[Coco] CoCo Ethernet for $25-$30...

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 09 April 2013 22:23:36 Allen Huffman did opine:

> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:42 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
> > I think you're missing Aaron's point. First of all, using the "wiznet:
> > ro "RPi" to do the work (IMHO) are the same thing....
> 
> Nope, I see it 100% and think DriveWire is probably one of the best
> things ever for the CoCo, hands done. And I have no problem with there
> being one or one hundred ways to do something on a CoCo. The more, the
> better :)
> 
> But, a $22 adapter that could get my CoCo online is a much more
> affordable and portable option. And that's where the magic is. I bought
> DriveWire and the cable when it was first sold at a CoCoFEST! but in
> all these years I never hooked it up. I eventually did get a USB RS232
> adapter (for programming BASIC Stamps) and such, but I never had my
> CoCo close enough to my primary computer desk to make it practical.
> 
My coco is in the basement Allen.  I found an outfit that had 10 meter long 
extension usb2 cable/hubs.  I did had some 3 meter boosted hubs, but I 
think a nearby lightning strike wrote the ~30~ to one or both of those, but 
these have been pretty bullet proof.  I have a 2 foot dw cable that hits a 
usb-ser adapter, and that is plugged into a 7 port hub 2 feet away that 
also has the Brother B&W laser printer plugged into it, and the near end of 
the 10 meter cable is plugged into one of the hubs near my feet, so my USB 
tree has a marked resemblance to a weeping willow here.  The cable was 
about $30, works a treat.

> So for me, Drivewire was never really an option. I bought a Plug compute
> for $100 a few years ago thinking I would make it in to a DW server
> since I could use it anywhere, but it was a bit more complex than I was
> prepared to deal with at the time. The Raspberry Pi I had for almost a
> year before finally getting a memory card for it (and power supply is
> on the way, now that I have read horror stories about powering them on
> USB hubs), so I will get that going next using the info Aaron provided
> me. Can't wait!
> 
> > What you're missing is that Aaron's not telling you to hook up a PC
> > and run DW4, he's telling you that DW4 is portable enough that it
> > will run on most anything including most project board solutions that
> > will support a Java enviroment, and if not, he can most likely adapt
> > it. if it can run Java, it can run DW4.
> 
> Yes, I understand. I was there from day 1, and it's because of Aaron I
> bought the GuruPlug actually.
> 
> > Just to give an example, the new NitrOS9 software I'm about to release
> > will (through DW4) connect to the internet, check for updates, prompt
> > for download if updates are available, download the updates, install
> > them, and restart itself. All on the Coco. All the PC is, is my
> > internet connection, just a big modem plugged in. DW4 is the
> > interpreter in the modem. This will work on ANY device that will host
> > DW4 and a internet connection. And this is just the tip of that
> > iceberg.
> 
> We'd be hard pressed to find anyone here that doesn't think that's
> amazingly awesome. And I am excited about having it run on a $35 Pi.
> 
> Wondrous times for a dead computer!
> 
> -
> Allen Huffman - PO Box 22031 - Clive IA 50325 - 515-999-0227 (vmail/TXT
> only) Sent from my MacBook.
> 
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