Re: TI-H: TI Network - TIN

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Re: TI-H: TI Network - TIN


1. As a programmer, you should know that a compiled app for one calc will
not run on another without an "emulator" of sorts.  I don't think that an 86
prog would run on an 82, do you?  And what about the 89/92?  They even have
a different processor!  How the heck could you run an 82/83/85/86 prog
natively on an 89/92/92+?  The ZTetris linking protocal is the only thing
cross-calc about it.  If you don't believe me, find someone at school with a
different calc than yours without ZTetris, and try to send it to them.

2. I think that the best way to handle multi-calc storage is for the calc to
attach an ID to the stored file, so another calc could see that "hey, this
just isn't my thing", and wouldn't run it.  I do not know if things such as
lists and matrices are cross-calc or not, but I imagine that an 82/83 list
would need to convert to an 85/86 list, which would need to convert to an
89/92 list.  (I hope I am wrong here.)

3. And about addresses, this just means that more calcs can attach, right?
So, if everyone in school that had a calc, they all would be able to use
this network?  How is this going to be implemented?  I don't think that
someone is acctually going to build a 200+ hub/connector.  Or, is it
possible to connect multiple hub/connectors together?

    calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
...
      |
calc-hub-calc
      |
    calc

-Miles Raymond
-----Original Message-----
From: Firepower5@aol.com <Firepower5@aol.com>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: TI Network - TIN


>
>In a message dated 10/19/98 2:24:09 PM Central Daylight Time,
>fuzz@pinecrest.edu writes:
>
>> what you are describing right there, is an mbus hub with an i2c
compatable
>>  e(g) attached. the mbus hub just connects all the red wires to the rest
of
>>  the red wres, the whites to whites, and ground to ground.
>
>No, I am not.  Does MBus have a fileserver?  Nope.  Does MBus have support
for
>calcs other than the -85?  Nope.  I want a system with a small storage
device
>(stores high scores for 'server', download freq. used programs, etc) that
is
>compatible with all ASM-capable calcs  - meaning the TI-82, TI-83, TI-85,
>TI-86, TI-89, and TI-92(+).  I believe Kaus mentioned a greater number of
>addresses so more calcs could be connected.  Think about it... we know
ZTetris
>has a link routine that is used in all versions and is compatible with the
>calcs mentioned above.  If you can play a game of ZTetris from one calc to
>another, this TI-Network should certainly be feasible!
>
>My important points:
>1.  Multi-calc capability
>2.  File server
>3.  More addresses
>
>Rob Hornick
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