Date   : Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:51:27 +0200 (BST)
From   : Johan Heuseveldt <johan@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

Hi,

On Fri 29 Jul, Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
> Chris_Johns <chris@...> wrote:

> > would be an interesting project. It was something that was really
> > needed when AUN came out, as there wasn't a way to get a BBC on the
> > Econet to talk to an arc on the Ethernet.
>  
> I did it all the time in Hong Kong back in 1992. You just needed
> !Gateway running an a machine with both network interfaces.

In current RISC OS 4, all that is build in, and much easier.

IIUC Econet was neglected for a while, but certain software is still
working with Econet protocols over Ethernet. Therefor Econet is back!

I just tested the NIC last Saturday, and both native Econet and Econet
over IP were ok.


greetings,
Johan

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