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    Networked train control? —Ross Crawford
   Just saw this on slashdot - a network train control system. Maybe Lego will start using it (well we can dream...) (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Networked train control? —James Powell
     (...) that's _really_ old, Digitrax is based on stuff from 1988 or so...its funny to see it brought up as though it was new :) James (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Networked train control? —John Kelly
     digitrax's been doing a tcp/ip network for it's control system since 1988? That would be really forward thinking. Is the DDC since 1988 or the tcp/ip as the control system since 1988? -John (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Networked train control? —James Powell
     (...) DCC, in a computer controlable version has been around for a longish time. (the Lentz system...my Marklin catalog is dated :1985, and has a RS232 adaptor listed) I'm not sure how Lentz addresses within its system exactly, that's not part of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Networked train control? —David K. Z. Harris
   (...) that to a terminal server, and have it attached to the Internet... ((URL) Alternately, you could put up a web page, and use some CGI scripting to have the web commands translate into the proper serial commands, and connect the serial port of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Networked train control? —James Powell
    (...) A German University had up a page (this is 5 years ago!) that did this, with a Marklin layout. James (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
 

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