[Coco] RS232 to WiFi/Ethernet

[Jerry Adams]

 Me too I am with @Mathieu on this.
https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232OLED
 I am sure the Paul Rickards is great but it not being available throws it
out of the running for me.

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:38 AM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
wrote:

> The WiFi232 from Paul Rickards has been available (on and off) for
> some time. It seems to be getting wide support across a variety of
> retro communities...
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 09:01:01AM -0600, Allen Huffman wrote:
> > Well, heck. Sometimes it costs more to build than to buy.
> >
> > AliExpress.com has many resellers offering a gadget that has an RS232
> connector on one side, and Ethernet ports on the other, and built in WiFi.
> For about $13 you get the board, WiFi module and power supply. No case.
> >
> > The software is controlled by serial or via a web interface. It does TCP
> and UDP as a client or server. No high level protocols, so implementing
> true telnet and such would require code. It is unclear if it can support
> multiplexing to use multiple connections at a time, which FTP would require.
> >
> > Just search for "rs232 to WiFi" and you will find tons of them.
> >
> > The advantage of the stuff I and Roger Taylor and others are playing
> with (ESp8266) is the easy to use alternate firmware that makes those
> devices act like a Hayes smartmodem. They are instantly compatible with BBS
> programs, Ultimaterm, etc.
> >
> > I’m going to snag one of these $13 devices to play with and see how it
> goes.
> >
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