Anyone still running WWIV? I'm down for playing some Tradewars 2002 and Geopolitiks. lol.
On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 10:07 AM Gregory McGill <[email protected]> wrote: > MajorBBS 10 > > Greg > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 10:14 PM Daniel L <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK. Tribbs? >> >> On February 28, 2023 1:06:30 PM PST, Gregory McGill < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't run syncronet :) I think I'm included in syncroterm tho >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:55 AM Daniel L <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Your board is on digitalman's list of syncronet bbs's so I already had >>>> it. >>>> >>>> I logged in and poked around. I was surprised you're not on any of the >>>> message echoes. >>>> >>>> D >>>> >>>> On 2/26/23 07:51, Gregory McGill 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. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>
