Re: LZ: **VERY** wierd idea. Be careful...
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Re: LZ: **VERY** wierd idea. Be careful...
> Here's the steps:
> Create a multi-socket plug for a calc. I.E. one male plug, several female.
> (it must be in parallel, or the common modem speed would be zilch)
> (I have no clue where I/we could get the sockets [fenale] from...)
No problem there. Just connect each calc. to a 3.5mm (mini) plug by
opening the link cable & connecting the wires. In fact, what we'd
probably actually want is a "splitter" hub that amplifies the signal &
sends it to all calcs.; else we'd need different hardware for the server
calculator.
In other words, for each calc. we have something like this:
| calc's own link
| 3.5mm plug
[[[[[[[[[[[[[------------------------]]]]]]]]]---
And we also have a unit like this:
------
| |
3.5mm female |--- |
| |
|--- |
| |
|--- |
...
> Create software that would act as a LAN for the calcs.
> The point would be to transmit MASS amounts of data to ppl so
> teachers could give their students progs more efficently.
Then the server calc. would have to start up as a server, & client
calcs could start up as a client. Auto-status determination might also
be possible, but I've no idea how to implement it.
> There are some more creative things too...
> The program would check whats going on with the link port then:
> [I have no clue as to if/how/should it check all the modems of the calcs and
> decide on the lowest speed of them all. That's what you ppl are for..:^]
It shouldn't; this means each time a new calc. goes on the network, the
entire network stops as it asks. Remember that each calc. can only
receive one thing at a time!
> 1. If you're not connected, you become the server (?)
Probably simple enough: send out a signal & see who ansers.
> 2. If you are, you choose a login name for yourself.
> The server calc could then transmit packets with headers:
> If the header data identifies YOUR calc, it accepts, otherwise, it junks it
> ASAP.
> ETC...
Sounds good.
> OK. What do all of you think? Have I made an idiot out of myself? Is this
> a really cool idea? What?
If we can swing it, it'd be great!
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