Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I think you helped keep an interesting piece of software from fading out permenantly. It has little practical use but is interesting to look at - a piece of historical art. Protected software usually disappears completely when it loses its usefulness. This way some younger people can see what it

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Thu, 19 Apr 2018, Jim Hall wrote: While I know that this helped a specific user request, I'd appreciate that we not share/link to "crack" tools that circumvent copy protection. Even for programs like Telix that aren't supported anymore. Your house, your rules. No problem. :) Free/open

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

> On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: >> My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to collect it. >> I used up half my legal trys brfore it shuts down. >> What was that link again? On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 2:28 PM, geneb wrote: > You can also go here: >

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Wed, 18 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: I don't know how you found this but it worked like a charm. The big ugly red screen is gone. Many thanks. Some days my Google Fu is pretty strong. ;) I'm glad it worked for you. g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I don't know how you found this but it worked like a charm. The big ugly red screen is gone. Many thanks. cheers DS On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:28:35 -0700 (PDT) geneb writes: > On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > > My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi Thomas, > Some of the PCI-Express and USB modems had actual controller, > meaning they would work with Linux, the BSDs, and maybe DOS. In spite of what the name suggests, most winmodems are fully supported on Linux as well as far as I know :-) > I also don't know if dialup Internet or BBS

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

from dmccunney: > I'm not, and more modem information can be found here: > http://www.modemsite.com/56k/dos.asp > But the biggest challenge is likely to be "What do you call if you > *can* get a working modem?" > Dennis That was my point on my last message: BBSes now are very hard to find.

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi, On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Eric Auer wrote: > >> Eric Auer also wrote a simple terminal program years ago, but I'm >> afraid I never tried it (and probably wouldn't know how!): >> >> * https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/net/terminal/ >> *

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Eric Auer wrote: > Obviously a signal processing driver for a winmodem requires some > CPU power, but Pentium III is fast enough for that. The problem is that > you basically have no winmodem drivers for DOS at all as far as I know. I've

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Good I'll try it. cheers DS On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:28:35 -0700 (PDT) geneb writes: > On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > > My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to collect it. > > I used up half my legal trys brfore it shuts down. > > What was that

[Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi again, sorry to write two mails about one topic... > My laptop has a hardware modem, internal. It's a Pentium III machine, > so I'm not sure what risks that may imply about it being a Winmodem > I've heard such nasty things about. Winmodems basically are soundcards: You need a driver which

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to collect it. I used up half my legal trys brfore it shuts down. What was that link again? You can also go here: http://cd.textfiles.com/hackersencyc/PC/CRAKHOUS/FILES.HTM and grab the file called

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi Rugxulo, others, > Eric Auer also wrote a simple terminal program years ago, but I'm > afraid I never tried it (and probably wouldn't know how!): > > * https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/net/terminal/ > * https://www.auersoft.eu/soft/ That terminal is indeed extremely

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Mon, 16 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to collect it. I used up half my legal trys brfore it shuts down. What was that link again? http://www.retroarchive.org/garbo/pc/termprog/telix351.zip I installed this in dosBox to see what it would do

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

My copy asks for money for a key but noone left to collect it. I used up half my legal trys brfore it shuts down. What was that link again? DS On Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:41:56 -0700 (PDT) geneb writes: > On Sun, 15 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > > The copy I downloaded

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Sun, 15 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: The copy I downloaded does. The download did not include the password. You only have to enter it once then its good foreever. Do you have the password ? No legitimate version of Telix that I've ever seen requires a password. Download the one from the

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I believe that external zoom modens are still for sale and support the old AT commands cheers DS . On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:36:36 -0400 dmccunney writes: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 7:02 AM, David McMackins > wrote: > > My laptop has a hardware

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

The copy I downloaded does. The download did not include the password. You only have to enter it once then its good foreever. Do you have the password ? DS On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:10:39 -0700 (PDT) geneb writes: > On Fri, 13 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > > A really

