Date   : Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:03:52 +0100
From   : Phil Blundell <philb@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 21:41 +0000, Jules Richardson wrote:
> But it *is* an Econet<>Ethernet box, just using a beeb with a custom
> ROM; no different to the level of code needed to build an
> Econet<>Ethernet box from more modern components (as Phil and Eelco are
> designing), just using either an off-the-shelf BBC + Ethernet chip, or a
> custom 6502 board + Ethernet chip. The level of software design's the
> same (roughly) in all three, presumably.

Right.  (Can I interest you in helping with the software for our AVR
based box, by any chance?)

> I'm not thinking of a device that'll run any intelligent apps
> (fileserver or whatever) on the box; it'll just be a plain old gateway.
> 
> I think the 'classic' nature of using a 6502-driven gadget to do this
> appeals for some reason :-)

Yeah.  Actually, my first thought was to use a 6502 as well.  But more
modern alternatives are smaller and faster, and I don't happen to have
any spare 6502s lying around anymore.  So, I figured that the Atmel chip
was probably a better bet.

p.