Thought I would link to this as well, but the whole pay-for-documentation part seems a bit sketchy. http://www.erickengelke.com/wattcp/index.shtml
Seems to be aimed at what you are trying to do. On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Paul Bartell <[email protected]> wrote: > Id suggest running DOS on the soekris box, with a serial console (the > soekris bios might do this for you.. not sure) and a second serial > port (connected to whatever it is). Running a telnet server would make > it easy to remotely access the software, though security could be an > issue. > > Another way to go about this is to use either a DOS emulator or run > DOS in a virtual machine (might be possible on the soekris, but might > work for your use). This presents less of a security issue, but > (possibly) more of a stability issue. > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Karl Fife <[email protected]> wrote: >> We have a dos-based industrial control application that we want to migrate >> from a 'real' dos workstation to something like a network-attached virtual >> dos workstation. One objective is to make it administrable via browser from >> anywhere on the network rather than by physically walking up to its console. >> We would like to have the DOS instance hosted on a high-availability fanless >> solid state host like the NET5501's we use elsewhere. The only industrial >> control I/O required is a serial port. >> >> Has anyone done or seen anything like this on Soekris? Any projects I >> should be looking at? Is Soekris the wrong fit? I've looked at Mini-ITX >> type solutions. I considered building up a 'headed' ITX unit with a >> wear-leveling SLC SDD, and simply sticking a KVMoIP device to it. Not >> exactly elegant. We're not particularly cost sensitive. There's an >> important industrial process riding on this two-bit DOS pc. >> >> Ideas? Experiences? >> Thanks! >> -Karl >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > > > > -- > Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: "Quis custodiet > ipsos custodes?": "who shall watch the watchers themselves?" - Juvenal > -- Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?": "who shall watch the watchers themselves?" - Juvenal _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
