@thygrrr yes, tho the one depicted also did 10Base-T so maybe you had a different version.

Needless to say I do want to see something like an #Ethernet232 that in fact does regular Cat.5 and up RJ-45 8p8c cables. Maybe even supporting #PoE and beibg able to run off it for remote "wake by call".

@wyatt does that card do #TokenRing and #X25 too?

  • Otherwise it's just 3 flavours of #Ethernet...

#WhatsMissing: #Ethernet232 aka. #EthernetModem!

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Everyone and their mom [has a](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsS0E4G310Y) #Wifi232 to get their #VintageComputer online, but I wounder if there's a #wired (#LAN) option instead. - Basically being an *"#Ethernet #Modem"*... Background: In my area, 2,4 GHz WiFi is so overcrowded that it's basically unuseable and also because Ethernet is more reliable. - Ideally it can be powered via #PoE to enable #WakeOnLAN / #WakeOnDialin.... I don't mind if it looks like a [MAU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Attachment_Unit) but with like a unmanaged 4-port Gigiabit Switch for #10Base2 / #10Base5 - lookalike "passthrough" and internal 10 MBit/s port so it can be used to directly link units or be hooked up to a switch. Similar to [FriendlyNet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Attachment_Unit_Interface#FriendlyNet) - Bonus points if it still supports 10MBit/s @ [Cat.3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_3_cable)/ [single pair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair#Single-pair) and [100BaseVG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100BaseVG), but regular Fast Ethernet & #Gigabit Ethernet via [Cat.5 and up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair) is more important. (Maybe do like 2x #SFP [ports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Form-factor_Pluggable) at the sides and 1x 8p8c #RJ45 at the front ?) So technically it's closer to a `DEC DELNI` than real [AUI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_Unit_Interface) but if someone wants to implement an #AUI and even add a an [AAUI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Attachment_Unit_Interface) adaptor cable I'm not gonna tell anyone not to. #LAN232 #Ethernet232 #FriendlyNet #VontageComputing #embedded #Networking

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It would also be a more flexible option not just for "dumb #terminals" like a VT320 or VT525, thus desireable for a lot of #legacy / #embedded setup and allow for integrating like a #serial #console into a "Managment LAN" (which should be #airgapped!)…

  • Also an #EthernetModem would really be a cost-effective option compared to proprietary solutions, espechally when one can make a #DINrail-mounted version.

So yeah, a #LAN232 / #Ethernet232 would be kinda cool, even if it's just a #PiZero 1.3 with a USB Serial & Ethernet Chip in a case.

#RaspberryPi #Pi0 #embedded #VintageComputing #LAN #VintageNetworking

DEC VT320: The Classic 1987 Library Computer Terminal

Digital Equipment Corporation built plenty of terminals in the 70s and 80s, but we're focusing on the VT320-C2. Amber monochrome, LK201 keyboard, and a favor...

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Everyone and their mom has a #Wifi232 to get their #VintageComputer online, but I wounder if there's a #wired (#LAN) option instead.

Background: In my area, 2,4 GHz WiFi is so overcrowded that it's basically unuseable and also because Ethernet is more reliable.

I don't mind if it looks like a MAU but with like a unmanaged 4-port Gigiabit Switch for #10Base2 / #10Base5 - lookalike "passthrough" and internal 10 MBit/s port so it can be used to directly link units or be hooked up to a switch. Similar to FriendlyNet

So technically it's closer to a DEC DELNI than real AUI but if someone wants to implement an #AUI and even add a an AAUI adaptor cable I'm not gonna tell anyone not to.

#LAN232 #Ethernet232 #FriendlyNet #VontageComputing #embedded #Networking

WiFi232 Wireless Modem: BBS Fun on Retro PCs!

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@paulrickards I assume something based on the @Raspberry_Pi #PiPico / #RP2040 with a matching #Ethernet-HAT would be able to to it.

Espechally since that #uC is easy to obtain and relatively cheap (compared to a #Pi0 / #Pi0W which were used for the #DreamPi #Dialup adaptor and are still not widely available at #MSRP)...

The tricky part would be #Firmware, not #Hardware....

#Wifi232 #Ethernet232 #Modem #RS232

@paulrickards any chance of seeing an #Ethernet232 aside from the #WiFi232?

Bonus points if it can be powered via #PoE...

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WiFi232 Wireless Modem: BBS Fun on Retro PCs!

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