Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet
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Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet
On Sat, 3 Aug 1996, greg wrote:
> Secondly, I want to share my thoughts on how we could POSSIBLY connect our
> calculators to the internet. The problem with my plan though, is that it
> would require working RT-links. The way the setup would go is that you
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> little programs for the computer that would read data from the internet and
> translate it into binary so it could send it to the calculator. The
> calculator would then have a program to receive the info and display it on
> the lcd.
> For instance, you could make an irc program for your computer that would
> do all of the work (formatting, etc) and basically send a stream of text to
> the calculator. The stream of text would be a clone of what was being
> displayed on the computer. This way, the only thing the calculator would
> have to do is display the text it receives from its host, the computer. By
> using this method, the program on the calculator would be quite small
> (since basically all it is is a text viewer), yet would be quite powerful
> (since the computer at home is doing all of the work). I feel that if we
> ever get REAL working RT-links, this plan would be entirely feasible and
> quite easy to accomplish. Of course the RT-links would have to be able to
> transmit a fair distance. Hope you people understand what i'm trying to get
> across to you.
The distance is a BIG problem. You could theoretically transmit it from your
comp to your calc, but the other way, you won't have quite enough power most
probably (unless you're just going to your backyard...). I think IRC isn't
qute feasible, because the 85 doesn't have a big enough display (Unless you use
the small font, maybe, but it's harder to read...). Maybe a lynx-like thing,
to format it to 21x8, but that's pretty complicated. I could almost see it
happening, except:
1) The calc to computer transmission is gonna be too underpowered
2) The display on the 85 is teeny
3) The calc isn't very fast, and the link to the i-net won't be either
and surely a few other things I can't think of, but I would love to see it
happen.
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