TI-83 Series - Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

CPU

Zilog Z80 CPU, 6 MHz (TI-83, 83+), or 15 MHz (Silver Edition), or Inventec 6S1837 (TI-83+ revision A)

ROM

24 kB ROM (TI-83)

Flash ROM

512 kB with 163 kB available for user data and programs (83+) or 2 MB (Silver Edition)

RAM

32 kB RAM with 24 kB available for user data and programs (128 kB on Silver Edition, however the extra 96 kB is not user accessible by default, this extra memory is used in some Applications such as Omnicalc for a RAM recovery feature and a virtual calc)

84 series expandable via special software to use up disk space on a USB memory drive.

Display

Text: 16×8 characters (normal font)

Graphics: 96×64 pixels, monochrome

I/O

Link port, 9.6 kbit/s

50 button built-in keypad

Power

4 AAA batteries plus 1 CR 1616 or CR 1620 for backup

Integrated programming languages

TI-BASIC, Assembly language and machine code. C requires a computer with a Z80 cross-compiler or an on-calc assembler.