Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The Pi makes the Ethernet connection but of course theres no browser in the TI so your online experience is all telnet. There are even some BBSs just for this purpose... -Curt On Monday, September 3, 2018, 1:10:57 AM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Craig  wrote: > > > > Why would

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > fmiser wrote: > > > > How I use telnet... Really I should say "One way I use telnet..." > > is I have an app on the 'phone called "remote keyboard" that > > is in my list of virtual keyboards. When I pick it, it opens > > a port on the phone. I use my computer to telnet to that port > > and

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
99/4A was _long_ before Ethernet was available on any personal computer. The Pi's doing that part, if anybody is. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Craig wrote: > > > > Why would it use telnet to connect to the Internet? > > > > Why can it not use a TCP/IP interface? > Curt wrote: > Remember we're talking about a nearly 40 year old computer... I thought it was the Pi that made the telnet connection - not the TI. Or do I have it jumble

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 12:33:43 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > telnet uses tcp/ip. > > RS-232 usually uses a terminal application - like hyperterminal on > MSWin or minicom on *nix. Sorry, I've been sick lately and got confused. > It sounds like it uses telnet to load a program, so all it i

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Remember we're talking about a nearly 40 year old computer... -Curt On Saturday, September 1, 2018, 11:55:07 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:48:54 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Craig wrote: > > > > Telnet?! > > Are you asking what telnet is?  Or wonderin

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Craig wrote: > On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:48:54 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Craig wrote: > > > > > > Telnet?! > > > > Are you asking what telnet is? Or wondering why it would use > > telnet? > > Of course I know what telnet is! Remember, I'm from RS232 days. I actually started a

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:48:54 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Craig wrote: > > > > Telnet?! > > Are you asking what telnet is? Or wondering why it would use telnet? Of course I know what telnet is! Remember, I'm from RS232 days. Why would it use telnet to connect to the Internet? Why can

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > It uses a Raspberry PI as a storage device and even to connect > > to the internet through a telnet connection. > Craig wrote: > > Telnet?! Are you asking what telnet is? Or wondering why it would use telnet? I use telnet quite often - to allow me to use my com

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > I think we've talked about my old TI before. It's been a long while since I had mine running. > It turns out a bunch of people are > making new stuff to be used with these vintage consoles so I've > ordered a "TIPI" which I guess is pronounced "tee-pee". Probably "pie" as it is

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You'd think so but no. Turns out I'd mis-remembered, apparently its tip-eehttp://ti994a.cwfk.net/TIPI.html -Curt On Saturday, September 1, 2018, 8:11:00 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > ...a "TIPI" which I guess is pronounced "tee-pee". It uses a Raspberry > PI... A raspberr

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > ...a "TIPI" which I guess is pronounced "tee-pee". It uses a Raspberry > PI... A raspberry "pie" connected to a "tee-eye?" Gotta be "tie-pie" with that background. -- Jim > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/ar

Re: [MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:37:22 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It turns out a bunch of people are making new stuff to be used with > these vintage consoles so I've ordered a "TIPI" which I guess is > pronounced "tee-pee". It uses a Raspberry PI as a storage device and > even to connec

[MBZ] Waaaay OT: TI99/4A

2018-09-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I think we've talked about my old TI before. Recently I've been watching "The 8-Bit Guy" on YouTube and it got me thinking about retro computing. My favorite game of all time is "Tunnels of Doom" on my TI but it requires data to be loaded from audio take which takes 200 seconds. I've got a flopp