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Author: Christoph Lohmann <[email protected]> | |
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:48:33 +0200 | |
Shorten articles to 11 pages. | |
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M opus7/2-article-bitreich-library-o… | 2 -- | |
M opus7/3-article-bitreich-donkey-me… | 3 --- | |
M opus7/4-article-tgtimes-most-minim… | 6 ------ | |
M opus7/5-article-bitreich-gemini2go… | 1 - | |
M opus7/5-article-bitreich-geomyidae… | 2 +- | |
M opus7/5-article-bitreich-groundhog… | 1 - | |
M opus7/6-b-article-bitreich-gopher-… | 5 ----- | |
M opus7/9-3-article-tgtimes-most-min… | 9 --------- | |
M opus7/9-4-article-bitreich-meme-ca… | 2 -- | |
M opus7/9-5-article-tgtimes-a-billio… | 3 --- | |
M opus7/9-6-article-josuah-the-road-… | 1 - | |
M opus7/9-xxx-footer.md | 1 - | |
12 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 35 deletions(-) | |
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diff --git a/opus7/2-article-bitreich-library-of-babel.md b/opus7/2-article-bit… | |
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ pages of 3200 characters, about 104677 books. | |
Now available on gopherspace! | |
gophers://bitreich.org/1/babel | |
- | |
-Have fun! | |
diff --git a/opus7/3-article-bitreich-donkey-meter.md b/opus7/3-article-bitreic… | |
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@ technology, we now have a Donkey Meter: | |
gophers://bitreich.org/1/donkeymeter | |
It takes a second to load due to donkey technology restrictions. | |
- | |
You might also be interested in our Large Donkey Collider technology. | |
- | |
-Have fun! | |
diff --git a/opus7/4-article-tgtimes-most-minimal-gopher-server.md b/opus7/4-ar… | |
@@ -14,21 +14,18 @@ to host the Gopher protocol acheiving all of the above? | |
The Gopher Times investigates. | |
## Communication | |
- | |
While WiFi is inexpensive and fits moving device gracefully, the | |
reliability of Ethernet is indicated for a server. Ethernet adds | |
1 USD of cost for the transceiver handling the electricial characteristics | |
of Ethernet. These typically expose an RGMII interface. | |
## Processing | |
- | |
A microcontroller featuring an Ethernet peripheral (with an RGMII | |
interface) could be the popular STM32F103, or an alternative | |
compatible part. Enough processing power would be present for an | |
embedded TCP/IP and a TLS stack. | |
## Automation | |
- | |
In addition, most microcontrollers feature a large range of | |
built-in peripheral such as timers and communication or analog | |
interfaces, enabling automation of devices such as lighting, | |
@@ -36,18 +33,15 @@ heating, laundry, motors, or an entire car, through external | |
modules. This would come for no extra cost. | |
## Storage | |
- | |
A slot for a MicroSD card would allow storing and updating | |
the static content to serve, and storing network configuration. | |
## Scripting | |
- | |
There exist project to fit programming languages onto microcontrollers. | |
Separate projects for supporting a subset of each of Python, Ruby, | |
Javscript, Go, Rust, Lua, Forth and more. | |
## Power | |
- | |
By letting power supply happen through the USB port, a large range | |
of power source can be used, such as battery, solar panels, wind | |
turbine, hydropower, or power outlet. | |
diff --git a/opus7/5-article-bitreich-gemini2gopher-proxy.md b/opus7/5-article-… | |
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ You can get the v0.1 release of the proxy at: | |
Have fun! Please send in bugs you encounter. The goal was to display the | |
osnews.com gemini capsule. | |
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diff --git a/opus7/5-article-bitreich-geomyidae-v0.96.md b/opus7/5-article-bitr… | |
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ | |
-Geomyidae v0.96 release. | |
+Geomyidae v0.96 release by Bitreich. | |
After Brcon2023 people tested the new features in geomyidae and some | |
major bugs were fixed, so now the v0.96 release is ready. Please see the | |
diff --git a/opus7/5-article-bitreich-groundhog-day-service.md b/opus7/5-articl… | |
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ now offer the current groundhog shadow status on Bitreich: | |
gophers://bitreich.org/1/groundhog-day | |
Future prediction has never been that easily and worldwide available! | |
- | |
Now groundhog was harmed in the production of this service! | |
