> > > BTW, I think Lynx is an ugly browser. It works very fast, but is a
little
> > > limited.
> >
> > Though very fit for MSX, because MSX-modems most of the time haven't got
> > that much bandwidth.
>
> You're thinking about a 2400 bps modem. Using ACCNET, we can achieve
> higher bit-rates.
No, I wasn't. I myself have a 33k6 modem for my MSX (ISDN for my PC), but
when having a 14k4 modem loading images etc. can go very slow, especially on
the internet of nowadays.
> > The only disadvantage is the way it is displayed, it hasn't got graphics
and
> > a variable font. But you'll have to live with that.
>
> The main idea of FudeBrowser is to break this limitation doing the
> hard-work directly on the web-server!
I think this can also be done on an MSX. You'll have to wait for the images
to be decrunched, ok, but you also have to wait for them to be downloaded.
And if this decrunch-process is written well, you can do other things while
decrunching.
> > > I think that it would be the right path for network services, but we
have
> > > two problems:
> > > 1. Actually there's no TCP/IP stack working on MSX
> >
> > I and Trunks are working on it... At the moment Trunks works on the
> > protocols, and I work on the interfaces.
>
> That's very good! Certainly Fudebrowser's author will release a version
> designed to run under your stack.
Fine by me. But it will still take some time until it's finished.
> > > 2. TCP/IP requires multitasking OS, which by itself spends CPU
processing
> > > power. Z80 at 3.57MHz can run efficiently a multitasking OS and
TCP/IP
> > > applications? I don't think so.
> >
> > Well 1. You definately don't NEED multitasking for TCP/IP. Unless you
call
> > the recieving of bytes on the interrupt multitasking... However, it is
> > useful to have it, because if you are for example downloading a file you
can
> > extract another in the meantime. And 2. A Z80 can definately run a
> > multitasking-environment. The "i" kernel is already finished, and it
> > multitasks like hell. However, it still needs some thorough
modifications,
> > but I'm working on that.
>
> The "i" kernel is finished? Congratulations for you!!! It's good to see
> that MSX still has much future for professional applications.
It already was finished a year ago (working Dos1-only). However, it still
isn't Dos2-compatible, and bla and blu and it also still doesn't support the
TCP/IP-protocol.
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