How do you get the built-in terminal program to work with FTP?  Ascii mode?

Also, where do I find the 45-degree "elbow" serial adapter?

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:14 PM Steve Baker <stevebake...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hiya Jeff,
>
> I use the Terminal program in my Tandy 102… once I set the Stat correctly
> (baud rate, etc.) and then hit F4 for Term, then I’m connected to the
> gadget and the gadget is connected to the Internet.
>
> From there, I simply type:  atdt URL:port  to connect to whatever you want
> to hit (for me, mostly FTP and Telnet sites, recreating the BBS glory days
> of the 80s and early 90s). Pretty fun and easy.
>
> Earlier today I made a quick video that might show a little bit of what
> you’re asking about. Again, nothing new on the Model T, just use the stock
> Terminal program; the RS232 modem does the work.
>
> https://youtu.be/m_IKzoesVG4
>
> Hope this helps, thanks!
> SB
>
>
> --
> Greetings from Steve Baker
> “Gravity brings me down…”
>
>
>
> On Feb 21, 2021, at 4:02 PM, Jeff Gonzales <gonzobra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So would you still use the built-in terminal or is there an actual telnet
> client available for the m100 now?
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 1:58 PM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/20/21 5:22 PM, Jeff Gonzales wrote:
>> > How do you connect to remote BBS' with this?  I have only done it with
>> > telnet on a computer.  How do AT commands work on wifi?  Does the
>> > device have a SIM card and, of so, are the remote BBS' still using
>> > modems??
>>
>> The remote side is a telnet server running bbs software. You can telnet
>> to it using any telnet client.
>>
>> On the client side, the device connects to wifi, not the cell network,
>> so no sim card.
>>
>> And the device is essentially a telnet client, meaning the device does
>> the tcp/ip and the telnet protocol with the telnet server, just like how
>> a regular modem does all the v.42bis handshaking and error correction
>> and compression with the other modem.
>>
>> You control the device with AT commands, both to get connected to wifi
>> and to "dial" some telnet server.
>>
>> How exactly the AT commands work is what the manual is for. You just use
>> them the same as with any other modem. There's commands to list all wifi
>> networks in the area, supply a password to join a network, set static IP
>> settings or dhcp, even to control the led. The ATDT command accepts an
>> ip or hostname and tcp port number like "hostname:port" instead of a
>> phone number.
>> https://www.cbmstuff.com/downloads/wimodem/wimodem232_manual.pdf
>>
>> Every modem ever made had it's own special AT commands for various
>> functions. This is no different.
>>
>> --
>> bkw
>>
>>
>

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