"Dialed" into the Mac Studio wirelessly across the room for some IRCing on old hardware, here as the snow falls. ❄️

I had to modify the plist and shell config scripts I'd setup on the Mac since "upgrading" to macOS 26 Tahoe to get this working without gripes in the terminal.

#Mac #macOS #terminal #serialterminal #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computinginthesnow #AppleII #AppleIIe #MacStudio #ProTerm #BBSing #IRCing #BBS #IRC #WiFi232 #login #telnet #WiFimodem #computers #CRT #floppydrive #ByteCellar #BASH #photo #UNIX

WiFi232 wireless telnet modem for vintage computers

https://makertube.net/w/cMdjNJG9wvrMznGNXKzpAY

@paulrickards I know that you may be busy with a lot of things but do you have the #schematics and #firmware for the #Wifi232 released somewhere so people can at least #DIY one?

• Cuz unless someone were to release a competing project that can be powered via #PoE and runs off #Ethernet it's the best option out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsS0E4G310Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbTwWXjOkVM
https://biosrhythm.com/?page_id=1453

Everyone and their mom has a #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 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

• Bonus points if it still supports 10MBit/s @ Cat.3/ single pair and 100BaseVG, but regular Fast Ethernet & #Gigabit Ethernet via Cat.5 and up is more important. (Maybe do like 2x #SFP ports at the sides and 1x 8p8c #RJ45 at the front ?)

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

BBSing before dinner on the Tandy 1000HX down in the Byte Cellar.

#BBSing #BBS #Tandy #Tandy1000 #Amiga #AppleII #WiFi232 #modem #telnet #CRT #demoscene #Telix #DOS #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #setups #ByteCellar