Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
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Re: TI-H: 4-Way Doodad
Do I hear 'Dueling Banjos'?
On 22 Feb 1998 21:38:13 -0000 "Osma Suominen" <ozone@clinet.fi> writes:
>
>Grant Stockly wrote:
>
>>
>> Don't decide that mine is not good...it isn't that expensive, at 5$
>I
>> barely pay for shipping...
>
>OK sorry, it's your system and I don't know much about it.
>
>> I've almost got drivers made for the C64, C128, VIC (maybe), Apple
>II
>> series, IBM (8086 and up), and Mac. This means that HPs, TIs, IBMs,
>> Apples, Oranges :) can all share modems, printers, and a centralized
>server
>> can be made anywhere.
>
>It seems that the project has grown quite a lot... :) I just wonder if
>there's much use for it, but now that it's cheap it could have a
>future.
>
>> Its so far 64 nodes per chip, with a max of 4 chips together. Then
>you can
>> zone the segments together. The hub operates with TI protocall when
>> talking to calcs, and it uses its own protocall with computers. It
>> basically has its own handshaking form that allows anywhere from
>1bps to
>> 400,000bps based on the speed of the computer/device.
>
>Does it use just the byte transfer of the protocol (like the EuP) or
>does
>it support variable transfers etc. without external (ASM) programs?
>
>> So, I've ditched the $10 4 port hub and came out with the 64 port
>hub. I
>> don't know how much it would be since the electronics distributor
>doesn't
>> have any of the chips in stock, but the 64 port firmware should cost
>about
>> $5, with all the supporting parts another $5. You can have a
>> multi-computer network with 64 ports for only $10! IMO, better than
>the
>> calcnet thing.
>
>It sure is...
>
>> If there is any interest in this network, I will continue it. I've
>already
>> made a chat program that makes an 83 talk to an 8086 (about the best
>> computer I have working right now). The calcs driver is arround 500
>bytes,
>> and the PCs is about 1.5k. Both are very crude.
>
>How do you intend to license it and how will the development continue?
>I
>mean, if you make it really good, it could even have a commercial
>future
>(you probably should sell the system to some firm), but it could also
>be
>made a free, public project like all the GPL licensed stuff etc.
>
>> Oh well, if someone likes this, I will finish it... ;)
>
>Could you tell me some practical applications for it? I mean, even
>though
>you had a driver for all computer (or fruit ;) flavors, you usually
>still
>need the software that can take advantage of the drivers. I can see
>use for
>e.g. a network printer, but that's already been invented and your new
>system would be just reinventing the wheel. There should be some real
>use
>for the system which no other, previous system can handle.
>
>-Ozone
>
>--
>*** Osma Suominen *** ozone@clinet.fi *** http://www.clinet.fi/~ozone
>***
>
>
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