Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)
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Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)
Which one.
>Can someone give us the schematics for the hardware for this device I
>would like to get started buildinng one of these harddrives or
>interfacing it for my calc.
>Kent
>
>morph- wrote:
>>
>> I already said i'm writing the driver, and i've gotten a start on it
>> already. It's a fairly simple process. I've designed a nice file system
>> already, it supports directories, etc. I figured i'd put in support for
>> every type of variable, since it's fairly easy to do (just includding a
>> byte (yes, a whole byte...you poeple shouldn't care, you'll never fill up
>> a 540 meg HD with TI stuff) for the var type). i'm coding the driver for
>> UsGard at the moment, but when i'm done i might make a simpler version for
>> ZShell (this one works as a TSR tha can write the calc's entire memory
>> state to the HD, and read it back out. Yes, this will work because UsGard
>> is ALWAYS in the same location, and no you can't just goto the receive
>> thing and get a backup because the AVR isn't programmed to support
>> backups). Oh, and Grant...if you could scan/mail some schematics to me (if
>> you have them). I'd appriciate it. I'd like to build one of these things
>> to play around with (will you send the firmware too?) Alright, well, my
>> longwindedness has again, come to a close
>>
>> -- Jon Olson
>>
>> On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Kent Lofley wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > So is there an IDE device for my TI85. If so I would love to build one
>> > and I could maybe write a driver.
>> > Kent
>> >
>> >
>> > morph- wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Ah, i see...we're talking about completely different things. :> I can do
>> > > the keyboard too, but my orringal comment was about the IDE hard disk
>> > > which you said you has designed, but no one was willing to write a driver
>> > > for it. I'd be glad to write a driver (and have plent of HD's lying
>>around
>> > > to do so)...anyway, i can do both the HD and Keyboard if ya like.
>>I've got
>> > > 3 months of summer to kill.
>> > >
>> > > -- Jon Olson
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > okay cool... You make the protocall. The AVR dumps out a
>>standard ASCII
>> > > > key for each key pressed. For the final firmware, there will be a dip
>> > > > switch for 8x and 92/89 mode.
>> > > >
>> > > > Grant
>> > > >
>> > > > >Well...i leave on saturday. so please hurry if you would. I need
>>something
>> > > > >to occupy my time all week. I'm planning on having a fully functioning
>> > > > >driver by the time i get back (which...given a week of summer
>>vacation,
>> > > > >shouldn't be a problem)...
>> > > > >
>> > > > >-- Jon Olson
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> >Alright...i've got nothing to do next week while i'm going on
>>vacation
>> > > > >> >(me? outdoors? hell not) so if ya give me the protocol spec, i
>>can write a
>> > > > >> >driver. won't be able to update you about status for a week though,
>> > > > >> >obviously. i'll code it for usgard for the simple reason i
>>don't like any
>> > > > >> >other shells. port it if you like. all i need now is the spec
>>from grant.?
>> > > > >> >:>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> I'll give it to you after I make it...
>> > > > >>
>> > > >
>> >
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