Subject: Re: [stella] Teleterm 2600 From: Mark De Smet <de-smet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:40:32 -0500 (CDT) |
Keep in mind that John's code/term does not require extra hardware to create rs232 signals. The asynchronous serial link is decoded and generated in software. If you wanted to dial a modem, you could simply connect the joystick port to a normal external pc/mac modem. Mark On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Joe Grand wrote: > Very cool! > > This reminds me of a project I remember proposing to the list back in > 1995/1996 about doing a terminal program and modem module built in to a > cartridge.. I was thinking about this more recently after checking out the > Dark Mage source and seeing how Greg wrote all the long text strings to the > screen, but it looks like you've already done that part.. > > I like it a lot! I'm starting to reconsider the terminal program idea.. > The circuitry would be a piece of cake using some of the pre-packaged modem > modules (Cermetek, etc.) You could easily use a serial keyboard (like they > have for the Palm devices) to interface with your code... Hmm.. Ideas, > ideas, ideas... > > Joe > > > At 06:07 PM 8/7/01 -0500, John K. Harvey wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >Speaking of net-demos, > > > >Well, here's a little rs232 demo I wrote up last summer. It transfers at > >300 bauds via joystick 2 pinouts. I can't remember which pin it transfers > >on, but I made a cable which connected 2 9-pin connectors via pins 1 to 3, > >3 to 1, 4 to 2, and 2 to 4, but I made the demo rs232 compliant, so only 2 > >of those wires should really be useful. To test on itself, take a 9-pin > >connector and wire pin 1 to 3 and pin 2 to 4. > > > >Anyway, I've got another project I'm working on, so I'm allowing people to > >look at the code and bin file, to fire up some ideas. Don't know if its > >comments are any good, but who can say? After all, I wrote this a year ago. > > > >Enjoy! > > > >-John > > > - > Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ > Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/ > - Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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