Re: A86: Theory question

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Re: A86: Theory question


Palms are Approx. $300, my friend.  U menya nyet dyengi.  (I don't have the 
money.)

>From: warhorse <warhorse@bellatlantic.net>
>Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: Re: A86: Theory question
>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 21:03:42 -0400
>
>
>I do believe those are called Palm Pilots. I heard 86's are used for 
>someting
>called meth or math or something like that...? However, a school-wide 
>secret
>student communications network is pretty cool!!
>terrence
>
>J D wrote:
>
> > 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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