Re: A89: multiplayer-adapter ???
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Re: A89: multiplayer-adapter ???
Is all that possible durring gameplay?
-Miles Raymond EML: m_rayman@bigfoot.com
ICQ: 13217756 IRC: Killer2 AIM: MRayMan
http://www.bigfoot.com/~m_rayman/
-----Original Message-----
From: Johan <johei804@student.liu.se>
To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: A89: multiplayer-adapter ???
>Well, my implementation doesn't require much hardware. It's simpler to
>build than a PC-to-calc link.
>
>The calculators are connected in a circular fashion, much like a
>token-ring network (I guess).
>Red wire from calc "n" is connected to white wire on calc "n+1" and so
>on all the way around. That's all.
>
>It's possible to use the ROM-routines for the transmissions, but the
>data must be prepared and sent in a special order. Also, all calculators
>must know how many other calculators there are in the network, and their
>sequence numbers.
>
>/Johan
>
>Miles Raymond wrote:
>
>> Something like that... Actually, I've looked this up before, and what it is is an adapter to plug
>> your TI-link into an IC2 hub and some software (only for the 85 currently but source is provided)
>> for you to run on the calc.
>>
>> 4-player games are very feasable, using the IC2 network, but the absence of hardware makes this
>> almost useless to program for.
>>
>> -Miles Raymond EML: m_rayman@bigfoot.com
>> ICQ: 13217756 IRC: Killer2 AIM: MRayMan
>> http://www.bigfoot.com/~m_rayman/
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