--- Larry Anderson <foxnhare@jps.net> wrote: > I was looking for my e-mails on the net ideas and noticed I didn't even > read your reply (it must have been off screen when I recived it...) > Looks like a good idea... what's the cost in general for such chips and > are they readily avialable still? Don't know if they are still available, but they were <$20 each. > I am looking for the low cost method, > will keep doing what I have as it requires only connectors and wires, > but something along the lines of localtalk protocol/topology would be > more usefull for general purpose work. This chip took care of *everything* All you had to do was feed it a packet or pick up a packet from its internal buffers and off you go. I agree that with a C-64, cost is a factor, but you are going to need at least bus drivers for more than 3-6 feet of cable and for more than two nodes. -ethan ===== Even though my old e-mail address is no longer going to vanish, please note my new public address: erd@iname.com The original webpage address is still going away. The permanent home is: http://penguincentral.com/ See http://ohio.voyager.net/ for details. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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