Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet

Subject: Re: LZ: ZShell and Internet
From: Ryan C. Braun <rbraun@mwci.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 13:12:21 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <3202430E.22E@geonorth.com>
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Phillip Holmstrand wrote:


> EMMANUEL J CRACKER wrote:
> > 
> > From:     Phillip Holmstrand  [pholmstr@geonorth.com]
> > 
> > > I am new to this list and ZShell, I got into both
> > > because I am intrested in ways of implimenting
> > > Internet support on the TI-85 through some sort of
> > > Ethernet connection using a ZShell and a home made
> > > connector.
> > 
> > You're joking.
> > 
> > People, do us all a favor.  Think before you make wild requests for
> > ... cut stuff
> 
> Hmm I didnt see anything at all wild about it... couldn't you just get a data 
> stream going into the calculator and then convert it to binary?
> 
> Rather than shooting it down in flames, I suggest you post somthing 
> helpful.... Ideas, problems, or shaddap will ya.


Give me a break.  That wasn't a flame, and this isn't either, but this 
list should be for stuff that is remotely possible!  Start a new Wild 
ZShell Ideas list if you want.  Think for a moment about the complexities 
of ethernet and networking protocols.  Ethernet cards are pretty complex 
devices, and have quite a bit of technology in them.  It is not like a 
simple serial connection by any means.  In addition to the adaptor, the 
programming for the protocols would be far beyond the scope of the 85's 
capability.  The networking layers on most operating systems take up 
several MEGABYTES!  It simply would not be possible, and would be, I'm 
sorry to say, rather illogical and useless.  If you really want something 
like this, get a computer with and ethernet card and write something to 
shove a telnet session out a serial port over the link to your 
calculator.  Approximate cost = several thousand.  No thanks.


Ryan


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