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   mutazilah@gmail.com to Grant Taylor   
   Re: hardware abstraction   
   14 Dec 21 12:22:57   
   
   From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:40:51 AM UTC+11, Grant Taylor wrote:   
      
   > The WiFi-232 just does it in a convenient package while pretending to be   
   > a standard Hays compatible modem to the host that it's cabled to.   
      
   I'm planning on moving to the Philippines soon, so I will   
   buy a new desktop computer, with these requirements:   
      
   1. Legacy BIOS   
   2. Boot from USB stick   
   3. Two COM ports   
   4. Windows 10/11   
      
   And then I'll try to source that WiFi-232. When I did a google   
   search I seemed to find kits rather than something   
   consumer-friendly.   
      
   Note that I'm planning on setting up a so-called "sneakernet"   
   using the Fidonet software that I already have running under   
   PDOS/386 as proof of concept (tobruk and msged).   
      
   I'm planning on retreating behind my BBS and being a   
   "techmonk" - instead of sitting on a mountain going   
   "ummmmm" I'm going to answer C questions.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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