Intention to enter contest: Spinneret multi-user chatroom & client
Oldbitcollector (Jeff)
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After some careful consideration I've come up with what I think is an good use for the Spinneret device.
However, I am unable to get a message to the "Spinneretcontest@parallax.com" as it keeps sending them back undeliverable so I'm posting it here. (BTW, anyone nice the nice Hakzor graphic on that page yet?)
The Spinneret Multi-user Chat Room:
(Possible replacement for Savage Circuit's existing chat software)
The only hurtle that might get in the way is the ability of Spinneret to access multiple, simultaneousness connections. For now, due to a lack of good information on that, I'm going to press forward like that of a bumblebee, which doesn't know that it's body weight is too heavy to allow flight.
I'm picturing a multi-user system which supports both admin abilities, web chat (like we have now) and some special stuff designed for a Spinneret client so that I can participate in the Propeller discussions from a Propeller itself.
If I read the specs right, it looks like there are some extra data lines for TV out, possible keyboard in. This will solve the issues for the client. Then there is the software magic which in itself should make an interesting project.
Feel free to tell me flight isn't possible, but I've seen the Propeller do amazing stuff, and I KNOW that there are enough minds here to make this happen.
OBC
However, I am unable to get a message to the "Spinneretcontest@parallax.com" as it keeps sending them back undeliverable so I'm posting it here. (BTW, anyone nice the nice Hakzor graphic on that page yet?)
The Spinneret Multi-user Chat Room:
(Possible replacement for Savage Circuit's existing chat software)
The only hurtle that might get in the way is the ability of Spinneret to access multiple, simultaneousness connections. For now, due to a lack of good information on that, I'm going to press forward like that of a bumblebee, which doesn't know that it's body weight is too heavy to allow flight.
I'm picturing a multi-user system which supports both admin abilities, web chat (like we have now) and some special stuff designed for a Spinneret client so that I can participate in the Propeller discussions from a Propeller itself.
If I read the specs right, it looks like there are some extra data lines for TV out, possible keyboard in. This will solve the issues for the client. Then there is the software magic which in itself should make an interesting project.
Feel free to tell me flight isn't possible, but I've seen the Propeller do amazing stuff, and I KNOW that there are enough minds here to make this happen.
OBC
Comments
Looking at the datasheet on the Wiznet W5100, it can only do 4 sockets at a time. So your chat server would be limited to 4 clients.
Using it as a client would still be fine.
..and yet, I think I can still work around the issue a bit if I force the client to pull the data. It'll be interesting to see if it will handle that kind of load. There is an onboard clock, so I *might* be able to time things a little.
OBC
Don't know if that would be useful for the server receiving stuff though.