Re: LZ: **VERY** wierd idea. Be careful...


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Re: LZ: **VERY** wierd idea. Be careful...



> Here's the steps:  
> Create a multi-socket plug for a calc.  I.E. one male plug, several female.
>         (it must be in parallel, or the common modem speed would be zilch)
>         (I have no clue where I/we could get the sockets [fenale] from...)
  No problem there.  Just connect each calc. to a 3.5mm (mini) plug by 
opening the link cable & connecting the wires.  In fact, what we'd 
probably actually want is a "splitter" hub that amplifies the signal & 
sends it to all calcs.; else we'd need different hardware for the server 
calculator.
  In other words, for each calc. we have something like this:


       |  calc's own link
       |                                3.5mm plug
     [[[[[[[[[[[[[------------------------]]]]]]]]]---


  And we also have a unit like this:


                      ------
                     |      |
       3.5mm female  |---   |
                     |      |
                     |---   |
                     |      |
                     |---   |
		       ...




> Create software that would act as a LAN for the calcs.
>         The point would be to transmit MASS amounts of data to ppl so
>         teachers could give their students progs more efficently.
  Then the server calc. would have to start up as a server, & client 
calcs could start up as a client.  Auto-status determination might also 
be possible, but I've no idea how to implement it.


>         There are some more creative things too...
> The program would check whats going on with the link port then:
> [I have no clue as to if/how/should it check all the modems of the calcs and
>    decide on the lowest speed of them all.  That's what you ppl are for..:^]
  It shouldn't; this means each time a new calc. goes on the network, the 
entire network stops as it asks.  Remember that each calc. can only 
receive one thing at a time!


>  1. If you're not connected, you become the server (?)
  Probably simple enough:  send out a signal & see who ansers.


>  2. If you are, you choose a login name for yourself.
> The server calc could then transmit packets with headers:
>  If the header data identifies YOUR calc, it accepts, otherwise, it junks it 
>  ASAP.
> ETC...
  Sounds good.


> OK.  What do all of you think?  Have I made an idiot out of myself?  Is this
> a really cool idea?  What?
  If we can swing it, it'd be great!




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