[Coco] WiFi modem.

[Allen Huffman]

The ESP8266 is a WiFi part that actually has RAM and flash and IO and all that. You can put custom code on it, and it has the full TCP IP WiFi networking stuff on it.

One of these for a few bucks, and a converter for RS232 and a power supply, and any CoCo and have a WiFi modem. There are many firmware loads you can put on it to make it a transparent serial to WiFi link, so you can telnet in to a CoCo just like a modem, or more.

This one is a full Hayes modem...

https://github.com/bozimmerman/Zimodem

Load that on the ESP, and any terminal program can be used to telnet to anywhere else. This means, simple read write to pull web pages down and such.

I found many plans to hook this all up and a place selling them that was out. Roger Taylor's CoaC (CoCo on a Chip) let’s you plug the ESP8266 in and I was playing with that and Bluetooth tonight using Ultimaterm. Very interesting stuff.