Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad

To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
From: "Robert Brack" <reb@netride.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 22:06:13 -0500
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

I think, if you are going to have a modem server, try writing an internet
access program!


-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad


>
>>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...
>
>
>