[Coco] Beyond disks (was Re: Coco -> Arduino -> Drivewire and back again... the arduino code... for connecting via the serial)

[Bill Nobel]

And me as well.  I use networking on the Coco lots.  I am currently developing a email client (POP3 no SSL) on the coco as well as FTP.  Bill Pierce is also implementing FTP into his MShell.

The release of Drivewire has brought me back to the Coco after many years of not touching it.  So Aaron a big THANK YOU to opening a new world to the Coco by bringing us Drivewire.

Bill Nobel

On Jun 21, 2014, at 12:58 AM, Willard Goosey <goosey at virgo.sdc.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 04:50:54PM -0400, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>> "Networking" would have been a better label than internet access, but
>> yes, lots of people seriously use networking on their CoCos.  Browsing
>> the web is not something anyone does that I know of, but there are
>> many useful things you can do.
> 
> Including me. Very useful.
> 
>> Using MIDI via the serial port requires a MIDI in port on the PC,
> 
> As I've probably mentioned before I'm not a music person, but I think
> the MIDI system on Drivewire is very cool. A friend of mine who was a
> music guy (and had spent $$$ on various versions of Cakewalk) was very
> impressed by Ultimuse and I really wish I could show it to him again,
> and this time actually play the songs! (RIP Eugene)
> 
>> Not sure.  There are a couple people who I know do use the printing
>> capability, and I can see it being handy in a role similar to MIDI, to
> 
> Printing is awesome! That which is not on paper doesn't really exist!
> (HHOS) Seriously though, it might not get used much but you never need
> to print something out until you have no way to do so! 
> 
>> I suppose that depends on the user.  Networking I use almost every
>> time I turn on my coco.  Printing and MIDI less so, but I still enjoy
>> them as see value beyond their novelty.
> 
> I think Drivewire4 is awesome!
> 
> Willard
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