Re: TI-H: Re: Laser Network (OT)
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Re: TI-H: Re: Laser Network (OT)
or just say screw the calc and use one of those new cell/palm hybrids
(problem is that they'll be very expensive, around $1100). or still use the
calc and use a beep/no beep think digitaly problem is then you'll need to
use another converter change from pulse to sound or whatever. but I agree
using radios will be a lot easier (and alot cheaper saying that you won't
have to pay any monthly bills just for you calc). You can still get a lot
of range from some of the radios like a CB can get to a i believe 20 miles
around and if the atmosphere is nice to you you could hook it up to a large
reciever and talk to some trucker over in St. Louis when you're in Chicago
or somethin (that'll be fun you're talkin on your CB then suddenly you hear
these strange sounds covering all other sounds on the radio).
the problem with bluetooth is that it's still in the testing stages
otherwise we'd have a lot of possibilities (like changing the chanel of your
TV from the other side of the country, that'll annoy whoever's watching
that's for sure there watching Star Trek then suddenly changed to the home
shopping channel hehehe).
Bernard
----- Original Message -----
???: "Nick" <zaphod@coe.neu.edu>
???: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
????: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 15:51
??: Re: TI-H: Re: Laser Network (OT)
>
> er, coupla problems with that...
>
> digital cell phones use GSM voice compression. there's virtually no way to
> put any kind of data through there other than voice, which it's optimized
> for. analog cell phones just sound like ass & you probably wouldn't be
able
> to get much out of them either... some digital phones have a built-in
modem,
> but the networks charge heaps of cash to use it, generally.
>
> bluetooth, now, that sounds interesting. that could get very interesting
> indeed. and complicated, though ;)
>
> i'd still stick with a simple modulator/demodulator circuit and a couple
of
> FRS radios.
>
> --nick
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernard" <npfs@cybcon.com>
> To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: TI-H: Re: Laser Network (OT)
>
>
> >
> > ok now that we've talked so much about laser and for the most part have
> > agreed that it would be near impossible lets think of something else...
> > ...I'm a tad bit surprised that nobody has thought of using cell
phones!!!
> > think about it many of the new ones have ports for hedsets that leave
you
> > hands free right? well why can't we just use that port to connect
> > calculators and a few of the newers ones and prototypes (like bluetooth)
> can
> > even become two way radios when within i believe it was 10 miles from a
> > compatable phone why can't we use those they are relitively cheap
(around
> > $30 at Costco) and all we would need to do is right a program to use it
> and
> > make a link from calculator to phone and we're done!!! just a thought
> > Bernard
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > ???: <RoniBarrett@aol.com>
> > ???: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> > ????: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 15:07
> > ??: Re: TI-H: Re: Laser Network (OT)
> >
> >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 3/28/00 6:20:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > > dknaack@genesis.genetech.net writes:
> > >
> > > << I have, and its not easy. Once you have it lined up, you still
have
> to
> > > worry about it drifting, and vibration in the mounting. Over more
than
> a
> > > few hundred meters even slight vibrations are an issue.
> > > >>
> > > And with the mention of communication between sky scrapers. Anyone
ever
> > read
> > > how much those things sway? Enough to make some people dizzy.
> > >
> > > Jeff Barrett
> > > Hybridsoft
> > > Co-founder and Director of TI Programming
> > > Hybridsoft.cjb.net
> > > Ronibarrett@aol.com
> > > AIM:RoniBarrett
> > > ICQ:67472242
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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