@foone well, @stman is working on a #10BaseT - #Ethernet "'modem" that connects via #RS232 #serial, which IMHO is a needed necessity given not everyone wants to setup #WiFi and that the #WiFi232 by @paulrickards seems to be constantly sold out...

As LGR and MVG showcased it...

Also such a "modem" can be powered via #PoE since there are ample of PoE splitters, making this even better...

@paulrickards I assume something based on the @Raspberry_Pi@raspberrypi.social #PiPico / #RP2040 with a matching #Ethernet-HAT would be able to to it.

Espechally since that #uC is easy to obtain and relatively cheap (compared to a #Pi0 / #Pi0W which were used for the #DreamPi #Dialup adaptor and are still not widely available at #MSRP)...

The tricky part would be #Firmware, not #Hardware....

@AlanyG21 @fuchsiii @foone

For #PCMCIA one would've to likely do a PCIMCIA -> USB 2.0 adaptor or combine a PCMCIA -> Serial chipset with some embedded/industrial WWAN modem like the #SIM700E that acts like a modem and is configered with AT-/Hayes-Commands...

Kinda like the #Wifi232 but basically #5G or #4G and call it the #5G232 or something...

@boilingsteam why not simply use #DesTerm and just #telnet into a #Linux #box using a #Wifi232?

@blakespot Great write up! I'll be selling a small batch of #WiFi232 modems this Saturday at the VCF/System Source Swap Meet outside of Baltimore. What doesn't sell will go in my online shop afterwards. Cheers!

Considering attending the swap meet this Saturday. Currently sold out of #WiFi232 modems so I’m making one of the last batches for a while. Also have lots of #C64 stuff I could sell. Are you going?

(See previous post for swap meet details.)

OFC I don't expect those slots to be #ISA or something but something like the #OldNet or #Wifi232-alike #NIC should be possible...

I mean if I had the €€€€€ and skills I'd likely try to build one of those myself for the #CommanderX16, but even a simple #RS232 card that can interface with some "#FakeModem" - #Network adapter would be sufficient.

https://youtu.be/nyByDNQuMMI?t=1656

So, now I just need to figure out what I want to do with it. And maybe upgrade the RAM (and ROM maybe). Is eBay the best place for memory?

Also, to my shame, I can’t find a mini-DIN to DB25 anywhere. So, will need to wait for that to be delivered before I can hook up the #WiFi232 I just got (from https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/110153034470766163).

Ok, I wrote an #AREXX script that uses a #WiFi232 modem to grab the current time from NTP and sets the #Amiga clock. First time in almost 25 years since I wrote something in AREXX!

https://github.com/RolandJuno/amiga-wifi232-ntp

Incidentally, connecting my #Wifi232 to My Apple IIc will have to wait a few days :(

Yes, the #WiFi232 works on the Amiga CDTV running A-Max 2.5, booted into Mac System 6.0.8 running ZTerm v0.85 31 Oct 1989, communicating over the serial port.

Restocked these again! I only sell what I have on hand. If you’ve been wanting one for a while, now is your chance to own a #WiFi232 internet modem.

https://shop.paulrickards.com/retro-computing-pop-up-shop/