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I have no idea. I've never seen it as a download or even for sale. It was very popular for awhile then disappeared. I use it to print to a blurtooth printer. I establish the BT link with xtalk then exit to dos . I can print by using the dos copy command to copy a .prn file to the com port. Tried

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi, >> I will look into Net-Tamer and Procom. Telix was the software I had >> found the defunct website for. I'm not sure if I want to trust a mirror. > > Try looking here: > > * http://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/comm1.htm There also are UniCom (and Teleservice) at

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi, On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 6:02 AM, David McMackins wrote: > > I will look into Net-Tamer and Procom. Telix was the software I had > found the defunct website for. I'm not sure if I want to trust a mirror. Try looking here: *

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 7:02 AM, David McMackins wrote: > My laptop has a hardware modem, internal. It's a Pentium III machine, so > I'm not sure what risks that may imply about it being a Winmodem I've > heard such nasty things about. Winmodems were simplified devices

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Fri, 13 Apr 2018, Dale E Sterner wrote: A really good one is xtalk; if you can find it. Procomm is also good; if you can find it. Telex requires a password otherwise it stops working after a few uses. Procomm is nice to look at It's called "Telix", and no it does not stop working or

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Is this related to the xtalk available in the Debian repository? Happy Hacking, David E. McMackins II Supporting Member, Electronic Frontier Foundation (#2296972) Associate Member, Free Software Foundation (#12889) www.mcmackins.org www.delwink.com www.eff.org www.gnu.org www.fsf.org On

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

A really good one is xtalk; if you can find it. Procomm is also good; if you can find it. Telex requires a password otherwise it stops working after a few uses. Procomm is nice to look at but xtalk is a little better. I wish someone would write an xtalk clone extended to other ports - usb etc.

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Fri, 13 Apr 2018, David McMackins wrote: I will look into Net-Tamer and Procom. Telix was the software I had found the defunct website for. I'm not sure if I want to trust a mirror. Here you go: http://www.retroarchive.org/garbo/pc/termprog/telix351.zip g. -- Proud owner of F-15C

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

My laptop has a hardware modem, internal. It's a Pentium III machine, so I'm not sure what risks that may imply about it being a Winmodem I've heard such nasty things about. I will look into Net-Tamer and Procom. Telix was the software I had found the defunct website for. I'm not sure if I want

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 05:56:59AM +, Jim Hall wrote: > I also remember using Telix and ProComm for this, both under MS-DOS before > FreeDOS was a thing. I don't know web sites, but you can probably Google > them. http://vetusware.com/category/Communication/?cat=6 -- regards, Zbigniew

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I also remember using Telix and ProComm for this, both under MS-DOS before FreeDOS was a thing. I don't know web sites, but you can probably Google them. Telix was shareware. Don't remember about ProComm. ... > > For software, there is also Kermit, developed at Columbia University and > now at

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi Thomas, As for where to find bbs today? well... A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old Web back to life in 2017 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/a-1986-bulletin-board -system-has-brought-the-old-web-back-to-life-in-2017/ great article. somewhere I have a

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

from David McMackins: > I have a late 90s vintage laptop running FreeDOS, and I'd like to use it > to connect to a BBS system directly over a phone line using its modem. > Even if it turns out that this modem in particular won't work, I'd still > like some help finding software for this.

Re: [Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

Hi, Let me be sure I understand the setup you have in place. You have a laptop with a modem, card or internal? that modem can connect to a phone line yes? You have dos drivers for the modem yes? Frankly I want to know which one. You wish to dial into a bbs service with this modem. Okay,

[Freedos-user] Connecting to a BBS via a modem

I have a late 90s vintage laptop running FreeDOS, and I'd like to use it to connect to a BBS system directly over a phone line using its modem. Even if it turns out that this modem in particular won't work, I'd still like some help finding software for this. My cursory web search led me to a