17 Mar
2003
17 Mar
'03
9:24 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Adrian Vickers
Sent: 17 March 2003 19:27
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: ICL OPD/Merlin Tonto
Shame it can't do CLID though. Maybe I shall have to try to retrofit my
Pace 56K modem into it, then bodge the ROMs to read the CLID.... Then add
the TCP/IP stack that's recently been developed for the QL, adapt a
browser, and presto - an internet-capable OPD!
Now THAT would be worth seeing. In fact I'd probably pay for it, but it
would require that the OPD screen was on all the time, and that would reduce
its life somewhat on account of burnage. Remember the OPD was designed so
that incoming calls could be taken with the screen turned off; back then
they were really expensive.
Lemme see, on current form, I should have finished
that project by about
2019...
I know the feeling :)
cheers
--
adrian/witchy
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