Re: Virtual serial drive

[Riccardo <rigreco.grc@gmail.com>]

Il giorno giovedì 13 settembre 2012 20:34:20 UTC+2, Michael J. Mahon ha scritto:
> Riccardo <rigreco.grc@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Guys
> 
> > I have another strange ideas for you:
> 
> > 1) my //c don't have real time clock device built-in, so, is it possible
> 
> > improve ADT server to read time and date from PC/MAC system and puts in
> 
> > RAM memory location of //C, that Prodos 8 use for make DATE and TIME in a
> 
> > single files on directory, every minutes (for example), when the virtual
> 
> > drive is on-line ? (-VSDRIVE)
> 
> > 2) my //c don't have any expansion slot,therefore, we can use serial
> 
> > connection to simulate z-80 co-processor card ?, (i know that serial
> 
> > connection is slower then LAN, but the system is't very quickly)(-VSZ80)
> 
> > 3) We can use serial connection to make an external processing of
> 
> > Applesoft Basic, or interchange part of code between //c and PC/MAC, so
> 
> > as improve calculation ? (-VSCOPROCESSOR)
> 
> > I'm sorry for my English,
> 
> > Thanks for yous attention,
> 
> 
> 
> Be careful--the next logical step is having your IIc just be a terminal for
> 
> an emulator running on the PC. And the serial link is too slow for
> 
> graphics!
> 
> 
> 
> I do like the idea of getting the time/date with each vdisk access...
> 
> 
> 
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

I'm glad, 1 on 3;
Maybe I'm wrong, but i explain my idea of number 1):
There are two solution for me;

a) (The best solution) - Read and put Time and data at every first connection, and after read and put only time every minutes (example) in automatic for all time connection;

b) (Alternative solution) - Update date and time manually by push a button on GUI host ADT or by command (-GET TIMEDATE) on //c,

Thanks,
Riccardo.