Re: Virtual serial drive

[Kevin <kevin@hackaday.com>]

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 5:19:10 PM UTC-5, Sean Fahey wrote:
> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:34:20 PM UTC-5, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Be careful--the next logical step is having your IIc just be a terminal for
> 
> > an emulator running on the PC. And the serial link is too slow for
> 
> > graphics!
> 
> > 
> 
> > I do like the idea of getting the time/date with each vdisk access...
> 
> 
> 
> Well... let's toy with this idea. Why not a small form factor machine, like a Raspberry Pi or similar mini 'PC' that could provide HD partitions (and/or disk serving), clock functions (at least date and time stamping) and serial to ethernet connectivity at the same time? That's the kind of love the //c (and IIc+) could benefit from.
> 
> 
> 
> Until the SPVHD is shipping again (it's supposed to be getting a clock driver too), a serial solution may be the only viable option for a long time.

I have most of a idea formed for a microcontroller host that would piggyback right on the //c, but I work in electronics, often late, and I haven't really done a reality check quite yet