TI-H: A Virtual Hub: Interlink
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TI-H: A Virtual Hub: Interlink
I have had an idea for some time now. I
have described this link to many people, only with the success of confusing
them. I have included a picture that will, hopefully, explain my idea
better than I can word it. The picture should be in a standard 4bit GIF
format. Although, for some reason IE displays a green background, it is
supposed to be white. I chose to send it in this format because it was the
smallest file.
For those of you who cannot view a standard 4bit
GIF file for whatever reason, or if the file gets corrupted in sending, here is
my best explaination in words. I would like to have an interlinking graph
cable with looks similar to that of TI's standard link that comes with every
calc. On each end of the Interlink is the familiar block with a male prong
for insertion into a calc. The Interlink would also have a female plug
near where the cord comes out of the block. If possible, the female plug
would expand to accept either the TI male prong or a stereo plug to accomodate
headphones. Thus eliminating all the excess hardware currently required to
listen to sound.
II
II
II
II
II_____
__
__ _____II
I I
I \ /
/ / I
I I
I
I I I----------I I----------I I I
I
I______I_I_/
/ /
\_I_I______I
(forgive me, as I am not an ASCII
artist)
With the built-in female plug, it is possible to
have a networked program with sound:
ICalc I to Sound
I / I
I
\___/ \ /
II_____II_
I
\
I
Link I----------to other calc or to another
Interlink
I__________/
That is not a very good picture, again, but a
sketch. Using the Interlink, it is also possible to have four calcs
connected simultaneously to one another, thus making multi-player games
possible. With the design of the Interlink, it is possible to connect many
calcs together, as long as it is an even number. I do not know if this is
truly possible on the electronic side. There will have to be a master
Interlink, and it will assign ID's to the other Interlinks connected to
it. The programs that will use the Interlink will have special sound
requests, so that the Interlink will recognise not to send it to the other
Interlinks attached to it.
Sending and Recieving:
Crash Control:
When sending bits of data, the Interlink would
send to all attached Interlinks, header information in front of the data
containing the ID of the sending Interlink. When recieving data, the
Interlink would first look at the header, and ignore any data if the header had
the same ID as it.
'Learning' Link:
When sending the data, the header would contain the ID of the
recieving Interlink, and send only to that Interlink. Nothing would be
done to stop incoming data, thus taking less time than the Crash Control
idea.
Let me know what you think of my idea on this particular
hardware idea. I don't care much for how it works, so feel free to change
the specs. Just as long as it has the following things, and I'll be a
happy-camper:
1) Name: Interlink
2) Connection: be able to connect many calc to each other
simultaneously
3) Sound: be able to route sound through the female
port
4) Style/Design: must look like a regular TI-link
-Miles Raymond
P.S. Sorry my message is a little long... I get carried
away.
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