Re: Easy way to use contemporary machine as fileserver for C64

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 08:26:01AM +0100, Mia Magnusson wrote:
>I had a chat with a friend and it seems like UNO2IEC could be a
>solution. You program an Arduino Uno or clone with the right firmware,
>and then run the right software on a Windows/Linux/MacOSX box, and
>hook up the IEC bus to the right I/O pins on the Arduino, and then you
>can use the PC/Mac as a file server for the IEC bus.
>
>Seems to be the solution that's easiest to get a hold of (parts for).

Normally, a file server that emulates a floppy disk would serve 
something from file system images, right? And unlike with the tape, the 
client would have to specify a file name when loading.

But there could be a option to the file server software that makes it 
serve a single file, no matter which file name has been requested, and 
exit as soon as that file has been served. This could then be used as a 
replacement of c2nload. (You can invoke c2nload from a Makefile, and it 
would block until the file has been loaded.)

I guess that the DIN connectors for the IEC bus are easier to find than 
card edge connectors for the tape port.

What about the PRUSS on the Beaglebone? Has anyone written anything 
Commodore-related for that?
http://www.righto.com/2016/08/pru-tips-understanding-beaglebones.html

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