Re: TI-H: New Cases

To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: TI-H: New Cases
From: "SMC12" <scross@san.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 19:05:07 -0800
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org


>>I just subscribed (again, for the second time :-) and I've been following
>>the posts about the new case idea on ticalc.org.  I'm confused.
>
>:)
>
>Grant, were
>>you going to build something (I thought maybe a chip or something) into
the
>>case, or would that be done separetly, by us?  And what will the
dimensions
>>be?  Not too big, obviously.
>
>If robert wants, I can get a fab company to build a 512k EII, IR link,
>keyboard, and all of the stuff I said before.  The cost os $20 for 100.
>The only catch is taht you have to buy at least 100 at a time so there has
>to be 100 people willing to buy it...


Well, let's see.  I'm one person, plus whoever wanted 20, plus that person
who wanted 10 or so.  That's 31.  Anyone else?


>>    I like this idea of the "piggy back" design, where you use the front
>>cover from the old calc.  Are the 83 and 86 the same size, and the 82 and
85
>>the same size?  I would think it would be the other way around.
>
>The 83/86 and 82/85 are the same.  You're right...
>
>>    What are the features?  So far, I've gathered that they are:
>>Stereo speakers (w/ volume)
>>IR Link
>>parallel port
>>serial port
>>EII
>You forgot:
>
>Mini keyboard
>mouse...
>
>I have a working (kinda) prototype of this.  Infaread is cool...  It will
>plug into modified keyboards...  When using parallel/serial devices you
>plug in a high density plug.  Its a special plug since having 2 25pin plugs
>would have no purpose...


I knew I was forgetting something!

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Re: TI-H: New Cases

From: nzoschke@juno.com (Noah S Zoschke)