FYI - Please could someone forward this to the appropriate
people/mailing list for their information ?
And if possible let me know to whom it has been sent.
Thanks
Romuald Perinelle
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> Romuald:
>
> Thank you for your recent correspondence.
>
> At this time, there are no announced plans to produce TI-Graph Link software for
> a Linux system.
>
> Due to its proprietary nature, I regret to inform you that Texas Instruments
> does not release information on the pin-outs and protocols of its calculator
> link products.
>
> If you have further questions or comments please feel free to contact me at your
> convenience. Please copy this message in your response and send directly to
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> Sincerely,
>
> Yvonne Zeilan
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> [ "(U)(mta) PERINELLE R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 4/8/99 7:25:39 AM ]
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> I couldn't find any application to connect a Unix system to a TI-89
> calc with the cable you sell.
> Since I've bough such a cable and since I mainly work with Solaris and
> Linux, I would like to have
> such a tool. Does it exist ? And if it doesn't, can I get the interface
> specifications so that I can develop
> such a tool ?
> Romuald Perinelle
Well, I understand that you may not have planned to produce your software for
unix systems (note that I'm not restrictive to Linux, I also use Solaris). Anyway,
your customers will surely have the need for at least a minimal communication
between their calculator and their computer. Please be aware that Microsoft has not
the monopole of the students and engineers's computer systems.
The users of your calculator are certainly of the computer aware sort of
people. Students, teachers, researchers, scientists. They often use Unix systems at
school or at work, and a growing number is also using it at home, thanks to Linux
and FreeBSD.
It would be sad that none of them buy a TI just because TI refuses the
existence of such a communication.
You don't even sell your software ! You really have NO PROFIT preventing the
existence of a communication software on UNIX systems using YOUR sold interface
cable.
I don't care about how your cable is designed in the inside. I respect your
propriety on this. I just want to make what I've bought function with what I have.
According to European Community law, that's my right. And according to the market
law, that's your interest : elsewhere I (and lots of people around the world) would
recommand other products.... or at least won't buy your (useless for them) cable.
Please, let me know at least the minimal information to send and receive files
to the calculator and to decode them. I would be honoured if you would let me give
my code to the Linux community (which would make you a GREAT adertising), but I
don't require that.
Romuald Perinelle
