NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/hp48/5806

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From: [e-mail] (Joseph James Ervin)
Subject: Re: Coma mode?
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:26:37 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jeff Orchard) writes:

|>>What is the Coma mode (ON-SPC) and what does it do?  I read that it draws even
|>>less power from the batteries than off.  Can this be possible?
|>
|>I read somewhere (either in the Owner's Manual or in one of the FAQ's)
|>that Coma Mode (ON-SPC) not only turns the calculator off, but it also
|>supresses the operation of the internal clock.  In other words, the
|>clock doesn't increment while the calculator is in Coma Mode.  This
|>feature is used by the manufacturers and retailers to lengthen battery
|>life (the clock takes a little bit of power since the internals are
|>being changed).
|>
|>Jeff Orchard    [e-mail]
|>Dept. of National Defence, Toronto, Canada
|>


..and don't forget, that with the clock stopped, there won't be any timer
rollover, so the calc won't wake up every 3 days and run several thousand
instructions like it normally does when not in coma mode.

>>>Joe