Re: TI-H: what is Spinterface?
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Re: TI-H: what is Spinterface?
Hey Rich i have a ti92
will you install it on a ti92 too?
and can the spinterface be used on the extender uf??
On Sat, 16 Aug 1997 00:28:03 PDT "Richard Piotter"
<richfiles@hotmail.com> writes:
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>>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 21:55:51 -0700
>>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>>From: Thayne Miller <yomaster@geocities.com>
>>Subject: TI-H: what is Spinterface?
>>
>>I know you've had a million ppl ask this (probably) but what is
>>this spinterface stuff? I just joined this list so don't flame
>>the crap out of me :) It sounds cool. Is there a site somewhere
>>or someone that can send me some info? Thanks a lot! (Sorry for
>>the inconvenience)
>>
>>__
>>Thayne Miller
>>Email: yomaster@geocities.com
>>Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/5084
>>
>>"Yes, well, that's the sort of blinkered, fitestine, pig-ignorance
>> I've come to expect from you non-creative garbage!"
>> -Monty Python
>>
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>Yup!!!
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>There is a page all about the SPinTerface port. It's my homepage (at
>the
>end in my signature). Go to the TI Navigator, and then the SPinTerface
>
>page. The cartridge page had some problems (called getting deleted) so
>I
>have to put it back on, but the SPinTerface page is still up (even
>though I NEEEEEEEED to update it more). Just for your info, the 7805
>voltage regulator should be a 78L05. (:
>
>The SPinTerface port itself is basicly a better link port. It includes
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>it's own power supply and the link port connections. It has auto power
>
>activation/deactivation when you plug in or remove carts. Some carts,
>like the speaker cart are cross platform! Others need software to be
>ported before they work with others.
>
>One of the best uses is with prototyping. If you like to design
>things,
>or have a project that still needs tweaking, you can connect a simple
>10-pin male connector to a cable and the cable to a breadboard. It's
>cheaper (box of 200 conections (16-20 connectors possible if you glue
>things) from Radio Shack for $2 compared to buying an $8 link cable to
>
>cut for only up to 2 projects) than using the standard link port, and
>you save space and more money by skiping the batteries and power
>circuits in the project. Mel Tsai's SF Expander fits in a 1.5x1x1/4
>inch
>cartridge! Space and money are what the SPinTerface saves.
>
>I will install them for $20 plus build carts for $5 each plus $5 added
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>till it covers costs of special order parts in the carts. For
>expanders
>you havet provide your own chip (to hard to find. I don't have time to
>
>search out for them). All other devices, I'll get the chip for you.
>You
>just have to pay for it.
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>If you don't feel comfortable sending it through the mail, you can try
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>building it yourself. It is rather simple in it's design. The hardest
>part is working in the calc's small space.
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>If you build it yourself, COOL! (:
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>If you are scared you'll blow up your TI, I can do it! (:
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>If you don't need or want one, That's cool to!!!
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>Hope I explained it well enough to you and let you know how to get it!
>
>Remember, any new carts will go to my web page. The instructions for
>construction are there too.
>
>
>Richard Piotter
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>e-mail: richfiles@hotmail.com
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>HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html">The
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>Richfiles</A>
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