Re: A86: very very peculiar

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: very very peculiar
From: TurboSoft@aol.com
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 21:40:11 EST
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


In a message dated 98-02-16 23:50:03 EST, you write:

<< Yes thats true. But if TI gave away too much information - on the hardware
 they use or the too much info on the rom or info on ports they call. Look at
 this *scenario*:
 
  I can see some company snatch up the ROM, burn it (with some modifications,
 because they know a lot about the ROM, because, hey, TI well documented
 that), and then use the port information to interface the hardware with
 their calculator, because, hey, TI documented the ports. Then their
 product - call it Generic86, sells like hotcakes because they are only
 charging 50 bucks for it and it can also run asm programs. "Oops", says TI,
 "Heck", they comment, "the only way we could make it easier for them is to
 actually lay out the schematics in front of their face" (Until next time)
 
 Sure, maybe a company could reverse engineer it, but could they afford to do
 that?
 
  If someone knew enough about electronics, then if they had all that
 information that these people here want, then he could probably whip out an
 EPPROM burner and a few pieces and create their own calculator, because,
 hey, TI documented the ROM, the ports, etc etc
 
 Now if a company got a hold of that idea, then uhh ohh, here comes
 Generic86.
 
 --- Now there has to be some truth in this theory. It just makes too much
 sense.
 
 -Matt >>

yeah but Tl copyrighted all the ROMs so you can't do that.