It seems to me from the reading I've done so far, that the effort to keep the atari 'connected' is in part about getting BBS's to work over the internet.
In addition there are some efforts to do an Atari tcp/ip stack with text browsing.

Well I'd like to add to the mix, atari web services.

Basically, the "web server" is going to run REST api's.

The atari will connect - using R: emulation in Altirra, or, your real atari with A.P.E. system, piggy backing your PC's internet connection, or on a real Atari using a Lantronix box, to extend your 850 or P:R: connection - so it will connect.

These systems will often send an unnecessary message like "Connect 9600" which might confuse some REST api's - but not this particular service, it'll just ignore the extra info.

I probably won't do a lot of posts because it's easier to get the concept when you can just use the service.

The first service will be an RSS reader, to read AtariAge's own blogs.

Now - after the demo I will continue to add features to the "Atari Web" service.

Here is the corollary to real web page.

Real web page has HTML to define the page - this will use a cut down ML for the purpose of allowing you to define a page - as needed by the atari - the graphics modes, the character set data, the colors - something really bare metal to what the atari can actually display.

Real web page has javascript - as I've already hinted at in the code I posted in the forum - t his service will allow you to download atari basic listings and run them.  That listing already did that - not in a real eye pleasing way, but the proof of concept worked.  Don't tell me its dangerous, I know, but no more dangerous than running any program.  In short, visit sites you trust.

What we need is an easy way to upload binaries and download them too - that's important if visiting from a real atari - that you get atari programs, that's a key draw.

There - I wanted to blog on it, as I continue to progress.

Now, where am I?

Well I'm using graph2font to do pictures, including my fun spongebob avatar - so that's a start.
I've got an Assembler Editor cart in.

I'm still waiting on ebay purchases for a p/s for my 1050, and sio2pc, and a few things like that.  

Since I've already got the framework in place for the REST api server stuff, and since I already wrote a minimal atari basic program that can access the REST services, the next immediate step - is the fun one.

Make some nice graphics that hopefully spark interest in a fun, atari based RSS reader.   Later I may also add a twitter client too.

After the page is set up for viewing, I'll connect it to a blog - maybe even this one.   Then I'll release some code, and think about next steps.