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TeensyROM Web Browser

Features

  • Bookmark your favorite sites for quick access later.
    • Saved in the TeensyROM for future sessions.
    • Defaults loaded with popular text sites
  • Previously visited sites saved in a browsing queue, use the 'p' command to go back.
  • Ability to Read filtered (via FrogFind) or raw/unfiltered web pages
  • Download files directly to specified path on USB or SD
    • Path saved in TeensyROM
  • Use search engine terms to find content quickly
  • Displays PETSCII characters via HTML (development tools here)

Using a C64/128 Terminal program to surf the web, limitations

  • This is a text based interface only. There is some formatting and colors based on HTML tags, and the ability to download, but no in-line graphics, etc.
  • HTTPS is not supported directly. However, secure sites can be filtered/loaded via FrogFind. If you see a message regarding this, try the reload/filtered command: 'rf'
  • Redirects are not automatic. Either apply filter or follow link.

TeensyROM Setup

  • These commands are available in FW version 0.5.4 and higher. See these instructions if you need to update.
  • Connect to the internet using a terminal program (such as the built-in CCGMS) as described in the Ethernet Usage Document
  • TeensyROM will attempt to initialize Ethernet when Swiftlink starts, but you can retry/verify using "ATC"
  • Enter "atbrowse" and hit return to enter browser mode
    • You should see a short list of Browser mode commands.

Browser mode commands

Command Description
? Show Browser Commands
Return When page is paused, hitting Return alone continues to next screen
S [Term] Search the internet for [Term] via the FrogFind text search engine
P Go to Previous Page
R[m] Re-load current page
Common modifiers (see below).
U[m] [URL] Go to [URL] (Use Server name or IP address)
URL Format: host[:port][/path]
"HTTP://" is assumed and added
Common modifiers (see below).
#[m] Follow link shown on current screen
Common modifiers (see below).
B[x] Bookmark Read/Jump/Set
[x] modifiers:
  (none) : List Bookmarks with links
  # : Jump to bookmark #
  s# : Set Current page as bookmark #
D [d]:[p] Set download path, in this format:
[drive]:[path/directory]
Where drive is "usb" or "sd"
X Exit Browser mode

Modifiers for R[m], U[m], #[m] Commands

Modifier Description
(none) Use previous/default
D Download as file to the Download path
Note that .prg, .crt, .sid, and .hex files are auomatically downloaded without modifier
F Filter the URL response through FrogFind
R Read raw, directly from unfiltered URL

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