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Aaand I figured it out 😅
The WiFi232 was sending its Probe Request on channel 1. Once I changed my AP to use channel 1, I got an immediate connection!
The WiFi232 was sending its Probe Request on channel 1. Once I changed my AP to use channel 1, I got an immediate connection!
April 23, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Aaand I figured it out 😅
The WiFi232 was sending its Probe Request on channel 1. Once I changed my AP to use channel 1, I got an immediate connection!
The WiFi232 was sending its Probe Request on channel 1. Once I changed my AP to use channel 1, I got an immediate connection!
Sadly, WiFi configuration isn't working. The firmware build for the device I received is from 2019, and I got my access point in 2021, so maybe it has newer security settings?
April 23, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Sadly, WiFi configuration isn't working. The firmware build for the device I received is from 2019, and I got my access point in 2021, so maybe it has newer security settings?
And luckily also a Mini USB cable, because that's what this requires for power.
Okay, plug it in, connect (via 1200 baud as default, good in case the desired retro computer is old!) and send "ATI" to get... a nice status screen!
Okay, plug it in, connect (via 1200 baud as default, good in case the desired retro computer is old!) and send "ATI" to get... a nice status screen!
April 23, 2023 at 3:53 PM
And luckily also a Mini USB cable, because that's what this requires for power.
Okay, plug it in, connect (via 1200 baud as default, good in case the desired retro computer is old!) and send "ATI" to get... a nice status screen!
Okay, plug it in, connect (via 1200 baud as default, good in case the desired retro computer is old!) and send "ATI" to get... a nice status screen!
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a post by Paul Rickards (https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/110153034470766163) about a device he makes.
It's a WiFi card that pretends to be a Hayes modem over an RS-232 serial connection.
In unrelated news, I have poor self-control, and a USB-to-serial cable.
It's a WiFi card that pretends to be a Hayes modem over an RS-232 serial connection.
In unrelated news, I have poor self-control, and a USB-to-serial cable.
April 23, 2023 at 3:17 PM
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a post by Paul Rickards (https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/110153034470766163) about a device he makes.
It's a WiFi card that pretends to be a Hayes modem over an RS-232 serial connection.
In unrelated news, I have poor self-control, and a USB-to-serial cable.
It's a WiFi card that pretends to be a Hayes modem over an RS-232 serial connection.
In unrelated news, I have poor self-control, and a USB-to-serial cable.
Anyway, that's what I'll be posting about here (my other regularly-scheduled nonsense will be over at @str4d.xyz), so if you're interested, stick around!
I'd cap this thread off with a blue sky post, but we don't exactly get a whole lot of that here 😅
I'd cap this thread off with a blue sky post, but we don't exactly get a whole lot of that here 😅
April 22, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, that's what I'll be posting about here (my other regularly-scheduled nonsense will be over at @str4d.xyz), so if you're interested, stick around!
I'd cap this thread off with a blue sky post, but we don't exactly get a whole lot of that here 😅
I'd cap this thread off with a blue sky post, but we don't exactly get a whole lot of that here 😅
And what will I do with the machine? There's all the fun retro-computing stuff one could do, but I specifically want to run Rust code on an IBM 5150!
Shouldn't be too bad: add an Intel 8088 target to LLVM and Rust, compile some code, flash to a ROM, and done! Right? 🫠
Shouldn't be too bad: add an Intel 8088 target to LLVM and Rust, compile some code, flash to a ROM, and done! Right? 🫠
April 22, 2023 at 2:24 PM
And what will I do with the machine? There's all the fun retro-computing stuff one could do, but I specifically want to run Rust code on an IBM 5150!
Shouldn't be too bad: add an Intel 8088 target to LLVM and Rust, compile some code, flash to a ROM, and done! Right? 🫠
Shouldn't be too bad: add an Intel 8088 target to LLVM and Rust, compile some code, flash to a ROM, and done! Right? 🫠