Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet
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Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Phillip Holmstrand wrote:
> EMMANUEL J CRACKER wrote:
> >
> > From: Phillip Holmstrand [pholmstr@geonorth.com]
> >
> > > I am new to this list and ZShell, I got into both
> > > because I am intrested in ways of implimenting
> > > Internet support on the TI-85 through some sort of
> > > Ethernet connection using a ZShell and a home made
> > > connector.
> >
> > > It would certainly be wonderful to plug my TI into
> > > the nice tempting blue Ethernet ports we have at
> > > School.
> >
> > You're joking.
> >
> > People, do us all a favor. Think before you make wild requests for
> > hardware interfaces and software to use with your _calculator_. I
> > enjoy a good, realistic hack (a la ZShell or turbo), but keep your
> > feet on this planet. I don't believe we'll ever see Internet on a TI,
> > external hard drives/memory, or infrared links. Sorry to burst some
> > bubbles, but let's be serious.
> >
> > Phillip - it's nothing personal, and I realize you're new to this
> > list. But I just wanted to get a word in here before people take
> > this, like everything else, too far.
>
> Hmm I didnt see anything at all wild about it... couldn't you just get a data
> stream going into the calculator and then convert it to binary?
>
> Rather than shooting it down in flames, I suggest you post somthing
> helpful.... Ideas, problems, or shaddap will ya.
A TCP connection is a pretty complex thing and even if you can get
the hardware to work, you'll have a real tough time writing a
routine to handle it in 32k and still have room left over for a
browser. But even if you succeed, where will you put the buffers?
And, if you solve all those problems, what can you see on such a small
screen?
Even if you could make an internet connection work on the 85, who would
want to use it? Not me.
Barry
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