Contiki for Internet-enabled Apple II

indyV writes "Most of you probably remember the Contiki OS which previously have been used to Internet-enable both the Commodore 64 and the 8-bit Atari. This video shows the brand new Apple II Contiki port in action, booting up on an Apple IIe and surfing to www.apple2.org. The network connection was made with a specially crafted Ethernet adapter."

Comments

][c ?

[colinleroy]

From what I understand, that ethernet adapter can't be plugged to an Apple ][c, which doesn't have extensions ports, if I'm not mistaken.
Too bad that's the model I have, I'll still have to setup serial transfer if I want to upload stuff on this...

Re:][c ?

[Anonymous Coward]

Not ][c.. //c is the way they wrote it:

Apple ][
Apple ][+
Apple IIe
Apple //c
Apple IIgs
Mac II

Re:][c ?

[capmilk]

Why should you toss the //c? Buy a IIe as well. You can not have too many Apples, can you?

Re:][c ?

[bjb]

Actually, you could debate the official way of writing the 'e' version.

• The original ROM displayed "Apple ][" on boot (1983-1985).
• The enhanced ROM displayed "Apple //e" on boot (1985-1992).
• The original badge on the machine was "//e" (1983-1987).
• The revised machine's badge (platinum) was "IIe" (1987-1992).

I always felt that it was better as "//e". But then again, this is a totally geeked out topic, and I might as well get back to my life now :-)

Re:][c ?

[LWATCDR]

What about making an ethernet to ppp converter?
The new eZ80 acclaim has an ethernet port and TCP/IP stack. An other option would be to use the AVR version of Contiki and and AVR chip to hack one. Ues it would be easier to just use a pc and a null modem cable but not nearly as much fun.

Re:Wow

[pedantic bore]

The dorkiest thing you've ever heard of? Welcome, first time slashdot visitor...

Some people enjoy this kind of thing. Let them have their fun. I'm sure there's something equally dorky that you enjoy.

Personally, I get a kick out of programming an 8-bit processor with a whopping 256-byte address space. It's a thrill to get anything working.

Re:It's projects like these...

[pilgrim23]

Well actually... 1. Yes I got the Vulcan and the Transwarp from different scrounging. Both were dysfunctional and in both cases chip replacements were needed to repair. I also had the ROM (GASP! I cloned a ROM!!PIRACY!)from my "Gold" Vulcan card copied so I could then install it on a "Black" Vulcan card I also have so I could get greater then 20mb drives on that early IDE technology controller. I am still trying to upgrade the 8k cache on the Transwarp to 32k so it can compliment the 14mhz '816 I installed so I can then attach a faster oscillator and push to 8 or maybe even 10mhz. ...... 2. In the case of slot 6: I use an Apple "Superdrive" card which is a controller that is specifically designed for the 1.4mb Floppy drive as vs. either the older 5.25 floppy controller (or the built-in Apple IIGS 5.25 controller mapped to slot 6), or the more rare "Liron" 3.5 800kb Apple floppy controller (or again, the built in 800kb controller on slot 5). I have this card in Slot 6 with a old 800k case that has a recovered from a Mac Sony 1.4 mechanism in it. On the GS controller in the back are attached two 800k cases, and one 5.25 case in Daisy Chain configuration. Thus, I Can use either the 1.4 drive or, after a trip to Control Panel, the 5.25. .. One major beauty of "Retro- Computing" as a hobby is that equipment and add-ons that were only available to the filthy rich among us back in the day, now show up at Goodwill and yard sales for pennies. I can FINALLY build the SUPER MACHINE I always wanted.... 20 years too late ;)