Re: LZ: Well.

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Re: LZ: Well.

I think added a keyboard and a mouse to the 85 by using the I2C 
interface protocol is a great idea.  I am interested in constructing a 
prototype.

Matt Butch
mjb25@hotmail.com
>Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 12:24:34 -0400
>To: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
>From: Ryan Myers <rmyers@inetarena.com>
>Subject: LZ: Well.
>Reply-To: list-zshell@lists.ticalc.org
>Errors-To: list-zshell-errors@lists.ticalc.org
>
>After 6 hours and 700+ messages, and the addition of 3 people to my 
official
>shit-list, I'm finally through everything that's happened on LZ, LZB, 
and LZ-Adv
>in 3 weeks.  My thoughts (flame me if you so feel needed.  Any flames 
sent to
>the list instead of to me is an instant shit-list addition) on the info 
covered:
>
>1)      Usgard.  Looks nice.  Libraries are good, but need some work.  
In all,
>        it is a beta and has bugs, as do all betas, but this is by far 
the most
>        promising shell insofar as I have seen.  Guys, get the size 
down and
>improve
>        library handling, and I'll be glad.  All non-programmers, 
remember that
>        after nearly 8 years ( Windows 1.0 was released in 1989 ), 
people
>are still
>        working out DLL implementation. :-D
>
>2)      Ash for the TI82.  Very nicely done.  Thanks, guys.  All 82 
users
>will no
>        doubt rejoice at this.
>
>3)      PSOII.  Good idea.  I'll be interested if I can see a beta.
>
>4)      Poweruser v. mass-use shells.  I have to agree that ZShell is 
still the 
>        primary shell for most users, but we can work on this.  IMHO ( 
here
>come 
>        the flames ) we programmers should create a ZShell 4.0 
plain-vanilla
>version
>        of any game or program if possible, then go for Usgard.
>
>5)      Where is Supernova?
>
>6)      Too many libraries result in havoc.  Ditto for over-large 
libraries.  I
>        think there should be a maximum of 30 libraries.  Period.  And, 
I will
>        say that no upcoming proggy of mine will use more than 3-5 libs 
at one
>        time.
>
>Now, a few random thoughts:
>
>1)      The TI-85 keyboard.  I brought this up a few weeks back, and 
nobody
>noticed.
>        Now, I repeat.  Deep in the online document libraries of 
Philips
>Semicond.
>        is a PDF on how to recieve input from a PC keyboard ( not the 
PS-2
>port style,
>        standard DIN-5 or DIN-3 ) using the I2C interface.  As I2C
>interfaces can
>        be operated using only two wires, this is ideal.  I'm thinking 
of
>trying this.
>        Any comments or interests?  If I succeed, it will be a Usgard
>library BTW.
>
>2)      Ditto for a mouse, this would be more easy.  Ditto also for 
libraries.
>
>3)      List-Usgard.  PLEASE.
>
>If anyone was offended by this unusually-long-email for a list-serv, I
>apologize.
>But a number of things had to be said while I had the attention of the 
masses.
>
>Back into action,
>
>Ryan J. Myers ( Webmaster )      rmyers@inetarena.com (ICQ UIN 1473314)
>Portland, Oregon ( US )          http://boris.inetarena.com/
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