Oh! Where is HAL when we need him ? Gene Corrigan [email protected]
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 12:04 AM, Lee Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > I've been around here for a long time but am not really an expert on anything > here but I do have several Model T's a REX and a NADS box along with PDDs and > other stuff but I just want to pose a question. > > Back in the day, like 1989 or so I would dial up to the Star Telegram BBS in > Fort Worth and access all the news and such. I never did fido net email or > any of that but I figure that was available at some level too. > > Is it something that could be done to set up a server that would allow either > dial up or Telnet access (with a serial to Ethernet bridge) to connect to a > BBS that would allow searches like I used to do for stories on the newspaper > BBS and exchange e-mail. > > In reality I know it could be done but how difficult would it be? With access > to the files at the club100 website and e-mail. I know this would be a > project but I would bet it could be done fairly easily. > > Then the only thing that would be needed would be that one little custom > device or add on for one we have that would provide the bridge with wifi and > maybe RJ45 too but mainly wifi. > > Of course having the BBS with the termcap settings for screen compatibility > and the settings on the server so that it would delineate between text e-mail > and ones with unnecessary graphics. > > I think having the ability to search news feeds and access e-mail and > directories either at the club100 site or a copy of it would be all that we > could expect for online activity for our little computers. Of course there > could be portals for updating social media and sending tweets and or maybe > receiving them. > > I know that still leaves these computers just operating as a terminal when > online but that's what they were good at in the day. > > ​Sorry this was so long. > Oh and let's not forget a video out device too.... > > Lee > LLTMT > > -- > "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole > family" Arther P. Jacobs
