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From: dms@ai.mit.edu (David M. Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Heathkit Weather Computer (IDW5001)
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Date: 3 Oct 90 16:24:46 GMT
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Reply-To: dms@ai.mit.edu (David M. Siegel)
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We have just ordered a Heathkit IDW5001 weather computer.  Our plans are
to make the readings from the computer available over our network.  It
would be nice to use a "standard" weather TCP/UDP protocol for this
purpose.  Ideally, all Internet sites with weather data could support
this protocol.  The protocol should be extensible, since it is hard to
anticipate all types of weather data that people might have.

I'm wondering, does such a protocol exist?

Also, does anyone else have IDW5001 weather computers.  We'd be
interested in obtaining your software to interface to the computer, and
for client programs.  Our plans are to run it on a Unix box, connected
via the RS232 port. 

-Dave