Date   : Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:42:43 -0500 (EST)
From   : Victor Rozanov <vic792r@...>
Subject: Re: That BBC online database thing you all forgot

Can we go deeper than just writing an internet module for the emulator?
May be we can build the Palm module and than connect Palm to the real Beeb.
So you can go to the internet through palmOS and go to the disk image database
choose the image you want and than say *!boot on the real beeb and get it?!
That would be wonderful.
That I think would be a good addition to your Beeb;)
Another way to do that is just to rewrite the whole DFS ROM with the simple
FTP or TFTP or BOOTP like capabilities.
I have heard about such projects on appleII and 2GS.

Sorry if it is off.

I just wanted to share my ideas with you.

Regards.

Victor.




On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Richard Gellman wrote:

> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:40:05 -0000
> From: Richard Gellman <r.gellman@...>
> To: BBC Micro Mailing List <bbc-micro@...>
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] That BBC online database thing you all forgot
>     about....
>
> I've just had an idea, based on an amalgamation of ideas from Chris
> Richardson, Thomas Harte, and Mark De Weger.
>
> Mark de Weger suggested a BBC software information database could be set up
> on the internet, and his front-end, BeebEF, could access this to obtain
> information on certain disk images.
>
> Chris Richardson has suggested an interface for BeebEm to run disk images
> off the internet. Thomas Harte also thought of this idea originally,
> although in a more developed form, for ElectrEm.
>
> I myself, suggested the idea of a cddb.com style database that could
> determine information from within any compatible program about the software
> being used.
>
> So, based on all this, what would you think of the idea of a simple browser
> (single list only, no directories or anything) for retrieving disk images
> from sites from within BeebEm? It would use HTTP to retrieve lists and
> images, possibly even supporting zipped images. Limited information would be
> supplied, such as title, and software type, and it wouldn't be anything as
> elegant as internet explorer.
>
> Do you think that would be going too far or not?
>
> Also, let me know of any other suggestions you have for BeebEm, anything is
> welcome! :)
>
> -- Richard Gellman
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