Re: what new 8-bit software / port would you want?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Oliver Schmidt wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
>
> > I'm sure that space is tight, but the only difference between http:
> > and file: is that the local file system is accessed instead of the
> > remote file system.  I'd expect that to be both simple and compact
> > (except for file system buffer(s)).
>
>
> I certainly don't want to be unpolite but do you really think that I
> don't know what the difference between http: and file: is ?
>
> I'd suggest that you check out the Contiki sources first and contnue
> to argue then  - or even better just go ahead and implement it ;-)
>
> I already invited everybody interested in doing so further up this
> thread !

Fair enough.

I didn't mean to suggest that you didn't know the difference, but
was just spelling out why I would expect it to be easier.  I know
almost nothing about the Contiki environment, particularly as regards
the file system.

My hope was to get a few more details on what limitation (that I clearly
don't know about) stands in the way.

-michael

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