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- From: brianc@iastate.edu (Brian J Cerveny)
- Subject: Re: TI-85 games
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <brianc.716323759@vincent2.iastate.edu> <1992Sep13.043737.24048@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 19:32:48 GMT
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- In <1992Sep13.043737.24048@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> sklar@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (Dave Sklar) writes:
-
- > Yeah, the terrains I have for Artillery are stored pictures, along
- >with stored equations. That's kind of hard to translate to text, except by
- >posting a 127x63 array of 0's and 1's, which is cumbersome and a pain to
- >reinput.
-
- Yeah. That's where LINK-85 would be nice, because then you could just transfer
- all of the pics, programs, and lists that are needed.
-
- >: Until LINK-85 comes out, posting source would also mean manually retyping
- >: the source on the computer. We'll see, I guess.
-
- > I called TI last week, and they said that they were shipping to to
- >dealers but would start shipping it themselves until October. Plus, they
- >wanted $70 for it. I wonder if they'd release specs on the cable and the
- >transfer protocol.
-
- Interesting. The HP cable lists at $59, and goes for $45-$50 mail order
- with software. Without software they go for $29, and there are plenty of
- third-part cables around with various connectors.
-
- > Unfortunately, the plugs for the link cable are sub-mini 2.5mm
- >STEREO. No one carries plugs or sockets of this size that are stereo. I
- >checked Radio Shack, various electronics catalogs I get in the mail, etc...
- >Some have sockets, some have plugs, but they're all mono. It'd be nice to
- >know if the transfer even uses the other channel.
-
- I hope there will be third-party cables for the TI. Technical info on the
- interface and software protocol would be great, too. If the TI software
- is required, I could get the IBM version for my XT laptop, but I'd just as
- soon be able to use it from my Amiga.
-
- It would be even better if the I/O port was programmable, then we could make
- our own transfer programs.
- --
- // Brian J. Cerveny (brianc@iastate.edu)
- \X/ Disclaimer: The views expressed above are my own. So there.
-