[Coco] CoCo 3 HTTPS:\\ GUI Web Browser

Walter ZAMBOTTI zambotti at iinet.net.au
Thu May 2 22:42:31 EDT 2024


Since web pages are usually longer than screens you will need to take 
into account what portion/segment of the web page you are displaying.


On 17/4/24 10:26, John Mark Mobley via Coco wrote:
> All,
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> I have an idea for an https:\\ CoCo GUI web browser.
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> Step 1: Have a Raspberry Pi (or Cloud Server) to open a web page.
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> Step 2: Have the device in step 1 turn the web page into a simple CoCo 3
> 16-color byte code image.
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> Step 3: Transmit the byte code image to the CoCo 3.
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> Step 4: Have the CoCo 3 display the image.
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> Step 5: Read the mouse and keyboard.
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> Step 6: Transmit the mouse and keyboard data to the device in step 1.
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> Step 7: have the device in step 1 act.
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> Step 8: Goto step 2
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> If this idea works, then this could open the door to a lower-cost device
> than a Chromebook.
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> I do not have time to pursue this idea right now, but if you would like to
> try it then go ahead.
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> If you use a Cloud Server, then you should use some encryption. Perhaps an
> ESP32 could be used to do the encryption. Or you could use some quick
> encryption that the CoCo 3 can handel. Warning, you need to understand the
> newer laws conserving encryption. Warning, be very careful to follow the law
> when sending messages from one country to another.
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> John Mark Mobley
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> (847) 409-8604
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