20 Sep
2006
20 Sep
'06
9:49 a.m.
I'm working
on a library that will let you use a Lantronix UDS-10 (or
compatible unit) and a 6551 to do easy TCP transactions. I've got it
doing Gopher protocol, and I'm going to add on some guts to make DNS
queries easier. Once I get it working on the 6551-based cartridges, I will
expand it to the user port, probably with George Hug's routines (but
limited to 2400bps).
The UDS-10 looks like an interesting device to add in. I don't like
my current setup as I have to boot up my Pentium 4, which I basically
never use. I want to see about getting TCPSER running on a Unix box
that's always up, as that would be a much better solution for me. I've been thinking of picking up the Retro Replay
cartridge with the
Ethernet adapter. I'd love to be able to use that with Contiki, but
I don't think I can justify the expense right now.
BTW, I first accessed the Internet at 2400 baud, so that's not a huge
problem for me :^)
So did I :) of course, it was just dialing into a terminal server. For a
long time my 128 was my only method of Net access, using Kermit and a ZOOM
external modem.
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