Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
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Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
The below message is misquoted, none of the text below
was written by me.
DK
-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: David Knaack <dknaack@geocities.com>
>>To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 12:06 PM
>>Subject: Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
>>
>>>what exactly is it that is stopping us from building a working radio
link?
>>
>>Money and size of the whole thing!!!
>>First alpha version of a TI <-> TI Radio link 2/25 - 3/5/99.
>>The Radio link has nothing to do with Protocols so you can
>>use it for games, backups or what ever you want to do
>>with it.
>>
>>If the link is working then I'll try to build the network thing where
>>many TI's are connected. There's no need for a TI Server. The server
>>will be a Motorola 68CH11. The problem is the price.
>>It wouldn't be any problem to make a network with 12 or even 21 Ti's
>>but it would be kinda expensive. You could build a whole chat
>>system though, like IRC with ops and all this shit. It's no problem
>>to program the CH11 for this.
>>A board for 21 Ti's would cost about $50. If think you could even link
>>32 to this board.
>>
>>So what price/how many links would be the best solution?
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>A 68HC is in no way an I/O chruncher. I could do better with a 4pin PIC
>with afew shift reigsters... Sad...
>
>
>Take a look at www.scenix.com.
>
>You're off track on the number of TI's. If designed correctly all the
>links can and would share the same freq.
>
>I've tried to do it the way you are (with the stupid gay TI-hub thing) and
>it is a complete waste of money.
>
>
>I2C over packet type radio is the best solution.
>
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