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  atari 800 web server
 
I just wrote a really really basic web server for my atari 800. It listens on it's serial port (9600 baud) for a CD, and spits out the html page and drops DTR. The serial port is connected to an old CS-210 terminal server which is set to listen on (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) That's awesome! (...) It's a security thing. Netscape doesn't let you access ports it knows a protocol for via a different protocol. This started with Navigator 3.0, I believe. (I think the security implications are limited to "might help (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Oh Beautiful Hack! Very nice!! (I get the same funny +128 characters that Matt got, but I'm sure you'll get that figured out. :) Say, what's the maximum transmission rate (uncompressed) over IR for an RCX brick? Could we expect an RCX version (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.tele)
 
  RE: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Not to one-up you, Kevin, but this guy at UMass has an even smaller server! (URL) Hmmm, can an RCX server be far off? Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.tele)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) server (...) Those 13 odd characters are coming from the terminal server. It is attempting to negotiate telnet options. I can't think of any way to filter them out, so I set the bgcolor to black :) It screws up the interpretation of the http (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Oh yes, it's not the smallest web server, but it might just be the oldest web server. The atari 800 is 20 years old! KL (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.tele)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Hmm. Maybe you need a 386 running linux to replace the terminal server.... PS: (URL) LWP::UserAgent; $browser = new LWP::UserAgent; $browser->agent("Hi Kevin/1.0 " . $browser->agent); $request = new HTTP::Request('GET', "(URL) = (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) thing with Netscape Navigator.) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Or my netpliance i-opener if and when it arrives :) Actually I 'm going into the storage room right now to try to find an old keyboard to go with the 486 I'm going to use as the port translator. KL (...) I get a permission denied message (...) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Sorry -- that's because that should be: (URL) jadzia.com is somethin' else. (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Aw, that's too easy to follow. :-) How about this?-- (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Hah! I bet their admin is going to be scratching their head pretty hard over those hits :) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kevin Loch writes: I just put up an info page about this with pictures: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kevin Loch writes: I just put up an info page about this with pictures: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
Kevin, Wow, I have not seen an Atari 800 in years. Nice to see old technology still being used! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Wow, that makes it even cooler yet! You look just about ready for a Slashdot story submission! :) --Todd (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Loch writes: (...) Ack! It's running at my house. The thought of my ISDN line getting slashdotted is bad :( I should probabaly move it to work during lunch. However, I did discover something cool. The terminal server listens on port 513 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) How'd you get around the ASCII->ATASCII conversion issue? Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) characters (...) One of the XIO commands in the BASIC source configures "light" translation among other htings. KL (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) It is now ready for prime time. I figured out how to get the terminal server to listen to port 80, and it doesn't bark garbage characters on that port. I moved it to work so it has some real bandwidth to play with. (URL)KL (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Submitted it. Rejected. Slashdot sucks. Better: (URL). (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Except that one troll who obviously doesn't get it :) KL (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
I just have to ask: Is there any actual USE for this thing other than the novelty factor? (reason enough for doing it, of course) What's the oldest iron known to be interfaced to the net this way? The dumbest (most limited CPU) The smallest? (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38DD5006.D12145B9@n...ra.com>... (...) Ooh, neat question. Unfortunately for some metrics, we may not be able to get much detail (I'm fully suspecting that there are some embedded processor deals with a web (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 
  Re: atari 800 web server
 
(...) Well, lookie there. You're a quickie. Congrats. :) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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