Re: TI-H: Another EIII choice...

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: Another EIII choice...
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 19:21:02 -0700
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Ummm...  UltraSCSI on a calc?  :)  UltraWide !?!

>What about UltraSCSI (or even UltraWide SCSI-3) support so I can use an
>optical drive instead of the floppy.  It'll also improve CD-access times
>to the ticalc.org archive cd, as opposed to an IDE CD-ROM drive that
>takes up too much CPU utilization.
>~Larry C
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>On Sun, 05 Apr 1998 22:05:09 -0400 John Malluck <malluck@bellsouth.net>
>writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>Noah S Zoschke wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 4 Apr 1998 14:54:32 -0700 gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
>>> writes:
>>> >
>>> >This is more like it!  Check it!  It will have a real-time clock!
>>> >keyboard!
>>> >
>>> >This thing basically lets your calc use all PC/AT parts...
>>everything
>>> >except the momitor...  I decided that a 2.88MB disk drive was
>>enough,
>>> >and
>>> >that a 4.3GB $250 hard drive was overkill...  :)
>>> >
>>> >SuperI/O III
>>> >+Plug and Play Compatible Chip
>>> >+Floppy Disk Controller
>>> >+Keyboard Controller
>>> >+Real-Time Clock
>>> >+Two Fast UARTS
>>> >+Infrared Support
>>> >+IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
>>>
>>> BIG <snip>
>>>
>>> Geez...
>>> What types of drivers are going to be needed for these things?  And
>>how
>>> big would this thing be if all the features were built?
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, you forgot to add a guided missile controller :)
>>>
>>
>>You forgot to include the nuclear power plant to power the thing. I've
>>always wanted a calc add-on that gave off a satisfy hum when powered
>>up :)
>>.
>>                    -Michael
>>
>>
>
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