Hi everyone,

in case anyone is interested, there's a pic of the second prototype version
of an ethernet / TCP/IP expansion card for the QL available on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petrip/6883064083/

Fresh off the production line, it was finished tonight :) And the amazing
thing is that it actually works. To me, the hardware side of things was the
scary/educational part of the project. Now I feel confident that this
prototype can be used as a nice starting point for prototype v3 with an
actual printed circuit board.

I was forced to take a long (10 months!) break from all hobbies due to
hectic personal/business life but finally had some time to put this second
version together. Now that I have hardware that can actually be handled
without fear of tearing a wire loose I can concentrate on the software side
of things. I have the source code for a rudimentary socket layer interface
for the WizNet module (the TCP-IP-on-a-chip on the board) and will try to
compile something with it. A very simple command line HTTP client would
probably be an interesting starting point as that would open up all kinds
of possibilities (file download, REST client, etc).

Best regards,
Petri
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