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: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 20:27:14 -0700
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

I already tried t.  I had a prototype devolped, but on free samples.  No
one would pay $69 focalculator ethernet adaptor...

>even better - rip open a cordless phone and be able to have data
>transfer and make a speaker and microphone on it - possibly caller id?
>even an address book that would call some one at the simple touch of the
>enter key!              All types of possibilities
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>jizbisct wrote:
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>>         Actually, I have a use for it.  I have a county network where I
>>live made
>> up of all the schools and law enforcement offices running PC's and MAC's
>> with practically no security at all!  It would be a great thing to just
>> plug in my TI-92 to a 10-base-T jack at school and have fun with it.
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>> > From: Osma Suominen <ozone@clinet.fi>
>> > To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>> > Subject: Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
>> > Date: Monday, February 23, 1998 10:42 AM
>> >
>> >
>> > Grant Stockly wrote:
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>> > >
>> > >>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...  :)
>> >
>> > Well, it's probably of more use than mine... =)
>> >
>> > > 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...
>> >
>> > Oh...
>> >
>> > > 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
>> >
>> > Paying $.50 sounds awkward, but that's your problem...
>> >
>> > > 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'm not trying to make MBus work with all kind of stuff (computers,
>> > printers, other peripherals), and it is unique (except for your system)
>> in
>> > that it allows TI networking.
>> >
>> > I just mean there's a lot more of work with your system than with mine,
>> and
>> > I wonder if it's worth the effort. It seems to be great technically, but
>> I
>> > still doubt that it will ever become popular because it's so, well,
>> > confined. If you can make, say, a generic driver for every platform which
>> > works with existing applications, it will be much more useful than if you
>> > had to make every application yourself. But I wonder if this is possible
>> > with old computers, newer ones (eg. Macs and PCs with
>> > Windows/Linux/whatever) shouldn't be that hard to make drivers for.
>> >
>> > > 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...
>> >
>> > How do you intend to collect the money?
>> >
>> > > 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...
>> >
>> > Yes it _can_, but is there need for it?-)
>> > Showing people that the system is useful might be your biggest obstacle.
>> > Good luck.
>> >
>> > -Ozone
>> >
>> > --
>> > *** Osma Suominen *** ozone@clinet.fi *** http://www.clinet.fi/~ozone ***
>> >