[Coco] Drivewire & Bluetooth

[Allen Huffman]

>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 9:16 PM, Robert Hermanek <rhermanek at centurytel.net> wrote:
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>> Well, I think he's saying you do it through rs-232 as per normal, but because nowadays you can plug pretty much any kind of converter in there, your coco can be anywhere.  Tired of bluetooth?  Why not put your coco directly on wi-fi?  (found this link on amazon, have never tried such a thing, but I bet it works)
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>> http://www.amazon.com/Keynice-Ethernet-Intelligent-Communication-Wireless/dp/B00JTUVA0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419304435&sr=8-1&keywords=rs232+wifi <http://www.amazon.com/Keynice-Ethernet-Intelligent-Communication-Wireless/dp/B00JTUVA0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419304435&sr=8-1&keywords=rs232+wifi>
Those devices are good for putting an old serial BBS online, but I expect the latency of WiFi would throw off DW timing…?

Using a $9 Arduino clone and an $11 ethernet Shield can also do that, with the small addition of a TTL-RS232 adapter (a few more bucks). My CoCo internet project is doing it that way, going from bitbanger or RS232 port to ethernet. You can do stuff like Hayes modem commands like “ATDI192.168.0.1” (I for internet, instead of T for touch tone, then IP/domain name instead of phone number) and get a basic telnet-to-serial connection. Once I get my CoCo out, I hope to put it online this way — right now all my testing has been via Mac and RS232 adapter.

But wireless DriveWire would be nice. The thing that has kept me from it is always the issue of having to cable machines together that are not in the same physical place. I used to have a 50 foot serial cable back home I ran across my bedroom, but I have no idea if I even still have it.

		— A