A pap2t ATA connected to your ethernet or wifitoethernet bridge and something like a dialgizmo for the pulse to tone.
The asterisk server can be a dedicated machine or a virtual machine running any Linux. Then everything is just software. On Sun., Feb. 26, 2023, 8:48 p.m. Joseph Colson III, <joecols...@outlook.com> wrote: > What equipment would you suggest ? > > > > Joe > > > > > > *From:* M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> *On Behalf Of *Jesse > Lafleur > *Sent:* Sunday, February 26, 2023 7:53 AM > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Possible BBS launch > > > > 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 grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> > 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 <jesslafl...@gmail.com> > 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 grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> > 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 <bungop...@gmail.com> 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. > >
