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: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:01:03 -0700
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

Yeah...thats all in progress...  The hub will be compatible with the
"net"work.  The "net"work will have a bus of 56k, and allow somewhere
between 32 and 320, maybe 3200 calcs or devices.  I have to recheck my
addressing...

>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...
>>
>>
>>