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Post by Jeff Ledger on Jan 17, 2006 16:01:35 GMT -5
CML Update 2006:
CML is (as real life allows) be adapted to run from a centralized server, a type of proxy which should allow removal of CMLServ as soon as it is finished. This means that there is now compatibility with VICE and UDS-10 type devices . However there is still much to be finished before I can release this new upgrade, many bugs are still being rounded up. I am seriously considering a VIC20 version of CML which will support the character changes as well as sound.
VIC20 support will also be added to Temporal Vortex BBS as soon as the box is reloaded.
Jeff
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Post by Golan Klinger on Jan 18, 2006 16:33:25 GMT -5
Do you think there would be any merit in creating a plug-in for modern browsers to allow them to render CML (not that this would be an easy task mind you) or is the whole appeal of CML that C= users get something special rather than having to settle for a text-based experience browsing with Contiki or Lynx etc.?
I've been thinking that CML makes it possible for a person to run a BBS (of sorts) with a standard webserver and the user experience would be considerably richer than could be achieved with standard BBS software. It would be more like Quantum Link than anything else.
The more I think about CML, the more I like it. It really is a great idea.
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Post by Jeff Ledger on Jan 18, 2006 21:19:34 GMT -5
Funny you should say that... The start of CML was to create a type of Quantum link that was as decentralized as the web itself. CML has some basic goals... 1.. Create a basic language that can be embedded into a standard webserver. This goal is basically done.. While these standards are rather 1.0, they do function. 2.. Create some additional connection methods by which CML can be connected. At the moment I'm working on a proxy server which should allow Lantronix devices and VICE. The VICE idea is because I burned out a 128 getting this far.  3.. Expand the language and create some PERL interfaces which will allow interaction for chat and BBS type experiences. At the moment I am preparing to combine the PERL technology I've developed for Temporal Vortex BBS with CML so that there is a seamless connection between the two. Yes, CML can and will offer a BBS type experience, eventually with both sound and graphics. I'm not sure if I really want a browser plugin created for CML as I like the exclusivity of the idea right now. Jeff |
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Post by thurstan on Jan 19, 2006 6:39:27 GMT -5
Well this sounds quite exciting! Will follow this development with great interest. If only this kind of development had happened when the c64 was still going strong then maybe the web would have originated on the C64 !
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Post by MikeAZ1 on Feb 11, 2006 22:40:25 GMT -5
So true thurstan It would have been great to see the C64/128 start the www and bring the internet to the masses.
But love this CML concept Ill be following progress
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Post by matthewpaulwiltshi on Jun 21, 2006 4:01:13 GMT -5
Hi folks, I love what you are doing here! I agree that commodore equipment deserves extra internet, I hope one day to be able to treat mine to it! In the mean time could the CML program be typed into the "basic programmer" at www.dreamfabric.com/c64/gotm/basicprogrammer.php that would make the additional content available to people like me! |
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Post by MikeAZ1 on Jan 17, 2007 20:26:57 GMT -5
Just wondering if anything is happening with CML now that we are in 2007? Hope this doesnt die it really intrigues me |
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Post by Jeff Ledger on Jan 18, 2007 21:29:57 GMT -5
CML was put on hold while I was dealing with some serious family illness issues. Everything has started to settle back to normal routine, so I can begin moving some of the continued ideas over this last year from my notebook into something more tangible.
It will however remain on hold until my new Retro-room is completed this summer. A good friend is helping me create a wrap-around desk for my office from some *interesting* materials. This will provide me enough space to have several of my retro computers hooked up, configured and ready to play at a moment.
CML isn't dead, just sleeping a little longer than I hoped.
Although, I'm considering a version of CML which will be cross compatible with other micro-platforms. In otherwords, a VIC20 and perhaps an Apple][ version could develop well.
Jeff
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