On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Kurt McCullum <kurt.mccul...@att.net> wrote: > The topic of being able to put a Model-T online comes up every now and then. > I've been toying with the idea of adding a Telnet client to mComm. My > thoughts were to add the ability to switch to Telnet mode in mComm. When a > control key is pressed the TELCOM screen will clear and then ask for a URL > to connect to. Then, mComm would connect to the remote Telnet server and > send all the data to the Model-T, doing the all important buffering so that > the Model-T serial buffer isn't over run before it can send an XOFF. > > On the other end of the wire would need to be a Telnet server that is geared > towards our little machines. To my knowledge, there are none. One would need > to be setup. The end result would be a Telnet BBS system geared towards the > 40x8 screen (or 40x16). Or a Linux system with the proper termcap. > > While this is certainly doable, would it be useful? > > Kurt > >
The 40x8 screen is a problem, but also the lack of mobility. People want to be able to get online anywhere. I did make a lot of progress on my Android SSH bridge a while back, but haven't had time lately. But don't let that stop you. I'm sure people will enjoy a new feature in Telnet feature in mComm. Consider doing the some ANSI escape filtering and UTF-8 to Model T character set mapping in mComm. Even if you can pan/scan the with a 40 column screen it looks really bad unless you do some filtering. I do it HTERM, for universality/high speed but your program is more designed for use with TELCOM. -- John.
