A85: Re: OS hardware
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A85: Re: OS hardware
You obviously have no clue as to waht you are toalking about.
-----Original Message-----
From: William M. Palko <WILLIAMPALKO@worldnet.att.net>
To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 11:07 AM
Subject: A85: OS hardware
>
>hello again guys. i've just got some more points for you to ponder about
the
>hardware side of this OS
>
>1. as far as i know, you can't load files directly from your computer to
the
>e2. this disadvantage might become tedious; if you wanted to fill your 512k
>it would take about 20 comp->calc, calc->e2 transfers. this could easily be
>overcome by a C++/VB program or a slight change in hardware
Soimeone is working on this already.
>
>2. have you considered adding an extra linkport on the e2? obviously, if
you
>had your link prgm on the expander, you would be trying to pull yourself up
>by the bootstraps. before you get flustered about the technical problems,
>take my word that this would be a very easy thing to do. the micro that
>controls the e2 has MANY unused I/O lines. all that needs to be done is (a)
>put an extra link port on the board and (b) make a slight software upgrade
>on the micro, and, we're there.
There IS an extra port on the e2. read the specs man.
--Jonathan Kaus
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