provided you the exact path.
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FloppusMaximus
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Interesting. But I would guess that too could be fixed fairly easily.
calcdude84se: It would not necessarily mean clearing your RAM; so long as you have ~16k of RAM free, it could back up the page 1 contents onto page 0. I don't know how much memory Emu8x requires for itself, beyond the emulated calculator's RAM, but I'm guessing it isn't much. |
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critor
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thepenguin77 wrote: As far as K's go. I've seen K revision O and K revision (none).
Could you copy the end of the serial of your O revision 84+ ?
Thanks. |
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thepenguin77
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critor wrote: thepenguin77 wrote: As far as K's go. I've seen K revision O and K revision (none).
Could you copy the end of the serial of your O revision 84+ ?
Thanks.
Probably not, that was so long ago that I forgot whose calc that was, I'll look, but I can't really promise anything. |
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the_mad_joob
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Yo there...
First of all, i'd like to thank all of you for all these juicy infos about hardware specifications.
This allowed me to purchase a fully functional Rolls-Royce some days ago :
- serial end : S-0404
- model type : TI-84 plus silver edition (with additional port for viewscreen output)
- boot code : 1.00
- average CPU speed : 14.4 MHZ using CLOCK.8XP (Ander D'nar) / 14.0 MHZ using SPEDTEST.8XP (thepenguin77)
- total RAM : 128 KB using RAMTEST.8XP (Brandon Wilson)
- CPU/RAM chip : not verified but this must be a TI-REF83PLUSB/TA2 according to the calculator's age
- ALCDFIX.8XP needed : No, tried several versions of Fall Down, Desolate & Doom and display works totally fine
It may be interesting to mention that SPEDTEST.8XP returns the unexpected value of 115 FPS.
- LCD driver : not verified but this must be a Toshiba according to the tested games results.
So, don't hesitate if you have the opportunity to acquire one of these...
Thanks again,
the_mad_joob
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thepenguin77
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| Glad we could help. Have fun with pokemon on Ti-Boy. I've still never had a chance to play it. |
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DragonsXPS
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My Calc is a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, i got it in late 2006.
Ran the appropriate tests on it all of them passed, so I'm guessing my calc has 128K of RAM in it.
Anyways the serial number is S-1005D.
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Lionel Debroux
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Yes, calculators of the "D" hardware revision have the full 128 KB of RAM  |
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