Hello to you all
>(Translation: Nice you are busy with new developments for MSX. It's only a
>pitty that by this hardware we are dependant on your software)
>
>About hardware dependency.
>A group in Spain is also busy writing a terminal program for the 16550 that
>works with the ACCNET interface. This program should work with my interface
>as well because they are compatible with each other!!!
>
>But at least there IS software for it.
>And it is delivered WITH the interface.
This is possitive!
>(Translation: It is rather expensive with your interface if I want to call
>a BBS with full ANSI)
>
>What exactly do you mean by 'expensive' ????
Try to buy a new philips interface? -> not possible!
try to buy a second hand? last price I know for tte second hand is much more
then this new one will cost!
>That doesn't include much of my time and effort. And I am not the only one
>that spend some time for it.
>I have made testsoftware that test the whole RS232C interface completely.
>(For solder errors, baud rate generater, drivers, receivers, GAL
>functionality)
>And I really don't make profit on this interface.
>Besides that, Sunrise doesn't really make that much money out of it.
Erik is right about this!
>If you think it is too expensive, please don't buy it!!!
>I don't really care when you use a SONY RS232C, or a Philips RS232C...
>Or whether or not you like Term above Erix.
Is his personal problem, not ours!
>Besided that, I don't know what the ANSI part has to do with it.
This is a software problem, not a hardware problem. But I think term won�t
be able to work with this interface, since there is no driver for it...
>(Translation : Term will do for me, this one at least works with a normal
>Philips RS232c) (something like that)
>
>Yes, that's right. I really have no problem with that.
>But Erix does also work with a Philips RS232c.
>You can buy it seperate...
He thinks it will be to expensive... :-)))
>Do you know an interface that Erix DOESN'T support???
>As far as I know only the add-on boxes for the MT-Telcom aren't supported
>yet and won't be because they really suck.
>Do you know any other interface???
>Probably not.
>(I have to confess it uses only channel 0, when you are using an ASCII
>multichannel MSX-RS232C interface. But it should work!!!)
>(Translation : ...that supports full ANSI. A modem of 33k6 is no problem
>with 7 Mhz.)
What do I do if I don�t have 7 Mhz? Buy that for 60 guilders (or something
like that)
Makes the philips even more expensive (or you have to get it for free...)
>Erix can work with speeds up to 115200 baud. With the 16550 driver this is
>guaranteed. The philips RS232c are specified upto 38400 baud.
But with Erix it can go up to 115200!
>The 7 Mhz problem you are talking about does exist (only with Philips
>NMS1250), I know.
>I still don't know the exact sollution, if you have it, please let me know.
I don�t have 7 mhz, so I haven�t nooticed this yet...
>And about the ANSI thing... Doesn't Erix support this, if so, tell me...
>Colour ANSI is in Erix only available with the Gfx9000. For the V9938
>this still isn't finished, but still in development.
>(I haven't worked on this version for more than a year)
>(Translation : On the point of speed a this time, you are dependent of the
>type of SCSI interface)
What has a scsi-interface got to do with a rs232 interface? Last one should
even work with floppy drives instead of harddisk.
>So, a faster RS232C interface will help in any way.
>
>>Sorry erik. Zal best wel een leuk product zijn. Maar jammer genoeg
>>voldoet dit niet aan standaard MSX
>>richtlijnen.
>
>(Translation : Sorry Erik. I suppose it is a nice product. But unfortunatly
>this doesn't met with the standard MSX guidelines)
>
>Does the Philips RS232C interface comply with these guidelines???? (NO!!!)
>
>The only REAL standard MSX RS232C interfaces are the ones that comply with
>the standard defined by Microsoft/ASCII for MSX.
>
>The only interfaces I know that comply are from the following
manufacturers:
>
>- Sony
>- Ascii
>- Spectravideo
>
>And probably some more.
>
>Philips uses a Z8530 while the MSX RS232C interface uses the old 8251 UART
and
>the 8253 timer.
>That last ones are really old fashioned!
>
>>Je had veel meer mensen blij kunnen maken als jullie een standaard
>>rs232c hadden ontwikkeld.
>
>(Translation: You could have made more people hapy when you have had
developed
>a standard RS232C)
>
>No, I really do not agree.
>
>You mean I should have made an interface that complies with the standard
and
>boosts up the speed???
>What price do you want to pay???
>
> 16550 Z8530 8251/8253
>Speed good medium slow
>Price good bad medium
>FIFO 16 bytes 3/5 bytes 1 byte
Is it still possible to get that old stuff? Or should erik build a slow
interface with those fast elctronic parts?
>(Translation: P.s. sorry I am so negative)
>
>Are you?
>
>I thought we all were friendly. Guess not...
>It could be you want to fight someone else I know in this way,
>but please don't do it like this.
Why is Willem picking on Erik?
>Greetings, Erik Maas
Greetings
Maico Arts
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