On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 05:01:05AM +0000, Dexter wrote: > > Hi again :o) > > I think it would be really useful to get QLs connected to networks more > easily. Therefore, I've commenced the following project: EtherQL. I know > nasta has a similar project in late planning stage, but I think Goldfire > is a higher priority, and anything taking his mind off Goldfire is > Bad(tm). > > This will be a QL-hardware compatible etherenet interface, and will be > supplied with some software and drivers to give basic functionality. The > hardware would probably be a short through card, or could optionally > include some buffering and a could of extension riser slots. I'm hoping to > keep the cost as low as possible. It will definitely support 10 mbits, but > may not be able to support 100 mbits because the basic QL just isn't fast > enough. > > I hope to be able to write some proof-of-concept software to give away > with it: > > Email client: something like pine under linux - basic but functional. > Telnet client: I need one. > Web browser: This would be VERY simple. Text only, and tab through the > links, like lynx under linux. > Web server: Something that can listen on port 80 and copy out the > requested file. > > I'd certainly be appreciative for any help with the software. > > Also, I'm starting this project with no QL hardware, though I received > many offers of hardware when I first posted here. I would now like to take > up one or two of those offers. If anyone has a working QL, possibly some > extra memory and tk2, I would be very interested in hearing from them. It > may be asking too much to get a floppy disk interface, but we'll see! I > would be happy to pay reasonable prices and shipping. > > If anyone has any helpful software (a compiler, for example!) I would be > looking for that too.
you may want to try qdos-gcc from Thierry's website. Can make full use of excellent c68 libraries and supports all the gcc extensions line inline assembly. Bye Richard
