8-bitters and multi-whatever

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Thursday 13 September 2007 03:57, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 13 Sep 2007 at 0:41, Geoff Reed wrote:
> > IIRC the trs-80 model III and IV could network (saw it in use in a
> > classroom) via cassette port (hazy memory here) the network III device
> > IIRc, where it hooked to a main computer that had a HD, and let you load
> > and save programs on diskless III'S and IV's
>
> I'm getting a little confused about the definition of "networking".
> What I've been interpreting as is making another computer's files and
> or drives or other resources appear (seamlessly) as part of the
> current host's resources.
>
> Just using a link to me doesn't imply "networking"--it's file
> transfer, perhaps, but not networking.
>
> And I'd also disqualify device-sharing, such as a MAC (multiple
> access controller) between an I/O device and two computers.  Those go
> WAY back...

I'm not familiar with such stuff.

Me,  I'd accept a somewhat broader definition,  I guess.  "Sharing resource" 
covers a bunch of it,  and even file transfer is pretty handy stuff when you 
want to move information around...

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