Re: A86: Re: TI-UX
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Re: A86: Re: TI-UX
That's a great idea, but I am a power and unix freak. I want to have a real unix
machine in my hand without a modem link. A term prog would work from and may
even be built in to TI-UX, so you still could link to another machine running a
real unix. TI-UX is not a real unix. It is just something that looks like unix.
If there is a kernel involved anywhere, it is TI-OS. I just want a palmtop unix
machine and that is the best argument for TI-UX
Justin Karneges wrote:
> The calculator is really not the best piece of hardware to be running unix
> on. Just use it as a telnet terminal instead. Boot linux on your PC and
> set it up a dialup server. Get an external modem and term86 and log into
> your home computer with it's 8 gigs (instead of 128k) while processing at
> the speed of 400mhz (rather than 6mhz).
>
> The external modem/cell phone combo can be very costly and slightly bulky
> depending on the modem used. The USR's are huge! Addonics has a 56k modem
> the size of a half-inch thick credit card but costs a pricy $150 (yes it is
> an EXTERNAL modem and not a card modem).
>
> Why doesn't someone make a radio link or TI-modem ? Not only would this
> task probably be much easier than making a unix OS, but it would be much
> more worthwhile since accessing your computer also means possible internet
> access.
>
> Someone made an IR link, so I'm sure there's more electronic buffs out there
> to do this one. I say we need two parts:
>
> 1) Box to connect to the TI linkport
> 2) Box to connect to a standard RS-232 serial port (com port) on a computer.
>
> So you'd plug one of these pieces into the computer and the other one into
> the calc. They would simple bridge the connection. If the program on the
> calc sends a byte out the linkport, then the radio link will send this to
> the link on the computer.
>
> By building a device like this, you can have the unix OS on your calc by
> dialing into a unix dialup server (just run Linux at home and set it up to
> do so). This way, your calc-unix will be exactly like Linux because it IS
> Linux. It will also process extremely fast since it's processing off of
> your host PC. The internet part is a nice bonus also. At school you could
> connect the comport piece of the device set to a computer at your school's
> library and then as long as you remain on campus (to be in range) you'd have
> internet access also! Chat with your friends in other classes or do
> research on a project without having to ask to go to the library =).
>
> *note*: when linking with a school computer, you'd have to run some
> server/client program (which i'd be totally willing to make if someone
> designed a radio link like this) that would contact your home PC to give
> linux to your calc even if the school PC is windows. so, yes, you can get
> unix on your calc with a school computer as a host.
>
> Possible questions arise:
>
> 1) How big of a range would this device be able to work in? If you lived 2
> miles from school, would you be able to use your home PC to give you unix at
> school or is that out of the question?
>
> 2) How fast could the device transfer data? The 9600bps limit has already
> been reached by the most recent TI terminal programs so the question is how
> fast will the device go?
>
> 3) How much will it cost to make?
>
> Anyways, I think that it'd be much easier to make a radio link (and by far
> more worthwhile because of internet access) than an entire unix on the calc.
> You may complain about having to be in range, etc, which is the only real
> argument for the calc-unix. But I'd stay close to home if it meant I could
> control FTP downloads to my home computer using a TI in a restaurant. =)
>
> -Justin Karneges [Infiniti]
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