Re: A89: Re: TCML Proposal
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Re: A89: Re: TCML Proposal
>You can plug the graphlink directly into a modem with a gender change
>adapter. I've used this system with a vt100 emulator for the 83.
And you can dial out? I guess so, hmm.. never thought of that. Serial is
serial, I should of known.. duhh.. just simply send encoded strings of
binary.
>I don't know why you wrote this. I wrote this because if we're going to
>put the 89 on the net, we're going to need some standards to start with. I
>wouldn't need the opinion of the list if I was going to build a modem, but
>if I want to propose a standard I should probably see what other people say
>about it.
Ok, then if I was you I'd make the actual program get the connection to the
web. That isnt easy, I mean PPP on a calculator? Winsock? VT100 makes much
more sense... heck, you really want to handle IP packets on a calculator?
No way.. I say you design a server program that runs on your machine, and
uses the modem as a server. When the two modem connects it sends the TI
propietery data to the calculator. So, you type in www.ticalc.org in the
calc, it dials to your modem on the computer, your computer uses its own
winsock drivers to connect to ticalc.org, and it parses the HTML. Because I
doubt.. seriously doubt.. that people are going to have PPP and TCP/IP
drivers working with the calc.. it is quite a complicated format.
Actually, I think all of this TCML is a bad idea (no offense). What would
really be useful, even with the limited screensize, is this:
a.) A really simple e-mail program to read new and old e-mail
b.) ICQ message mode - simple exchange of messages
c.) Telnet perhaps? - Useful for searching for books, Clearwater library
for example has telnet access.
and the serial modem on the calc would call the computer, the computer would
then establish a connection and handle ICQ and the e-mail stuff
Because these are all text-based and involve typing very little.
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