[Coco] CoCo Ethernet

[Allen Huffman]

On Mar 27, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
> Allen, my only thought on the matter is that I would like to see the software compatible, as far as reasonable, with the networking software we already have with DriveWire.  There are various levels on which the compatibility could occur, but you might consider making it mimic the DW API.  If you and Aaron could work together on establishing a single standard for networking on the CoCo, it would encourage others to write compatible software.

> Right now I can 'dw server list ftp://os9archive.rtsi.com/os9/somethingorother.lzh >somethingorother.lzh', which isn't bad.  There was once a 'wget' command that worked with an older version of the DW4 server.  But it would be easy to write a new one in C, assembler, or even Basic09 that would add a layer of polish and ease of use.  Wouldn't it be nice if the same front-end program could work with DW4 and a forthcoming ethernet adapter?  Why not just make it take 'dw' commands?  That way people who are, say, working on a crude web trawler in Basic09, can work with DW4 that exists now, and have it just work with your system when it is available.  There's something to be said for plugging in to a ready-made software base, especially in an environment as small as the CoCosphere.

Ah, I see. That could certainly be done, if the DW server supports TCP/IP or could be modified to do it, and then you could access a DW server across the internet instead of across the room. 

Yes, that seems cool. So things like HTTP, FTP, and DW. (But, I am just talking about using the "dw" command protocol -- not having remote hard drives and such. Though, now that I think about it, I suppose that could actually be done, so a CoCo could plug up to a router and use a LAN or WAN DW server... Interesting.)

Okay.

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