Re: A86: can i build a grey graph link cable?

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Re: A86: can i build a grey graph link cable?


Just like ardi.  They spent 5 years emulating the mac kernal, then apple
got mad.  Now they have their own system somewhere between 6 and 7.  Even
though it operates just like a Mac, they can't use the Mac OS even if each
user bought their own.

Btw, Executor II does a great job running CAZ on an IBM...

Grant

>it depends on if the general working of it is copyrighted or the code is
>copyrighted. but usually it is illegal to reverse engineer them and says
>that.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Kalos <raptorone@stuytech.com>
>To: 'assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org' <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Sunday, January 11, 1998 6:42 PM
>Subject: RE: A86: can i build a grey graph link cable?
>
>
>It might be protected, but there's a difference between stealing and reverse
>engineering.  There's a PIC-link out there that works almost exactly like
>the TI-Graphlink, down to the software.
>All you need to know is how it works (Down to the data lines and
>everything), and then write up PIC code that does the same.  The fact that
>Bryan made PIC code that converts the EuP data to TI-protocol proves that
>getting there is easy.  It's cleaning it up to act just like a TI cable
>that's the hard part.
>
>Christopher Kalos
>raptorone@stuytech.com
>Executive Director/Administrator
>Virtual Technologies Developer's Group
>
>
>----------
>From: Grant Stockly[SMTP:gussie@alaska.net]
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 1998 5:36 PM
>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: Re: A86: can i build a grey graph link cable?
>
>
>>Alder wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to build a gray graphlink cable?
>>All I know is that they use some type of PIC.  Even if you could build
>>one, you'd still have to get the software program that is on the PIC.
>>And even if you could read the program off the PIC that is in a
>>Graphlink cable, the PIC would be "protected", which would prevent you
>>from reading it in the first place.
>
>There are ways to break protection on PICs.  Don't get any ideas though.
>Bryan's and TIs software is protected heavily.
>
>Btw, Bryan's dad is a lawyer...  :)
>
>Grant