Re: TI-H: 8x to 8y communications
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Re: TI-H: 8x to 8y communications
Christopher Kalos wrote:
> I have an 83, and I'm about to get an 85 (used), and an 86. I want to
>
> make them all communicate with each other.
> How different are they in terms of link protocol? While this is more
> of
> a software related question, I'd like to be able to write up a kind of
>
> common refernce platform, allowing ASM progs from one calc to run on
> another without any modification. I know that the displays differ
> from
> calc to calc, and with the 6, the memory architecture had to be
> revamped
> to some extent, but z80 code is z80 code. If we can attain some level
>
> of portability, it would definitely boost the usability of the ex*der
> as
> well as other peripherals.
> Let me know if I'm insane or not...
You're insane; but so are we all spending our lives trying to modify
TI calculators... This could be done however it could never be fully
portable; I think it's as close as it will get already. You just will
always have to change the code for the memory calls and display and
whatever other small changes TI throws in. I don't see how it could be
done any better than it currently is...
-=<Matt>=-
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