DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
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DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
Texas Instruments TI-89 (European edition)
| Date of introduction: | May 2003 | Display technology: | LCD dot matrix |
| New price: | Display size: | 100 * 160 pixels | |
| Size: | 7.2" x 3.2" x 0.80" 182 x 81 x 20 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 6.4 ounces, 182 grams | Serial No: | 2181006537 |
| Batteries: | 4*AAA + CR1620 (35mA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 06 year 2003 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (S) | |
| Precision: | 14 | Integrated circuits: | CPU: MC68EC000 ASIC: TI-REF 200C040 Flash: LH28F160 RAM: 2*TC51001 |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | 188k Bytes, 702k Bytes FLASH-ROM | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
TI-89 introduced in the 1998 could be called the most enhanced calculator
of the pre-2000 time.
In Europe in 2003 a new styling with a dark blue case appeared
to make it more attractive for the students.
Other cosmetical changes incluse a
new colour scheme of the keyboard and a silver frame around the display.
In May 2003 the new operating system 2.09 was introduced to make the TI-89 more
user friendly. It included:
 | Icon desktop for easy navigation to the applications |
| Real time clock with date |
| Pre-loaded applications |
| CellSheet to enhance the TI-89 with spread sheet capabilities |
| Statistics with list editor to enhance the statistics functions of the TI-89 |
| Language localizers for French & German |
| New multi curricular functions |
| TI Reader to read .txt, .htm and OEB formats |
| Datamate |
| Better integration with Cabri II Plus |
| Better integration with Derive6" |
The clock and the icon desktop were new features included in the OS 2.07 and
upwards. You can easily update an elder TI-89 to OS 2.08 or OS 2.09 so that it will include the clock as well.
However the clock will not activate with a TI-89 Hardware Version 1.00, it has to be
Hardware Version 2.00.
Texas Instruments announced January 7, 2004 with the TI-89
Titanium the successor of the TI-89. Main differences are:
| More stylish housing with integrated kickstand |
| Integrated USB port for computer connecitivity |
| Three times of user memory |
| Advanced display |
| 16 pre-loaded software applications |
Hardware-Versions:
The two different hardware revisions of the TI-89 are known as
HW1 and HW2. You can check the HW version of your TI-89 using the following key
sequence and reading the number on your screen:
[F1] [A]
Please notice that HW1 revisions report just the ROM version while HW2 reports the hardware revision, too. Main differences between HW1 and HW2 are the display access (Direct Memory Access vs. Memory Mapped IO), processor speed (10 MHz vs. 12 MHz) and limitations of the assembly program size).
ROM-Versions:
2.08 (August 2002, recalled and re-released February 20, 2003)
2.09 (May 20, 2003, actual in February 2008)
You can check the ROM version of your TI-89 using the
following key sequence and reading the number on your screen:
