[NTLK] Newton gateway idea

[Ronnie Simon]

Elias
        That is a great idea. 

Ronnie Simon
> On 21 Jan 2016, at 16:16, Elias Basse <kd5jfe at gmail.com> wrote:
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> All,
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> If anyone would like to try this using a PC instead of a Raspberry Pi or Beagle Bone. 
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> I am willing to create a Virtual Machine that will run on the free Virtualbox software to emulate all of the functionality of the RPi/BBB for anyone to try it on their own.  
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> This would allow comments, constructive criticism, and suggestions for improvement to the project.
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> If there is interest, I will whip up a virtual machine and post it to my blog with instructions on how to get up and running.
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> Best Regards,
> Elias Basse
> 
>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 6:52 AM, Morgan Aldridge <morgant at makkintosshu.com> wrote:
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>> On Thursday, January 21, 2016, Elias Basse <kd5jfe at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> My Gateway test was a success!
>>> 
>>> My site is http://www.basse.me <http://www.basse.me/>  It is in the Blog
>>> section there as of today but I have also added the screenshots.
>>> 
>>> There are a few more tweaks and screenshots that I have to make, but
>>> essentially all that is required is a beagle bone black (or raspberry pi)
>>> with an appropriate SD card connected to your router of choice that can
>>> connect to the Newt running VNC.
>>> 
>>> This works well and the screen size can be adjusted to suit a more Newton
>>> like experience.  There is still a bit of delay as the VNC client for
>>> newton can only refresh once per second at its highest setting but it is
>>> usable.
>>> 
>> 
>> This is a great solution using existing options! I'll have to give this a
>> shot at some point.
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