Anyone has a copy of SymbOS 3.1 for the PCW?

[salvogendut]

I wanted to try SymbOS on the PCW but it seems that the 4.0 package for the PCW is not ready yet. Does anyone have the previous (3.1) version? Thanks

[Prodatron]

I am very sorry for this, here is the link, which is still working for the PCW 3.1 version:

http://symbos.org/download/20211230-V31/SymbOS-PCW.zip

I had issue when testing 4.0 on my real PCW, but now I think that it could be more a specific hardware thing with my machine.
 I got another working one thanks to Gflorez and Hans, so soon, I hope I can release 4.0 on the PCW as well.

[salvogendut]

Thank you so much!!!

[salvogendut]

@Prodatron , is there a way to use the PCW Wifi modem under SymbOS?

[Prodatron]

@Prodatron , is there a way to use the PCW Wifi modem under SymbOS?

Currently there is no Network Daemon driver for the PCW Wifi modem available.
But we have to do an ESP8266 driver anyway for:...
- ZX Spectrum Next (- that has to be done until the end of this year)
- @prevtenet s new MSX/Amsdap Wifi hardware based on the ESP8266 (currently in development)
- Isetta TTL Wifi
- Usifac/Ulifac with ESP8266 connected (nice to have?)
- and yes, the PCW Wifi modem would be nice as well

So at least because of the first three there has to be an ESP8266 driver anyway, and this can be used for the PCW as well.
Please don't expect it before the end of this year/beginning of next year, but it will come for sure.

[salvogendut]

Oh great, I mean it's not that urgent. I was just wondering. Thank you @Prodatron . Also , is a driver really necessary given that this thing behaves more like a serial port, wouldn't a standard VT100-like program be able to use it as-is ?

[Prodatron]

Oh great, I mean it's not that urgent. I was just wondering. Thank you @Prodatron . Also , is a driver really necessary given that this thing behaves more like a serial port, wouldn't a standard VT100-like program be able to use it as-is ?

I would like to add it as a real network device for internet access.

SymbOS network applications like WGET, Telnet, IRC, EMail Client, ChatGPT client etc. are using the network daemon and assume, that they have a normal internet connection.

Apps shouldn't have to deal with AT sequences etc. (and the existing ones don't do so), they just want to open TCP or UDP connections to an IP address/a domain and transfer data packets, and that's it. The ESP8266 allows this with AT commands, and that should be handled by the driver for the network daemon in a transparent way.

[salvogendut]

I see, yeah that makes sense. Thank you!