Re: TI-H: Mac Link
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Re: TI-H: Mac Link
From: Dan <danti@applecyber.dyndns.com>
>Well thats not true serial then.... hmm... oh well.
It is true serial in that it sends the bits sequentially (ie serialy), and
not
at once, or in parallel. It is not true RS-232.
DK
>At 07:09 PM 4/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>From: Dan <danti@applecyber.dyndns.com>
>>>The three wires are Data (red), Clock (white), and ground... it is
>>>serial... so if you wanna make a link... do some research... actually,
lots
>>>of it...
>>
>>
>>The names Data and Clock are misleading, they would be more
>>properly called "1" and "0", due to the way the TI uses them for
>>transfering data. Who came up with 'Data' and 'Clock' anyway?
>>
>>Regarless of their names, all you really need to do is make sure
>>that you get the red, white and bare wires hooked up to the right
>>places on your link circuitry. Some of the diagrams call them
>>"Data" and "Clock", others simply refer to them as Red and White.
>>
>>Is that all the info you needed, or do you need to know how
>>the TI transfers information?
>>
>>-DK
>>
>>>At 04:17 PM 4/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I'm trying to make a link for Macintosh but I need some info...
>>>>are the 3 connections to the calculator simply Input, Output, and
ground?
>>>>
>>>>I've built a pc serial-link wich works great on my pc, but i don't know
>>much
>>>>about pc serial ports...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>-Dan
>
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