Y!Mail wrote:
Essentially. More like this:
>> Computer gCn client acts as a normal calculator on a CALCnet2 network: must ping, cascade, beacon, etc.
>> In addition, however, it broadcasts resource ID type 0 - gCn host.
>> When calculators request data from it via CALCnet2, it must process the request.
>> All requests are preceeded by a two-byte protocol ID for 65536 total possible protocols.
>> Eg. type 0 might be internet, so 0x00,0x00 would be followed by a length byte and a URL
>> the gCn client would look up plugin ID 0, send the URL, and the plugin would retrieve and clip the webpage
>> It would return the data to the gCn client, which would then use CALCnet2 to transfer the webpage data back to the requesting calc.
>> Also eg. type 1 might be AIM, type 2 multiplayer search request, etc.
Thomas Dickerson <elfprince13@gmail.com> wrote:
alleight so here is chain of events.....user plugs calc into
computer....computer is connected to the internet.....software on
computer interfaces with DCS 6 (possibly include USB interface) or to
a program written in Moka (on the 68Ks)....next computer software
connects into a java program controlling gCn.cemetech.net. and relays
info back and forth between cemetech and calc. possibly include option
to connect to mail servers as well....or could do that through
cemetech, but not as fast
On 28/08/05, Kerm Martian wrote:
> Cool. Keep in mind that I'm changing some of the specs as per the forum,
> look for my post / news article explaining the changes.
>
> Thomas Dickerson wrote:
> ok, Im going to go download the gCn whitepaper now and get started on
> a general interface. im assuming this is a go.
>
> On 26/08/05, Kerm Martian wrote:
> > OK, it's gonna be a direct connection scheme.
> > gCn.cemetech.net will store the list of online hosts
> > and users, but to send data hosts will directly
> > contact other hosts via the IP stored on
> > gCn.cemetech.net. All calcs connect via a host comp
> > for now. And yeah, 68ks = yay.
> >
> > --- Thomas Dickerson wrote:
> >
> > > all right, heres my big question: will the calcs be
> > > using TICI and a
> > > modem to connect directly to the gCn server in which
> > > case we'd only
> > > need a server class, or will they connect through
> > > the computer in
> > > which case we'd need a server-side class, and a
> > > client side class that
> > > woud link to the server and the calc.....oh yeah, we
> > > could probably
> > > even extend the network to the 68K's because there
> > > is a Java-C-ASM
> > > compiler for them....that would add quite abit of
> > > computational power
> > > to the network, compared with just having z80's.
> > >
> > > On 24/08/05, Kerm Martian
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hmm, yeah, because it's fairly bit-level...
> > > >
> > > > --- Thomas Dickerson
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I dont know about the library communictions, but
> > > > > having the protocol
> > > > > run in the background wouldn't be hard at all
> > > thanks
> > > > > to classes. The
> > > > > hardest part would be extending the built in
> > > Java
> > > > > networking classes
> > > > > to implement the calcNet protocol
> > > > >
> > > > > On 22/08/05, Kerm Martian
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > How easy would it be for you to make it run in
> > > the
> > > > > background and have it
> > > > > > communicate with libraries like TiLP for
> > > access to
> > > > > the BlackLink,
> > > > > > SilverLink, and GrayLink? The idea of modules
> > > > > sounds perfect...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > elfprince13@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello KermMartian,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following is an email sent to you by
> > > > > elfprince13 via your account on
> > > > > > Cemetech. If this message is spam, contains
> > > > > abusive or other comments you
> > > > > > find offensive please contact the webmaster of
> > > the
> > > > > board at the following
> > > > > > address:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > kerm_martian@yahoo.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Include this full email (particularly the
> > > > > headers). Please note that the
> > > > > > reply address to this email has been set to
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> > > > > of elfprince13.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Message sent to you follows
> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > >
> > > > > > how would you feel about having it in Java? I
> > > > > noticed you were looking for a
> > > > > > programmer to do the gCn interface, I would be
> > > > > willing to help, however,
> > > > > > Java would be my language of choice for doing
> > > it
> > > > > in....this would make it
> > > > > > easier to do cross platform desktop
> > > > > programs.....RSS, email, web browsing,
> > > > > > etc for the calculator. small little widgets
> > > that
> > > > > teh calc could connect to
> > > > > > even if you weren't online, but still allow
> > > large
> > > > > files to be stored on the
> > > > > > computer and thus prevent memory cloggage on
> > > the
> > > > > calc.....as someone who
> > > > > > uses Mac, Linux, and PC, cross-platform is
> > > fairly
> > > > > important to me. In the
> > > > > > past I have been aggravated by a lack of
> > > > > cross-platformness in on the
> > > > > > compter utilities for the computer, so I felt
> > > now
> > > > > would be a good time to
> > > > > > volunteer my expertise in a cross-platform
> > > > > language.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Kerm Martian
> > > > > > http://www.cemetech.tk
>> Computer gCn client acts as a normal calculator on a CALCnet2 network: must ping, cascade, beacon, etc.
