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i     1 # Most minimal Gopher server by tgtimes	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     2 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     3 Gopher is a protocol providing a gateway to a document system, allowing	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     4 to serve an organized hierarchy of files over the network. Dynamically	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     5 generating the content as per user requests is also possible. The client	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     6 side is in charge of rendering the content as it sees fit.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     7 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     8 Generating Gopher indexes and transmitting file contents or generated	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     9 contents is low in software compmlexity, and in turn allows less expensive	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    10 hardware to be run than complex web stacks.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    11 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    12 Which cost would we end-up for building a minimal piece of hardware able	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    13 to host the Gopher protocol acheiving all of the above?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    14 The Gopher Times investigates.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    15 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    16 ## Communication	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    17 While WiFi is inexpensive and fits moving device gracefully, the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    18 reliability of Ethernet is indicated for a server. Ethernet adds	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    19 1 USD of cost for the transceiver handling the electricial characteristics	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    20 of Ethernet. These typically expose an RGMII interface.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    21 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    22 ## Processing	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    23 A microcontroller featuring an Ethernet peripheral (with an RGMII	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    24 interface) could be the popular STM32F103, or an alternative	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    25 compatible part. Enough processing power would be present for an	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    26 embedded TCP/IP and a TLS stack.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    27 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    28 ## Automation	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    29 In addition, most microcontrollers feature a large range of	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    30 built-in peripheral such as timers and communication or analog	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    31 interfaces, enabling automation of devices such as lighting,	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    32 heating, laundry, motors, or an entire car, through external	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    33 modules. This would come for no extra cost.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    34 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    35 ## Storage	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    36 A slot for a MicroSD card would allow storing and updating	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    37 the static content to serve, and storing network configuration.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    38 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    39 ## Scripting	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    40 There exist project to fit programming languages onto microcontrollers.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    41 Separate projects for supporting a subset of each of Python, Ruby,	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    42 Javscript, Go, Rust, Lua, Forth and more.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    43 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    44 ## Power	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    45 By letting power supply happen through the USB port, a large range	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    46 of power source can be used, such as battery, solar panels, wind	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    47 turbine, hydropower, or power outlet.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    48 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    49 The bill of materials for such a design would approximate 5 USD.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    50 A marketed device with a small margin for the seller could reach	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    51 as low as 10 USD.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    52 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    53 Interestingly, such a device would also be able to provide an	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    54 equivalent Web service able to work with all Web client, but	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    55 not running the existing popular Web server software stacks	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    56 known as "Web Frameworks".	Err	bitreich.org	70
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