Re: LZ: Teleconferece


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Re: LZ: Teleconferece



Jordan Adema wrote:
> 
> > > >  The calculator uses 4 AAA batteries, y-ing or daisy chaining the port
> > > >will (I think) split up the power too much... example:  RT link and
> > Buzzer:
> > > >half the sound and not as much distance w/ the link.  Plus I think it
> > may
> > > >make battery life quite a bit shorter.  I think this make sense.
> >
> > ok i was thinking after reading a bunch of these teleconference messages.
> > I thought up a plan that wouldn't require us to make networked together to
> > form a chat thing. Instead, use the already existing chat place - IRC. The
> > way this would work is that the calculator would have an RT-link and your
> > computer would have an RT-link (use the graphlink to hook the RT-link to
> > computer). Then, boost the range of the RT-link by quite a bit (3 miles??
> > if possible?). Now, make a program to put on the calc that would
> > comunicate with the computer and receive messages from an IRC prgram on
> > the com. Hmm.. after reading this, it sounds confusing, but do you guys
> > get what i'm saying??
> 
> This whole "teleconference" thing is a useless and impractical idea, as
> demonstrated by this reply. It will NEVER happen on the TI-85. And you can
> quote me.
> 
> The problem, as I see it, is that either people don't know what they are
> talking about, or they lose their sense of practicality. Ask yourself: "Can
> this possibly fit in 28,000 bytes?" "What useful end will this achieve?"
> "Will the  neccesary hardware be inexpensive and easily assembled?" and so
> on...
> 
> jadema@grfn.org


ok answers to your questions...
1.Maybe, BUT you are going to want room for other apps and games.. so 
narrow it down to Ohh.. about 18K.. now that will be hard.


2. YES!
3. sorta if you are an Eletronicly gifted person.
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