Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 15:49:29 -0700
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org


>It seems that the project has grown quite a lot... :) I just wonder if
>there's much use for it, but now that it's cheap it could have a future.

Come on...it is just as much of use to people as yours is...  :)

>Does it use just the byte transfer of the protocol (like the EuP) or does
>it support variable transfers etc. without external (ASM) programs?

It uses its own protocall.  After studing the TI protocall, I made one that
was different, but would function with the TI calcs.  Its knida weird to
explain, but it works...

>It sure is...

And, I made an error... 128 nodes or 85 with status lights...

>> If there is any interest in this network, I will continue it.  I've already
>> made a chat program that makes an 83 talk to an 8086 (about the best
>> computer I have working right now).  The calcs driver is arround 500 bytes,
>> and the PCs is about 1.5k.  Both are very crude.
>
>How do you intend to license it and how will the development continue? I
>mean, if you make it really good, it could even have a commercial future
>(you probably should sell the system to some firm), but it could also be
>made a free, public project like all the GPL licensed stuff etc.

I just want to get at least $.50 for spending months programming for it.
Things such as the printer server, modem server, bootstrap server, ect.
will be on the internet with GPL and such licenses

>> Oh well, if someone likes this, I will finish it...  ;)
>
>Could you tell me some practical applications for it? I mean, even though
>you had a driver for all computer (or fruit ;) flavors, you usually still
>need the software that can take advantage of the drivers. I can see use for
>e.g. a network printer, but that's already been invented and your new
>system would be just reinventing the wheel. There should be some real use
>for the system which no other, previous system can handle.

There are no (well there is a junky one) networks for commodore, apple, ...
that are all compatible with each other.  Should I ask you what makes your
network of use and why are you continuing with it?

I've also got some bets chips to controll your house.  EVERY thing except
the $5 hub chip will be on the internet for free.  Its kinda like shareware
but I get $.50...

If you need some ideas on what else this network can do, please ask...

Hard Drive server
Apple II series
Commodore
VIC
TRS-80
IBM
MAC
Wang
Osborne
Flash memory storage
House controll and automation

All using the same protocall.  Even on the ancient Apple IIe (.7MHz), you
can communicate with a 533MHz Mac or 333MHz MMX...

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