[Coco] CoCoNet status

[Roger Taylor]

At 11:37 AM 2/10/2009, you wrote:
>On Tuesday 10 February 2009, Shain Klammer wrote:
> >I would tend to agree - I even appreciate the older definition of "hacker"
> >
> >:)
> >
> >I applaud the implementation of 'self-updating' - just curious, are you
> >doing this by running the 'update' code from the PC "server", loading into
> >Coco RAM space (and then running it) or onto some battery backed RAM on your
> >cart?
> >
> >Ewww, 'virtual memory' - how about 'virtual devices'?  A prime example would
> >be the redirection of the bit-banger for printer routines?  This could be
> >problematic for apps outside of Disk BASIC's LPRINT, LLIST (unless Roger's
> >cart traps/re-directs all Coco bit-banger I/O and have its' own on the
> >cart?!?!); but, the PC "server" could translate DMP-105 and/or Epson
> >EX/LX/MX escape sequences.  This might be useful even if it only handled
> >straight text.
>
>I am doing exactly that with this linux box Tom.
> >From the bitbanger -> serial->usb adapter, usb repeater cable 
> plugged into a
>hub here, a script watching /dev/ttyUSBwhatever it is, when the data quits
>coming in, wait a couple seconds, and feed it back out through the printer
>profile of choice using lpd.  This allows me to scale the coco's output down
>slightly in size to make the coco's idea of a page fit nicely on the printer
>with enforced borders as most ink squirters are.
>
>I even posted some bash scripts here that could probably do that for anyone
>with bash & the usual ghostscript and friends (cups) installed.  So in my
>case, getting one of Rogers kits would probably destroy my ability to print
>from the coco.  But I'm still curious.
>
> >Looking forward to owning one of these...
> >
>Me too.
>
>--
>Cheers, Gene


Gene, I'll work on printing support this week.


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Roger Taylor

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