Re: TI-H: TI Modem
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Re: TI-H: TI Modem
I wouldn't say important... I just don't get why you would use the link port
when it is slower and requires more work. It's like the link port is something
so important...
What do you mean by it is not a real world practice?
-Calan
clambert@geneva.edu
Grant Stockly wrote:
> You make direct buss access sound like its something important.
>
> Its not a real world practice to do that anyway.
>
> >Explain what this means?
> >
> >>Link port... Why aren't you using bus access? It's easier, cheaper and a
> >>whole lot faster.
> >>
> >>-Chris Lambert
> >>clambert@ieee.org
> >>
> >>Grant Stockly wrote:
> >>
> >> > The etnernet chip already has a buffer.
> >> >
> >> > The calculator link port is just not clocked at 10MHz.
> >> > >OK, in other words we'd have to add a buffer external to the chip.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >> >It wouldn't have to go very fast at all. Just provide telnet
> >>services,
> >> > >> >finger, that sort of thing.
> >> > >> >How could this be implemented?
> >> > >> >
> >> > >>
> >> > >> >>It would work...at 5k a second it might miss some packets.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>I didn't say it would be slow. I said it would miss packets.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>if they were 1 4k packet a second, the calc would take ~.80 seconds a
> >> > >>packet. There isn't too much of a buffer in ethernet chips.
> >> > >>
> >> > >
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