Re: SD: Networking - tell me about it
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Re: SD: Networking - tell me about it
Yes, I remember some sort of protocol designed. I
think the best thing for this is more like a LAN
system. Have everyone hook up to a hub, and have one
calc dedicated to dishing IP's. Wing (of TCPA) and I
have been discussing this concept for quite a while,
we just don't have the engineering experience to make
it work. The server calc would ONLY be used for IP
assignment, so an 82 could work for that.
--- Grant Stockly <gussie@stockly.com> wrote:
>
> I made one of those afew years ago, but NO one
> wanted to design programs
> for it.
>
>
> >Shell developers and hardware designers,
> >
> >Has a networking system and protocol been created
> for the TI calcs? If not,
> >I have a bit of an idea, but it will need all of
> your help for its
> >realization.
> >
> >For the hardware, there are two options. Either a
> server system, or a hub.
> >
> >The server option would be like a memory expander
> with a few link ports, but
> >having a chip controlling traffic with a command
> buffer, acting much like a
> >multi-port dial up server. I believe this option
> would have less work in
> >terms of the software side of things, as it would
> interact with the calc
> >much in the same way as the memory expander.
> >
> >The second option would be to actually have a
> 'network' using addresses.
> >This would have a hub, much like an ethernet hub,
> or like a Gameboy
> >multi-tap (remember those things?); or it could use
> a daisy-chain method,
> >using special transceivers. This option would
> require more in the ways of
> >software, as it would require a completely
> different os or shell, or at
> >least a major patch to the ti-os's linking section.
> Game's would also have
> >to be changed to send different commands to the
> link port, but we would be
> >able to play real multi-player games.
> >
> >Just a few ideas. Tell me about the reality of
> these ideas. Note that I am
> >sending this to both shell-developers, and
> ti-hardware, so you may want to
> >send responses to both. thanx
> >
> >--
> >M M IIIII TTTTT CCC H H OOO
> >MM MM I T C C H H O O
> >M M M I T C HHHHH O O
> >M M I T C C H H O O
> >M M IIIII T CCC H H OOO
> >
> >"Guitar picks, yeah, those make great fingernail
> cleaners, screwdrivers, and
> >percussion sounds in your vacuum cleaner, just in
> case you didn't know." -
> >anonymous
>
>
>
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