RE: TI-H: Current thread
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RE: TI-H: Current thread
Do you know the ACZ guys?? Would you have time to moderate a list??
Bye
Javier
-----Mensaje original-----
De: Adam Davis <adavis@baladyne.com>
Para: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Fecha: Miércoles 4 de Agosto de 1999 12:24 p.m.
Asunto: Re: TI-H: Current thread
>
>The problem with a list with a moderator is the moderator has to see each
>message before it is sent. A newsgroup with a moderator would be much more
>efficient. The mod could delete OT threads and messages, but could also
leave
>for a day w/o upsetting people.
>
>Perhaps the folks at acz.org would set up another newsgroup for us, and let
one
>or two of us moderate it.
>
>-Adam
>
>Javier wrote:
>>
>> 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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