Re: TI-H: TI Tokenized Networking technology, and farewell
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Re: TI-H: TI Tokenized Networking technology, and farewell
Boo Hoo im sad now. Humm lets see all those things are a. a waste of
time b. rediculous in logical terms and c. Theoreticaly obsolite. Good
ideas but get real. First of all you werent the first to come up with
any of these projects. Its funny how me and grant were thinking of a TI
Network at the same time, and just happend to goto the same school, this
is the same for about 1 million other people who dream of a network like
this. The thing is, is that the person who makes this network thing the
best will have the best results. And we must all remember these are
calculators, so keep it simple.
TCP/IP stack can be squashed so small that i laugh when you say it is
too big to fit it on the calculator without a expander.
Oh no who the hell wants to try and desolder a rom from a $90
calculator, nice idea but no thanks.
Oh an IR link... humm and we have how many of these suckers, write me an
efficient protocal and ill say "Good job"
oh whats this external CPU, wow this is real hard, and who the hell
wants to do parralell processing with a Z80, its called a computer look
into it.
And one more thing, what is up with the attitude stuff, "Oh no the
calculator guys have a bad attitude about the whole thing im quitting"
Im sorry im being a jerk but please tak your sympathy to some people who
care. And one last thing good luck with token ring for a calculator, who
wants something for calculators that was meant for large corporate
networks running at 100mbps speeds, not 1k a second.
bye
Christopher Kalos wrote:
>
> This will probably be one of my last posts on this list. I have seen a serious degradation in the attitude of this hobby.
> When I signed onto the list, I expected it to be a place where people would share ideas and work together in order to enhance the TI-calculators in general, with the "veterans" aiding the less experienced. I had originally been proven correct.
> However, starting with the release of my specification for the TI-Networking protocol, I saw things go to crap pretty quickly. I have posted what might be my last and largest contribution to TI-Hardware at www.stuytech.com, which includes a token-ring based technology, since it is simpler to implement and can provide a substantial stability and speed boost over an Ethernet protocol. CSMA/CD is just one thing that TI-calculators will face with upon handling.
>
> I have included a list of the projects that I was working on. I may continue development, but I doubt that I will continue to be a member of the TI-Hardware mailinglist.
>
> Wireless modem (based on Ricochet spread-spectrum wireless modem released in the summer of '97)
> XI2C based Expander
> TCP/IP stack (possibly using an offboard module, due to the size of the protocol)
> direct hardware upgrades (rebuilding the ROM in order to accommodate new processors, color screens, etc., while maintaining TI compatibility)
> IR link (simple, link-cable emulating design)
> External CPU add-on (use CBL Get and Send commands in order to tell an offboard CPU to process data that the z80 is not capable of)
>
> That was it for my work.
>
> I will regret having left this community, but the lack of cohesion has gone too far.
> Thank you.
> Christopher Kalos
> raptorone@stuytech.com
> Executive Director/Administrator
> Virtual Technologies Developer's Group
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