Re: TI-H: Mac Link
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Re: TI-H: Mac Link
Kinda like my ass sends stuff serially.... but not RS-232.... unless they
defined that as being part of it? dunno...
At 06:43 PM 4/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Dan <danti@applecyber.dyndns.com>
>>Well thats not true serial then.... hmm... oh well.
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>It is true serial in that it sends the bits sequentially (ie serialy), and
>not
>at once, or in parallel. It is not true RS-232.
>
>DK
>
>>At 07:09 PM 4/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>>>From: Dan <danti@applecyber.dyndns.com>
>>>>The three wires are Data (red), Clock (white), and ground... it is
>>>>serial... so if you wanna make a link... do some research... actually,
>lots
>>>>of it...
>>>
>>>
>>>The names Data and Clock are misleading, they would be more
>>>properly called "1" and "0", due to the way the TI uses them for
>>>transfering data. Who came up with 'Data' and 'Clock' anyway?
>>>
>>>Regarless of their names, all you really need to do is make sure
>>>that you get the red, white and bare wires hooked up to the right
>>>places on your link circuitry. Some of the diagrams call them
>>>"Data" and "Clock", others simply refer to them as Red and White.
>>>
>>>Is that all the info you needed, or do you need to know how
>>>the TI transfers information?
>>>
>>>-DK
>>>
>>>>At 04:17 PM 4/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to make a link for Macintosh but I need some info...
>>>>>are the 3 connections to the calculator simply Input, Output, and
>ground?
>>>>>
>>>>>I've built a pc serial-link wich works great on my pc, but i don't know
>>>much
>>>>>about pc serial ports...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>-Dan
>>
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-Dan
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