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Surfing on a Matchbox (1999)

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32 points TMWNN | 4 comments | 07 Jul 25 03:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.386s | source
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revx ◴[09 Jul 25 04:01 UTC] No.44506240[source]▶
Anyone know the current record-holder for world's smallest web server? :)
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femto ◴[09 Jul 25 05:19 UTC] No.44506550[source]▶
Probably just a matter of loading the necessary software onto this MCU:

https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-releases/2025/2025...

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1. em3rgent0rdr ◴[09 Jul 25 06:50 UTC] No.44507004[source]▶
I was also going to suggest that... But I imagine that the Ethernet port or antennae wire (and necessary battery to power antennae) would dwarf the size of that MCU. But thinking again, I suppose if the rules permit the MCU to be directly wired to the Ethernet cable, then could bitbang an early Ethernet standard with this MCU's pins...
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2. st_goliath ◴[09 Jul 25 08:33 UTC] No.44507591[source]▶
If you're going to use an Ethernet jack anyway, you might as well use one that has an ARM SoC already built in and runs Linux:

https://www.digikey.at/en/product-highlight/d/digi-intl/digi...

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3. jagged-chisel ◴[09 Jul 25 09:41 UTC] No.44507966[source]▶
“Obsolete and no longer manufactured.” :-(
4. femto ◴[09 Jul 25 11:05 UTC] No.44508516[source]▶
I'd do a serial connection using the UART. Serial is a perfectly valid transport.