God I hate this title character limit. Here's the full title:
Anyone ever tried making some sort of universal attachment for TI-8x I/O port?
I'm not sure how to word this, but basically what I'm thinking is an attachment for the 8x series link port. It has some stuff inside, basically along the lines of an additional processor, a programmable microcontroller, and some RAM. Games can use the extra processor for added speed and power (maybe a full-fledged physics sim, or better AI), the microcontroller to do whatever (maybe sound synthesis, or making fancy blinky things), and the RAM for, well, storing things.
It'd be niche, sure, but cool. And useful. Hell, depending on the design, you could even hook up a VGA monitor to get WAAAAY higher-resolution video. And in terms of niche, we are a community founded on programming neat stuff on 90s tech. You can't really complain about niche now can you? niche niche niche how many times can I say niche in a single post niche
I'm currently doing "casual research" on this, like finding what ICs I'd use, how much it'd cost, what microcontroller I'd use, etc.
I'd like to know your thoughts. Have no thoughts? Answer these questions then!
1. Would you buy it?
2. What's your price range?
3. Are you a TI-8x programmer? If so, what languages do you use, in order of how frequently.
4. What would you use it for?
5. What games or concepts would you like to see this used for?
Anyone ever tried making some sort of universal attachment for TI-8x I/O port?
I'm not sure how to word this, but basically what I'm thinking is an attachment for the 8x series link port. It has some stuff inside, basically along the lines of an additional processor, a programmable microcontroller, and some RAM. Games can use the extra processor for added speed and power (maybe a full-fledged physics sim, or better AI), the microcontroller to do whatever (maybe sound synthesis, or making fancy blinky things), and the RAM for, well, storing things.
It'd be niche, sure, but cool. And useful. Hell, depending on the design, you could even hook up a VGA monitor to get WAAAAY higher-resolution video. And in terms of niche, we are a community founded on programming neat stuff on 90s tech. You can't really complain about niche now can you? niche niche niche how many times can I say niche in a single post niche
I'm currently doing "casual research" on this, like finding what ICs I'd use, how much it'd cost, what microcontroller I'd use, etc.
I'd like to know your thoughts. Have no thoughts? Answer these questions then!
1. Would you buy it?
2. What's your price range?
3. Are you a TI-8x programmer? If so, what languages do you use, in order of how frequently.
4. What would you use it for?
5. What games or concepts would you like to see this used for?