RE: TI-H: Current thread
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RE: TI-H: Current thread
Is there any other Ti hardware list, maybe with a moderator, to control all
the OT ??
Bye
Javier
-----Mensaje original-----
De: Adam Davis <adavis@baladyne.com>
Para: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Fecha: Martes 3 de Agosto de 1999 11:18 a.m.
Asunto: Re: TI-H: Current thread
>
>A problem is that those who truly were interested in doing hardware did not
wish
>to deal with the volume of OT stuff that appeared here. After awhile,
you'll
>see that this list has little value as a TI hardware list. A number of the
>'real' hardware questions are not answered, simply because those that know
don't
>pay attention to this list.
>
>It is misfortunate. I hang around for the occasional tidbit. I've been
doing
>some work on the protocol of the calc link port and such, and there are a
few
>others here that are doing that also.
>
>Another reason is that this list is visited mostly by teenagers and college
age
>adults. During the summer, they may not have easy access to the list.
>
>-Adam
>
>Larry79054@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> To Whom It May Concern(TWIMC):
>> I'm brand-new to this list, but have reviewed quite a few previous
>> entries. I, perhaps, can be forgiven for being confused: I thought that
>> software discussions were to be on a separate list and that this list was
for
>> hardware discussions. The current thread is all about MSDOS vs. other
>> systems and I can't see where this has anything to do with hardware, per
se.
>> I'm interested in finding out how to hook up the TI-86 to the real
world
>> to send/receive data for controlling/monitoring purposes. I was hoping
to
>> see some interest by others in the hardware (and, of course, to this
extent,
>> at least, the software) needed to accomplish this feat. I have reviewed
the
>> info about the Lego Robot by David E. West at M.I.T. and the temperature
>> sensor info by another person and hope to progress from there, though my
>> interests are not yet involved with making robots. My actual hobby is
>> experimental rocketry and I would like to see if the TI-86 can be used to
>> make some of the propellant-making operations remote, for safety
purposes,
>> and if it can be also used to collect and massage data from static test
runs.
>> This would help by not having to haul a computer system out to the
desert.
>> I cannot afford a laptop, so it's going to have to be the TI-86 or some
sort
>> of microcontroller, like a PIC.
>> Again, perhaps I'm just confused and this current thread is only a
>> temporary aberration, but I would hope that we'll get back to discussing
>> hardware soon. Thank you.
>> Larry Teebken (larry79054@aol.com)
>
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