Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers

[Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha]

> About Z380 board, I don't know... Maybe a bridge too far? At the other hand,
> a little extra speed would be nice, and turboR computers are very hard to
> get.

        It just depends of your effort...

> > I just need some more information about programming Sunrise
> > RS232... So I'll make a driver for it only for you, ok?
> I think that's a good idea.
> However I don't understand the "only for you"-idea...

        Because you're the only guy I know that doesn't use UZIX because
it doesn't work with your Sunrise RS232. So, I'll make a driver only to
you be able to use UZIX. If other people wanna use the driver, no problem.

> > Since now you need a UNIX-box near your MSX to connect to the
> > internet, why would you download a file with your MSX if you can do it
> > (faster and better) using your UNIX-box????
> Aha!!! There comes the aap out of the mouw!!!
> So it's just a gateway! Well, then I could as well use the Unix computer to
> browse the internet and chat etc.
> It's not really 'with my MSX'...
> So my project still DOES make some sense!!!

        Hey, big fudeba, read the docs. Need glasses? It's there with all
the letters: only SLIP is implemented yet - your need a UNIX-box near your
MSX. Read again the docs: in the future, PPP and modem support will be
implemented, so you will not need the UNIX-box near your MSX.
        And, YES, it's really "with your MSX". It's not yet "only with
your MSX". Your MSX has an IP, your MSX receives and transmits IP packets
and handle them. 

> Although talking about dirty tricks... In assembly a POP AF : RET to skip
> the originating routing would be considered 'dirty', right?

        No.

> In C(++), there
> is even a special command for such things... Break it was called if I
> remember correctly...

        Dirty tricks like calling ROM routine directly, reading/writing
mapper registers directly, do directly slot-switching, putting routines on
a HMA you think it's free, enabling/disabling interrupts to get speed,
acessing the hardware directly, etc.


Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha               ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP   
http://www.adrpage.cjb.net           http://if.you.dont.like.msx.usuck.com

* 667: the beast's neighbour. *


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