Re: A86: Theory question

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: Theory question
From: "J D" <starkruzr@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 16:14:12 PDT
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Ok.  But there is a limit to the applications you could do with it anyway:
1) VERY simple web browsing - MAYBE.  Text-only, definitely.
2) Telnet
3) Gopher
4) Finger
5) Whatever else is only text-based.  Obviously you couldn't do ftp or 
Hotline.
6) IRC minus the file transfer.
These don't require much bandwidth to begin with.

But anyway, the point of this isn't practicality, it's just to see if it 
could be done.  Of course, another issue is $$$ - not all of us can afford a 
handheld.

>From: Joshua J Seagoe <rabidcow@juno.com>
>Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: Re: A86: Theory question
>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 15:32:46 -0700
>
>
>ethernet operates at 10 megabits/sec.  the calculator isn't capable of
>communication anywhere near this speed, so you would need an external
>processor to buffer and transfer information across the network at higher
>speeds.
>if you're going to have an external processor, you might as well put a
>tcp/ip stack on it and anything else you can, both to speed things up and
>allow more space on the calc.  in fact, you would probly be better off
>not having the calculator at all and just using a real computer.
>(laptop/handheld)
>
>-josh
>
>On Tue, 11 May 1999 00:05:41 PDT "J D" <starkruzr@hotmail.com> writes:
> >
> >How feasible do you guys think it would be to implement the Ethernet
> >protocol on the calc, enabling IP services on it like Telnet?
> >
> >
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