A daft idea about using a printerserver to import video . . .

Richmond Mathewson geradamas at yahoo.com
Sat May 5 05:41:46 EDT 2007


Luis:

I just had a wonderful idea: do you think you could
attach a USB port to a haggis and then assign it an IP
address by routing it through a USB server?

I mean, wouldn't it be fantastic if you could stream
chopped entrails, fat and spices into a RunRev stack
without having to use haggisGrabber?

[err . . . Oh Dear . . . I've given away the name of
my next great contribution to the wonderful world of
Revolution programming]

The thing that annoyed me about Stephen Barncard's
last post was the implication that everybody had $250
to spare, and that seriously outdated computers were
no use anymore.

One thing that is worth remembering is that RunRev 2.0
runs very well on an LC 475 and can be used to deliver
educational content. Obviously when one develops
educational software for older computers one has to
extremely careful not to get "drunk on graphics" and
so on - but an old LC III running System 7.5.5 is
virtually kid-proof, cheap and easy to maintain; and,
unlike running old Pentiums with Linux (which is what
I am doing at the moment) demands almost no specialist
computer know-how.

In parts of Africa (and elsewhere) there are kids who
have access to an electricity supply and not much
else. If folks like Stephen Barncard packed up their
old Macs and donated them to many of the educational
initiatives for Africa (Afghanistan, Iraq !!!!, and so
on) I could find a wider audience for the EFL stacks I
churn out at the moment - and the poor African kids
would be welcome to have them for nothing!

And, with a name like Luis (despite posting from the
UK) my answer to funny remarks about Haggis is:

Bung on the Salsa!!!

Love and muffled noises, Richmond Mathewson

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