Re: TIB: Inntroducing 'TI-Net'

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Subject: Re: TIB: Inntroducing 'TI-Net'
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 23:01:47 -0700
Reply-To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org


>Not at all!  If you have been following previous threads on this subject
>you would know that they are designing a real network.  It is basically
>just a central hub where multiple people can connect and play games across

TokenRing

>the network.  The drivers he was referring to were packet protocol drivers
>so that data wouldn't get screwed up when sending it across to the other
>calcs.  My question is:  5.7K/sec is too high a transfer rate for such a
>complicated protocol, so what will the rate drop to when 5 people are
>playing the same game?  I'm assuming you are using only 2 calcs right now
>to get 5.7K/sec.

Transfer speed between the calc and the network is 5.7k.  Transfer between
ring members is arround 500k.

>So, it really isn't the same thing as using the link cables.  BTW, the only
>stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked (now where have I heard
>that one before?)

No.  It is faster.  Good for schools.  Runs on RJ45 with no batteries needed.

Grant

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