Re: NadaNet for the //c - just an idea

["Ferdinan Meyer-hermann" <ferdinan.meyer-hermann@a2central.com.remove-swj-this>]

  To: mdj
mdj wrote:

> On Aug 26, 1:51 pm, BLuRry <brendan.rob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > The good news is that it now appears that WRPROT will do the
>> > > job as long as the state machine is left in the "shift in
>> > > WRPROT" mode.
>>
>> > It's worked fine for me in the past, but then, I wasn't attempting to
>> > use anywhere near the bandwidth nadanet requires (ie. flat out!)
>>
>> What about the serial port?  Can you just use the DSR (pin 5) for
>> input and DTR (pin 1) for output?
> 
> I wouldn't know if they were configurable at that level - I've always
> been a well-behaved programmer and used the firmware interfaces,
> despite their reputation for being awful
> 
They are, actually. At least to some extent.
But that requires more CPU cycles than the disk port, since the signal is
not available at bit 7 (it is in bit 6) and sending requires not just
banging a softswitch, but writing to a register.
The Dx-19 connector is going to become a problem, but at least I can still
use a "shortened" DB-25 connector.
About who plans to use NadaNet on the //c: I do...

Ferdinand Meyer-Hermann