diff --git a/opus7/6-b-article-bitreich-gopher-pearls.md b/opus7/6-b-article-bi… | |
@@ -37,8 +37,3 @@ You want to see all postscript files from back then? | |
non-empty-mime-files.txt | grep postscript | |
I wish much fun reading and discovering even more! | |
- | |
-If you find a pearl, please send the full link and why it should be | |
-considered a pearl to: | |
- | |
- Christoph Lohmann <[email protected]> | |
diff --git a/opus7/9-3-article-tgtimes-most-minimal-gopher-client.md b/opus7/9-… | |
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ reach telnet interfaces, and download any file, or open any URL, | |
for custom action to be chosen by the user. | |
## Network | |
- | |
One reliable way to fetch the content from internet would be Ethernet, | |
but convenience and price would push toward using radio transmission | |
such as WiFi. | |
@@ -14,20 +13,17 @@ Ethernet would require an extra transceiver chip, while wif… | |
just a wire acting as antenna, which partly explains its low cost. | |
## Processing | |
- | |
One inexpensive family of processors featuring a high cost-to-performance | |
ratio, which also features WiFi, is the ESP32. The C3 iteration even uses | |
the open-source architecture RISC-V. The speed is decent enough for | |
decoding JPEG an PNG, or support TLS as used in gophers://. | |
## Display | |
- | |
The cost of displays have dropped considerably as they invaded the market. | |
Economy of scale made small color displays even cheaper than | |
character-based displays. | |
## Input | |
- | |
Browsing content is a lot about scrolling. Since we do custom hardware, | |
capacitive touch buttons can be used for little to no extra cost. | |
This could permit a smooth scrolling through the content. | |
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ Once again, mostly requiring wires, this cuts the price and e… | |
their popularity. | |
## Text | |
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Text is compact and efficient, and bitmap font requires a bit of storage | |
for all the common non-ASCII characters, but ESP32 have 16MB of flash | |
storage enough for the entire uncompressed Unifont: | |
@@ -44,24 +39,20 @@ storage enough for the entire uncompressed Unifont: | |
http://unifoundry.com/unifont/ | |
## Audio | |
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Producing sound does not cost much more than a small audio amplifier, | |
software for decoding MP3, and a 3.5mm Jack connector. | |
Very small cost added. | |
## Extension | |
- | |
An USB interface would allow plugging the device to a computer for | |
either automation or using a full keybaord. | |
## Power | |
- | |
A small dedicated battery could be included increasing the cost, | |
but getting all power from USB would also preserve the choice to | |
the user, free to chose a wall charger or portable power bank. | |
## Enclosure | |
- | |
A custom 3D printed case would allow keeping the cost very low | |
even at small volume production. | |
diff --git a/opus7/9-4-article-bitreich-meme-cache-pointer-support.md b/opus7/9… | |
@@ -48,5 +48,3 @@ reverse pointer support for memes now: | |
&&&&&&athas-teapot.jpg | |
See how you can dereference this teapot now. | |
- | |
-Have fun! | |
diff --git a/opus7/9-5-article-tgtimes-a-billion-gopher.md b/opus7/9-5-article-… | |
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@ Gopher did this today, by introducing the four billion gophers … | |
gopher://bitreich.org/1/billion-gophers | |
IPv6 is required. | |
- | |
Maybe you find the hidden secret of monkey^Wbillion gophers! | |
- | |
-Have fun! | |
diff --git a/opus7/9-6-article-josuah-the-road-to-success.md b/opus7/9-6-articl… | |
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ success and failure are the same, this suggests that somethin… | |
somewhere. Somehow, the ultimate acheivement of every life is death. | |
## The Road to Success? | |
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This is the same as the road to Failure: this is Life, it leads to Death. | |
Wherever we go, we will be on it as long as we live. So now, may we move | |
that idea of Success away so that we can enjoy living our life. | |
diff --git a/opus7/9-xxx-footer.md b/opus7/9-xxx-footer.md | |
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ Here is how you write an article for the next opus 8: | |
Thanks for reading The Gopher Times! | |
-- the Gopher Times Team | |
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