This is an idea that's related to the System 6 Browser topic, but I don't think it belongs in that thread.
How feasible would it be for someone (not me) to write a program to translate TCP/IP to serial? My "vision" involves using any serial-equipped Mac with ethernet as a means to provide internet access for compacts. I know this is sort of possible with IPNetRouter (over LocalTalk, I think), but that program's a horror to set up and feels like using a howitzer to kill flies.
What I'm thinking of is something much simpler: Mac Plus (or whatever) connects to LC580 via printer cable. LC580 pretends it's a modem and relays TCP/IP packets between the interweb and the Plus.
Feasible, or far more complex than I imagine?
How feasible would it be for someone (not me) to write a program to translate TCP/IP to serial? My "vision" involves using any serial-equipped Mac with ethernet as a means to provide internet access for compacts. I know this is sort of possible with IPNetRouter (over LocalTalk, I think), but that program's a horror to set up and feels like using a howitzer to kill flies.
What I'm thinking of is something much simpler: Mac Plus (or whatever) connects to LC580 via printer cable. LC580 pretends it's a modem and relays TCP/IP packets between the interweb and the Plus.
Feasible, or far more complex than I imagine?