Yah the keep was fun. Gotta do that again. Greg - would there be a way to provide the M100 escape codes so that terminal emulation would work better?
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 10:52 AM Gregory McGill <[email protected]> wrote: > The KEEP BBS online since 83 > I have a model t area > Stephen recently logged in with mcomm > Dialup and telnet > Https://thekeep.net for details > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 5:54 AM Jesse Lafleur <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You can 100% accomplish this using an affordable PAP2T ATA connected to >> either a local asterisk (free PBX software) or remote asterisk server over >> ethernet. >> This can be run entirely virtualised - no special hardware other than >> either a "landline" or the pap2t. (ill get to rotary later..) >> >> The PAP2T and asterisk can provide ulaw to allow 300bps connections. Yes, >> running a local asterisk is far more stable than trying to connect to one >> remotely, but ive done it! >> I have a setup functioning to 4800 baud for faster modems as well. >> >> The rotary element will likely need a pulse to tone adapter, lots of >> options for that, I use a PBX and I also have a few purpose devices new and >> old. >> >> You can easily have a BBS software or custom *NIX program to interface, >> and with the various termcap things in this group that have been shared, >> you can get a viable connection. >> >> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 8:41 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jesse, >>> >>> Do you happen to have any more details on your setup? >>> >>> I suppose in an ideal world, I’d like a setup that I can dial out from >>> my rotary phone, and a second line that I could dial in to a modem. >>> >>> How difficult does that sound? I tried to use MagicJack previously but >>> the compression codex they use doesn’t play well with data transfer. >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 8:11 AM Jesse Lafleur <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I can provide bell 103 compatible 100% online dial-in access to linux >>>> servers/services using voip/asterisk/etc. I use my m100 to dial into my >>>> local home pbx server, and ive even tried it over the web! >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:44 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What are the odds that any of these BBSes would allow dialing in from >>>>> a real phone line? >>>>> >>>>> There is a Commodore 64 BBS out there called BorderlineBBS that has a >>>>> hybrid Telnet/Dial-Up interface. >>>>> >>>>> I managed to use the acoustic couplers to dial in once from the Model >>>>> T, but ever since switching to VOIP I wasn’t able to get it to work. >>>>> >>>>> I really always loved BBSing, so I would be in full support of using a >>>>> Model T focused BBS. >>>>> >>>>> -George >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:30 AM Ben Strewens <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 2023-02-26 4:50 a.m., Daniel L wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm considering a specialized launch of a BBS catering to the modelT >>>>>> community. Any good boards out there already doing this that I can >>>>>> peruse? >>>>>> >>>>>> Daniel >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm currently working on one that will support multiple systems, >>>>>> including the model 100. I'm aiming for going all the way down to the >>>>>> Epson >>>>>> HX-20, but we'll see how that pans out. It won't be up and running for a >>>>>> while yet. We're supposed to get a new ISP here this year. The one who >>>>>> bought out the company I was with closed all my ports and had no clue how >>>>>> to re-open them, so my BBS got shut down. In the meantime, I figured I'd >>>>>> work on one that caters to the vintage computer community. I still have >>>>>> lots of work ahead of me. >>>>>> >>>>>
