Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
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Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
even better - rip open a cordless phone and be able to have data
transfer and make a speaker and microphone on it - possibly caller id?
even an address book that would call some one at the simple touch of the
enter key! All types of possibilities
jizbisct wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> ----------
> > 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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