Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad


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Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad




	Actually, I have a use for it.  I have a county network where I live made
up of all the schools and law enforcement offices running PC's and MAC's
with practically no security at all!  It would be a great thing to just
plug in my TI-92 to a 10-base-T jack at school and have fun with it.

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> From: Osma Suominen <ozone@clinet.fi>
> To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
> Date: Monday, February 23, 1998 10:42 AM
> 
> 
> Grant Stockly wrote:
> 
> > 
> >>It seems that the project has grown quite a lot... :) I just wonder if
> >>there's much use for it, but now that it's cheap it could have a
future.
> > 
> > Come on...it is just as much of use to people as yours is...  :)
> 
> Well, it's probably of more use than mine... =)
> 
> > It uses its own protocall.  After studing the TI protocall, I made one
that
> > was different, but would function with the TI calcs.  Its knida weird
to
> > explain, but it works...
> 
> Oh...
> 
> > I just want to get at least $.50 for spending months programming for
it.
> > Things such as the printer server, modem server, bootstrap server, ect.
> > will be on the internet with GPL and such licenses
> 
> Paying $.50 sounds awkward, but that's your problem...
> 
> > There are no (well there is a junky one) networks for commodore, apple,
..
> > that are all compatible with each other.  Should I ask you what makes
your
> > network of use and why are you continuing with it?
> 
> I'm not trying to make MBus work with all kind of stuff (computers,
> printers, other peripherals), and it is unique (except for your system)
in
> that it allows TI networking.
> 
> I just mean there's a lot more of work with your system than with mine,
and
> I wonder if it's worth the effort. It seems to be great technically, but
I
> still doubt that it will ever become popular because it's so, well,
> confined. If you can make, say, a generic driver for every platform which
> works with existing applications, it will be much more useful than if you
> had to make every application yourself. But I wonder if this is possible
> with old computers, newer ones (eg. Macs and PCs with
> Windows/Linux/whatever) shouldn't be that hard to make drivers for.
> 
> > I've also got some bets chips to controll your house.  EVERY thing
except
> > the $5 hub chip will be on the internet for free.  Its kinda like
shareware
> > but I get $.50...
> 
> How do you intend to collect the money?
> 
> > If you need some ideas on what else this network can do, please ask...
> > 
> > Hard Drive server
> > Apple II series
> > Commodore
> > VIC
> > TRS-80
> > IBM
> > MAC
> > Wang
> > Osborne
> > Flash memory storage
> > House controll and automation
> > 
> > All using the same protocall.  Even on the ancient Apple IIe (.7MHz),
you
> > can communicate with a 533MHz Mac or 333MHz MMX...
> 
> Yes it _can_, but is there need for it?-)
> Showing people that the system is useful might be your biggest obstacle. 
> Good luck.
> 
> -Ozone
> 
> -- 
> *** Osma Suominen *** ozone@clinet.fi *** http://www.clinet.fi/~ozone ***
> 


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