Date   : Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:54:05 +0100
From   : Sprow <info@...>
Subject: Re: Going On-Line with a Beeb ...

In article <432A933100076FFF@...>,
   <neilw01@...> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Is it still possible to go on-line with a Beeb ?  Are there any bulletin
> boards still active, or any other services that are available ?
>
> I know it sounds daft, especially with a PC linked to the Internet.  I just
> wondered if it is possible and if so how (any special software needed etc)
> ?

Well I can do the web browser:
 http://www.sprow.co.uk/bbc/bbconly.htm
look for "WeBBC", it renders stuff only from disc at the moment unless
someone feels like writing an HTTP filing system.

There's also someone round here dealing with email on a BBC micro, plus
there's an Econet to Ethernet bridge being built. That might help, as the PC
could be left doing all the protocol and just delivering data over Econet,
Sprow.