Date   : Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:59:38 +0200
From   : "Eelco Huininga" <eelco@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

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> Namens Jules Richardson
> Verzonden: woensdag 27 juli 2005 13:46
> Aan: bbc-micro@...
> Onderwerp: Re: [Bulk] RE: [BBC-Micro] RE: Econet-Ethernet bridge
>
> It seems like a much simpler way of doing it, and opens the project to
> more people (because even if you don't have a spare PC say, 
> all it needs
> is 5 minutes on a freecycle list or whatever to get one). My 
> hope would
> be that the requirements for the hardware side of it need an Econet
> module (the hard bit), a few readily-available *cheap* (or 
> free from old
> junk) components, a bit of stripboard, and a soldering iron. 
> No need for
> any expensive (relatively) chips, custom-programmed stuff etc.

I think, from a hardware point of view, all you'd need is a small
microcontroller with an onboard serial interface, and a master Econet
module.

And another project is born :-)


Cheers,
Eelco