LZ: Fw: RAM/IO Expander

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LZ: Fw: RAM/IO Expander

All who are interested in this project please respond with your comments. 
Please direct your questions to tsaimelv@pilot.msu.edu since I don't know
that much about the Serial Flash expander...I just come up with new ideas
for these things!


"Canada has no national identity other than our strongest policy:
multiculturalism"
-=Zenon=-


: ----------
: : From: Zenon Lynx <Zenon@bbs.nexes.com>
: : To: tsaimelv@pilot.msu.edu
: : Subject: Re: RAM/IO Expander
: : Date: October 6, 1996 9:17 AM
: : 
: : Well, that's too bad.  It would be nice if you could inform people of
: this
: : possibility, but storage for now isn't that bad.  If you could inform
the
: : ZShell programmers about this possibility, then we might get some real
: : power out of this unit!  Anyways, yeah, please keep me informed about
: your
: : progress with the expander!  I'd like to be updated!
: : 
: : "Canada has no national identity other than our strongest policy:
: : multiculturalism"
: : -=Zenon=-
: : 
: : ----------
: : : From: tsaimelv@pilot.msu.edu
: : : To: Zenon
: : : Subject: Re: RAM/IO Expander
: : : Date: October 6, 1996 7:04 AM
: : : 
: : : 
: : : On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 22:53:59 -0600, you wrote:
: : : >The RAM in the Serial Flash expander will also contain addresses, no
: : less. 
: : : >And if not, there has to be some way to tag some on.  Anyways, in
the
: : : >meantime, then we can send to and recieve from specific memory
: addresses
: : : >through the cable constantly (like playing ZPong linked), creating a
: : : >virtual 512KB or 1024KB memory for the TI-85.  Will this be
possible? 
: : In
: : : >this way, we would have to have programs from the computer
disassemble
: : the
: : : >assembled programs and have some kind of modifying program that will
: : allow
: : : >these disassembled programs to, once assembled, access one module
used
: : in
: : : >ZShell (well, one that someone would have to make) to find the
: required
: : : >information and transmit it to the program from the expander.  It's
: like
: : : >using a telephone operator to help you find the phone number, then
use
: : it
: : : >again and again everytime you want to write or read from the
expander.
: 
: : If
: : : >this could happen, then all our hopes have been answered!!!  Please
: say
: : : >it's possible!
: : : 
: : : Well, that's far in the future.  I didn't really plan on doing it
that
: : : way.  I'll just release the (rather complex) send and receive
: : : routines, and if someone wants to make a "virtual" zshell, they can,
: : : but for now I don't think that's going to happen.  It is possible,
and
: : : very likely, that some other of the (experienced) programmers will
: : : make custom games that use the expander.  It's not easy, but they can
: : : learn.
: : : 
: : : BTW, I think I've finally figured out why it wasn't working
correctly.
: : : I'm going to rebuild it today, and I think it will work.......!!!!!!
: : : 
: : : -Mel