diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IEmulator.cs
index 1d6b7be044..622664bcc7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IEmulator.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IEmulator.cs
@@ -22,20 +22,35 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 				_cpu.TraceCallback = null;
 			}
 
-			// I eyeballed this speed
-			for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-			{
-				_onPressed = controller.IsPressed("ON");
+			_onPressed = controller.IsPressed("ON");
 
-				// and this was derived from other emus
-				for (int j = 0; j < 10000; j++)
-				{
-					_cpu.ExecuteOne();
-				}
-				
+			if (_onPressed && ON_key_int_EN && !ON_key_int)
+			{
+				ON_key_int = true;
 				_cpu.FlagI = true;
 			}
 
+			// see: http://wikiti.brandonw.net/index.php?title=83:Ports:04
+			// for timer interrupt frequency
+
+			// CPU frequency is 6MHz
+			for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
+			{
+				_cpu.ExecuteOne();
+
+				TIM_count++;
+				if (TIM_count >= TIM_hit)
+				{
+					TIM_count = 0;
+				
+					if (TIM_1_int_EN)
+					{
+						TIM_1_int = true;
+						_cpu.FlagI = true;
+					}
+				}				
+			}
+
 			Frame++;
 
 			if (_lagged)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IStatable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IStatable.cs
index 0539da2ae0..d2bd9192ca 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IStatable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.IStatable.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 			ser.Sync("Frame", ref _frame);
 			ser.Sync("LagCount", ref _lagCount);
 			ser.Sync("IsLag", ref _isLag);
+			ser.Sync("ON_key_int", ref ON_key_int);
+			ser.Sync("ON_key_int_EN", ref ON_key_int_EN);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_1_int", ref TIM_1_int);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_1_int_EN", ref TIM_1_int_EN);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_frq", ref TIM_frq);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_mult", ref TIM_mult);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_count", ref TIM_count);
+			ser.Sync("TIM_hit", ref TIM_hit);
+
 			ser.EndSection();
 
 			if (ser.IsReader)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
index dc70edff41..09b0928449 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Calculator/TI83.cs
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 			_rom = rom;
 			LinkPort = new TI83LinkPort(this);
 
-			// different calculators (different revisions?) have different initPC. we track this in the game database by rom hash
-			// if( *(unsigned long *)(m_pRom + 0x6ce) == 0x04D3163E ) m_Regs.PC.W = 0x6ce; //KNOWN
-			// else if( *(unsigned long *)(m_pRom + 0x6f6) == 0x04D3163E ) m_Regs.PC.W = 0x6f6; //UNKNOWN
-			if (game["initPC"])
-			{
-				_startPC = ushort.Parse(game.OptionValue("initPC"), NumberStyles.HexNumber);
-			}
-
 			HardReset();
 			SetupMemoryDomains();
 
@@ -57,8 +49,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 		private readonly byte[] _rom;
 
 		// configuration
-		private readonly ushort _startPC;
-
 		private IController _controller;
 
 		private byte[] _ram;
@@ -75,6 +65,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 		private bool _cursorMoved;
 		private int _frame;
 
+		public bool ON_key_int, ON_key_int_EN;
+		public bool TIM_1_int, TIM_1_int_EN;
+		public int TIM_frq, TIM_mult, TIM_count, TIM_hit;
+
 		// Link Cable
 		public TI83LinkPort LinkPort { get; }
 
@@ -169,7 +163,60 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 					_romPageLow3Bits = value & 0x7;
 					break;
 				case 3: // PORT_STATUS
-					_maskOn = (byte)(value & 1);
+					// controls ON key interrupts
+					if ((value & 0x1) == 0)
+					{
+						ON_key_int = false;
+						ON_key_int_EN = false;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						ON_key_int_EN = true;
+					}
+
+					// controls first timer interrupts
+					if ((value & 0x2) == 0)
+					{
+						TIM_1_int = false;
+						TIM_1_int_EN = false;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						TIM_1_int_EN = true;
+					}
+
+					// controls second timer, not yet implemented and unclear how to differentiate
+					if ((value & 0x4) == 0)
+					{
+					}
+					else
+					{
+					}
+
+					// controls low power mode, not yet implemeneted
+					if ((value & 0x8) == 0)
+					{
+					}
+					else
+					{
+					}
+					break;
+				case 4: // PORT_INTCTRL
+					// controls ON key interrupts
+					TIM_frq = value & 6;
+
+					TIM_mult = ((value & 0x10) == 0x10) ? 1800 : 1620;
+
+					TIM_hit = (int)Math.Floor((double)TIM_mult / (3 + TIM_frq * 2));
+
+					TIM_hit = (int)Math.Floor((double)6000000 / TIM_hit);
+
+					// Bit 0 is some form of memory mapping
+
+					// Bit 5 controls reset
+
+					// Bit 6-7 controls battery power compare (not implemented, will always return full power)
+
 					break;
 				case 16: // PORT_DISPCTRL
 						 ////Console.WriteLine("write PORT_DISPCTRL {0}",value);
@@ -198,22 +245,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 					{
 						// Console.WriteLine("read PORT_STATUS");
 						// Bits:
-						// 0   - Set if ON key is down and ON key is trapped
+						// 0   - Set if ON key Interrupt generated
 						// 1   - Update things (keyboard etc)
 						// 2   - Unknown, but used
 						// 3   - Set if ON key is up
 						// 4-7 - Unknown
-						////if (onPressed && maskOn) ret |= 1;
-						////if (!onPressed) ret |= 0x8;
-						return (byte)((_controller.IsPressed("ON") ? _maskOn : 8) | (LinkActive ? 0 : 2));
+
+						return (byte)((_controller.IsPressed("ON") ? 0 : 8) | 
+									  (TIM_1_int ? 2 : 0) |
+									  (ON_key_int ? 1 : 0));
 					}
 
 				case 4: // PORT_INTCTRL
-						////Console.WriteLine("read PORT_INTCTRL");
-					return 0xFF;
+					// returns mirror of link port
+					return (byte)((_romPageHighBit << 4) | (LinkState << 2) | LinkOutput);
 
 				case 16: // PORT_DISPCTRL
-						 ////Console.WriteLine("read DISPCTRL");
+					// Console.WriteLine("read DISPCTRL");
 					break;
 
 				case 17: // PORT_DISPDATA
@@ -447,7 +495,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Calculators
 				_ram[i] = 0xFF;
 			}
 
-			_cpu.RegPC = _startPC;
+			_cpu.RegPC = 0;
 
 			_cpu.IFF1 = false;
 			_cpu.IFF2 = false;