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BID : 2107_WB4IUY
Read: GUEST DK3EL
Subj: Packet 'On-air' site? (VE2PKT)
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Sent: 060407/0830 2107@WB4IUY.#rtp.nc.usa.noam
Hello Jean, thanks for the info and input. I'd like to put an optimized
version of our club website on a HTML-type BBS (RF only). My thoughts were
to build all pages to load quickly at 1200 baud (used to do it for 2400 baud
the early 90's, no reason it can't be done now. ASP sites can be assembled
with page sizes only a few K in size, and enable a lot of caching for
quick page reloads on return. Not as heavy in graphics, but can be made to
look nice in html nonetheless. Also, could detect connect speeds and spawn
a much heavier graphic enabled page for 9600 baud users. We have a 9600
baud port on the local BBS, so I have experience on 9k6 as well. I know
several local users have 9k6 capability and are looking something to
play with their 9k6 boxes on :-).
My intent was to simple host this on RF for local users, and make it
work correctly. Once operational, I think I could interest a few others
to set up their own HTML site. I could see it working with hand coded
links between sites, etc...sort of emulating the way the internet works.
That isn't my primar interest, though, just trying to get the first phase
operational is the largest hurtle.
Client side is the most important.. it needs to be usable with a minimum
of software/interface issues, and would hopefully be usable with a standard
browser for simplicity. If I have to use a firefox browser or some other
to allow for longer timeout settings, so be it. This could easily be provided
as an internet download with the settings already in place.
I have plenty of experience in the RF stuff (nodes, tnc interface to rigs,
some FBB experience on the local BBS, etc), but I'm loast as to how to
interface the user tnc to a broswer...to make the browser look at the TNC
data stream. Also, how to set up a BBS of some sort that will automatically
serve up an initial "index" page upon connection. From there, I think writing
the "packsite" code would be very similar to web page development, and I'm
pretty comfortable with that.
Did the TNC2ETC program you mentioned provide the data stream routing between
the tnc and browser? Would you look into this and see if you can find that
program again?
Just to reiterate to a few who emailed me about the woes of interconnecting
packet with the internet, internet interface, etc... this isn't what I'm trying
to do. This is to build a packet radio RF-based site that acts and runs like
a website, for users to connect to and broswe (surf) much like they would
on the internet. I'm not trying to overthink this in phase 1 with stuff like
how are sites going to interconnect to other sites, what if someone trys to
link a site to the internet, etc. The first step is to make a "packsite"
play and be easy for a user to set up their TNC/computer to connect and
use the "packsite".
Thanks in advance for any help and/or feedback!
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