Re: What about a Controller? (was Emulators)

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <4r2ogf$bc@blackice.winternet.com>,
Ian Schmidt <irsman@subzero.winternet.com> wrote:
>In article <31D47062.167C@cup.hp.com>, Michael Mahon  <mahon@cup.hp.com> wrote:
>>Hmmm.  All this could easily be done with a reasonably fast link
>>(parallel port to a *bidirectional* parallel card on the GS) and
>>some software...
>>
>>Always try to keep it simple.
>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>I have to admit, this is one of the strangest ideas I've ever heard.  What
>exactly would the utility be of using a GS as a 'front end terminal' to a 
>PC or PMac?  I think such an arrangement could not be called 'simple'.
>
>--
>Ian Schmidt - irsman@winternet.com - http://www.winternet.com/~irsman/
>    "Where would I be without IBM?" - P. Robb, Information Society

For that matter (simple), why not use PC anywhere (or what ever it's called)
on the PC and connect the GS to it via serial port?  It won't allow fast
transfer of pictures, but do you really need to do that?

John


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