Hello, everyone, and hope you’re all well wherever you are in the world. Been a long time since I’ve chimed in, and my last time, I had e-mail issues at the same time and didn’t get to respond timely - which probably made me seem terribly unappreciative and rude. So, I apologize for that. I follow with great interest and find the discussions here immensely interesting and helpful. I have so many questions that you’ll have to forgive the long train of thought below… Feel free to address any part of it.
Like many of us, I would love to use my Model 100 (or newly acquired Model 200) to connect to the Internet, preferably wirelessly. I know this topic has come up numerous times over the years, but new and inexpensive technologies arise regularly to supplement tried and true methods and perhaps achieve more than was possible before, at least at modest cost. Wanted to get thoughts on a couple of options. First, what I have and haven’t been able to do: * At home, have been able to connect to various dial-up BBS through an old Hayes Accura 2400, including Simnet which aims to be a dialup Telnet gateway. Some luck, but not a lot of experimentation yet. Oddly, haven’t been able to just connect through the built-in 300 baud modem; always seems to end up disconnecting before I can do much. Maybe 300 baud is too slow for these BBS, and I get kicked off or don’t manage to negotiate the connection correctly? * Have been able to connect through Bluetooth and serial cable to my 2009 iMac which in turn is connected to my home WiFi. However, I want to be able to roam around the house connected by WiFi to various Telnet sites, or hunker down in the local coffee shop and do the same if possible. I don’t want to use the Mx00 just as a keyboard to my iMac. Now the many questions: (1) Assuming I were to connect in the typical coffee shop, could I even log in to “accept” their connection, since most public places offering free WiFi require clicking on an option in a Web page? (2) Lantronix UDS-10 or UDS-200 (twin port) as serial modem, then maybe an Ethernet WiFi link: has anyone done it this way? Seems like a lot of gadgets (and somewhat pricey) to get this to work, though I like what I’ve seen of the UDS-10’s capabilities for connecting to Ethernet. (3) Lantronix WiBox or similar: has anyone connected Mx00 to the Internet this way? Relatively higher cost (and harder to find). (4) Arduino-intended options: e.g., ESP8266 Web Server Serial ESP-13E Shield Wifi Board for Arduino http://www.ebay.com/itm/192043176247?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI192043176247.N36.S1.R1.TR3 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/192043176247?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g=I192043176247.N36.S1.R1.TR3> or even just ESP-01 Serial Wi-Fi Wireless Module + Adapter Module Compatible for Arduino http://www.ebay.com/itm/152329888843?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT <http://www.ebay.com/itm/152329888843?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT> I like Arduino and experiment with it regularly, but is there any reason (voltage levels, interfacing, etc.) that the Arduino would need to be involved with these options, or could one interface a Mx00 directly to these and configure the connection to work (perhaps needing to set parameters on the board first through a “modern” PC, but then just connecting the Mx00)? Thanks - greatly appreciate any thoughts on this topic… Best wishes, Anthony
