OC-Minitel/README.md

Minitel

An easy-to-implement networking protocol for OpenComputers. Not to be confused with the French computer network of the same name.

Minitel aims to implement layers 3, 4 and 5 of the OSI model.

Layers

Layer 3

Layer 3 implements addressing, meshing and datagram transmission.

Layer 4

Layer 4 implements ordered message delivery

Layer 5

Layer 5 implements reliable, ordered, bidirectional streams.

Implementations

OpenOS

• Reference implementation for OpenOS

KittenOS

• Minitel for KittenOS NEO

Embedded devices

• Microtel

Application-layer protocols

This repository also contains a number of implementations and specifications for application-layer protocols using Minitel.

• FRequest
• Minitel Mail

Development and discussion

Code and documentation is hosted in the Github repository.

Discussion takes place in, among other places, the #SKS IRC channel on EsperNet (webchat)