[Coco] How about a CoCo Web Browser?

[Ryan Pritchard]

I finally bought a USB to serial adapter to hook up to my Mac OS X  
system so that I can use a built in Linux/BSD port routing command to  
route a TCP/IP port to the serial adapter which will be connecting to  
either my CoCo 1, my Apple IIgs, or one of my GIMIX Ghost systems.  I  
know the functionality you look for already exists, in the various  
Linux and BSD distributions, and others on this list have pointed to  
TCP/IP to comm port packages in the past and have in fact hooked up  
their old school systems to the net to run their old BBS software or  
just to make their C64 or other server up web pages.

So hop to it! ;)

Regards,

Ryan Pritchard
Fun Extends All Basic Life Expectancies



On 13-Mar-09, at 2:57 AM, George Ramsower wrote:

> Could a Coco do what a cell phone browser does?
>
> Cell phones have limited graphics and the bandwidth isn't that good,  
> I expect. I don't know about this.
> .It would seem that if it can be done on a 1.5 inch screen, perhaps  
> the PC interface can make it happen, simplify things for the coco  
> and then it may work.
> But I wonder... Why bother?
> I think it would be cool to make a system for retro computers to  
> simulate a dial up connection. Build a network just for this  
> application and not even try to "Browse The Net". The PC can take  
> care of interfacing to the "NET" and  direct the data from our retro  
> computers to other retro computers and we will be right where it all  
> started many years ago. Apples can talk to Amigas, Cocos can talk to  
> Commodors... etc.
> This way, all the OTHER retro computer users could join in on the  
> fun. We could get out our old BBS software and begin to do what we  
> were doing many years ago on our old dialup modems, only faster.
> Us old farts could have fun emulating the FidoNet and the like. Text  
> graphics and all that.
>
> I could put my OS9 L2 BBS back into operation! That would be fun! .
> This system would be emulated on a PC, whether it be Winderz, Linux,  
> or OSx Apple.  No special software for the old computers would be  
> required, I expect.
> The PC software would have to emulate a modem. I would think the  
> Hayes system is in order.
> I would not have a clue how this would be done, expecially with a  
> BBS system that can handle multiple modems, unless it uses multiple  
> RS232 ports to the PC. Otherwise, the Retro computer would have to  
> be modified.
>
> I have no interest in "Browsing The Net" on a Coco. Sorry. However,  
> it would be a novelty to play with for a couple of hours and then I  
> would just go back to the PC and do it there.
>
> If one were to make software on a PC to enable this, then we could  
> begin contacting the other retro computer users and let them know  
> about this.
> I betcha there would be some interest!
>
>
> This might be a dumb idea, but after a few brewskies, it sounds good  
> right now!
>
> George
>
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