>> In addition, however, it broadcasts resource ID type 0 - gCn host.
>> When calculators request data from it via CALCnet2, it must process the request.
>> All requests are preceeded by a two-byte protocol ID for 65536 total possible protocols.
>> Eg. type 0 might be internet, so 0x00,0x00 would be followed by a length byte and a URL
>> the gCn client would look up plugin ID 0, send the URL, and the plugin would retrieve and clip the webpage
>> It would return the data to the gCn client, which would then use CALCnet2 to transfer the webpage data back to the requesting calc.
>> Also eg. type 1 might be AIM, type 2 multiplayer search request, etc.
Thomas Dickerson <elfprince13@gmail.com> wrote:
alleight so here is chain of events.....user plugs calc into
computer....computer is connected to the internet.....software on
computer interfaces with DCS 6 (possibly include USB interface) or to
a program written in Moka (on the 68Ks)....next computer software
connects into a java program controlling gCn.cemetech.net. and relays
info back and forth between cemetech and calc. possibly include option
to connect to mail servers as well....or could do that through
cemetech, but not as fast
On 28/08/05, Kerm Martian wrote:
> Cool. Keep in mind that I'm changing some of the specs as per the forum,
> look for my post / news article explaining the changes.
>
> Thomas Dickerson wrote:
> ok, Im going to go download the gCn whitepaper now and get started on
> a general interface. im assuming this is a go.
>
> On 26/08/05, Kerm Martian wrote:
> > OK, it's gonna be a direct connection scheme.
> > gCn.cemetech.net will store the list of online hosts
> > and users, but to send data hosts will directly
> > contact other hosts via the IP stored on
> > gCn.cemetech.net. All calcs connect via a host comp
> > for now. And yeah, 68ks = yay.
> >
> > --- Thomas Dickerson wrote:
> >
> > > all right, heres my big question: will the calcs be
> > > using TICI and a
> > > modem to connect directly to the gCn server in which
> > > case we'd only
> > > need a server class, or will they connect through
> > > the computer in
> > > which case we'd need a server-side class, and a
> > > client side class that
> > > woud link to the server and the calc.....oh yeah, we
> > > could probably
> > > even extend the network to the 68K's because there
> > > is a Java-C-ASM
> > > compiler for them....that would add quite abit of
> > > computational power
> > > to the network, compared with just having z80's.
> > >
> > > On 24/08/05, Kerm Martian
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hmm, yeah, because it's fairly bit-level...
> > > >
> > > > --- Thomas Dickerson
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I dont know about the library communictions, but
> > > > > having the protocol
> > > > > run in the background wouldn't be hard at all
> > > thanks
> > > > > to classes. The
> > > > > hardest part would be extending the built in
> > > Java
> > > > > networking classes
> > > > > to implement the calcNet protocol
> > > > >
> > > > > On 22/08/05, Kerm Martian
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > How easy would it be for you to make it run in
> > > the
> > > > > background and have it
> > > > > > communicate with libraries like TiLP for
> > > access to
> > > > > the BlackLink,
> > > > > > SilverLink, and GrayLink? The idea of modules
> > > > > sounds perfect...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > elfprince13@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello KermMartian,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following is an email sent to you by
> > > > > elfprince13 via your account on
> > > > > > Cemetech. If this message is spam, contains
> > > > > abusive or other comments you
> > > > > > find offensive please contact the webmaster of
> > > the
> > > > > board at the following
> > > > > > address:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > kerm_martian@yahoo.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Include this full email (particularly the
> > > > > headers). Please note that the
> > > > > > reply address to this email has been set to
> > > that
> > > > > of elfprince13.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Message sent to you follows
> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > >
> > > > > > how would you feel about having it in Java? I
> > > > > noticed you were looking for a
> > > > > > programmer to do the gCn interface, I would be
> > > > > willing to help, however,
> > > > > > Java would be my language of choice for doing
> > > it
> > > > > in....this would make it
> > > > > > easier to do cross platform desktop
> > > > > programs.....RSS, email, web browsing,
> > > > > > etc for the calculator. small little widgets
> > > that
> > > > > teh calc could connect to
> > > > > > even if you weren't online, but still allow
> > > large
> > > > > files to be stored on the
> > > > > > computer and thus prevent memory cloggage on
> > > the
> > > > > calc.....as someone who
> > > > > > uses Mac, Linux, and PC, cross-platform is
> > > fairly
> > > > > important to me. In the
> > > > > > past I have been aggravated by a lack of
> > > > > cross-platformness in on the
> > > > > > compter utilities for the computer, so I felt
> > > now
> > > > > would be a good time to
> > > > > > volunteer my expertise in a cross-platform
> > > > > language.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Kerm Martian
> > > > > > http://www.cemetech.tk