+Stephen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 That would be cool I checked my main collection and have 2 versions of Oasis Jr., one public and a commercial one where he charged $15 for it... What I have is OASIS BBS Systems Version 3.0, copyright 1986 Renner/Walden/Newman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) That would be cool I checked my main collection and have 2 versions of Oasis Jr., one public and a commercial one where he charged $15 for it... I'm running OASIS JR. at the moment. Right now, caller must be at 1200 baud, can't figure how change OASIS JR. baud to 2400. If you want to see it, call 216-371-2583 just tonight (7/23/14 8PM to 8AM Eastern USA time) You must be at 1200 baud. And here's the .ATR that it is on, 770 kbytes. Run from APE or ASPEQT. Run a R: handler then load OASIS.COM. The R: handlers are *.HND files, I think three of them. Oh, Yes. Hit 'y' after you connect. It means you want line feeds and doesn't show up when I connect. 2880.zip Edited July 24, 2014 by russg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 What I have is OASIS BBS Systems Version 3.0, copyright 1986 Renner/Walden/Newman. The 2 I have show 5/88 and 12/88, if yours doesn't show either of those dates, could you post the ATR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'm running OASIS JR. at the moment. Right now, caller must be at 1200 baud, can't figure how change OASIS JR. baud to 2400. If you want to see it, call 216-371-2583 just tonight (7/23/14 8PM to 8AM Eastern USA time) You must be at 1200 baud. And here's the .ATR that it is on, 770 kbytes. Run from APE or ASPEQT. Run a R: handler then load OASIS.COM. The R: handlers are *.HND files, I think three of them. Oh, Yes. Hit 'y' after you connect. It means you want line feeds and doesn't show up when I connect. There is still an Atari dialup bbs in NE Ohio????????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Oasis 3.0 from Renner/Walden/Newman is what Glenda later released as Oasis Jr. The last one she released was Oasis IV although the particular version escapes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 As far as a modem, I plan to use a Precidia iPocket232 serial<->ethernet box with modem emulation. Similar to Lantronix UDS but a bit cheaper. We use a lot of them at work. Hmm... a pack of 16 of them is up on eBay right now, starting at $29... eBay Auction -- Item Number: 121392584645 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) There is still an Atari dialup bbs in NE Ohio????????? yes, if I quit playing with it. I'm using Teraterm on a PC and a Hayes 56K modem to dial to it. To set baud to 1200 do a ats37=5 atn0 on your dialing modem. It has my original supermodem 2400 baud modem on a prc. Edited July 24, 2014 by russg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'm running OASIS JR. at the moment. Right now, caller must be at 1200 baud, can't figure how change OASIS JR. baud to 2400. If you want to see it, call 216-371-2583 just tonight (7/23/14 8PM to 8AM Eastern USA time) You must be at 1200 baud. And here's the .ATR that it is on, 770 kbytes. Run from APE or ASPEQT. Run a R: handler then load OASIS.COM. The R: handlers are *.HND files, I think three of them. Oh, Yes. Hit 'y' after you connect. It means you want line feeds and doesn't show up when I connect. Wow - I will have to dig out my SX212 and see if it works with the phone line we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The 2 I have show 5/88 and 12/88, if yours doesn't show either of those dates, could you post the ATR? I've not ran the setup to test, but the loading screen says 1986. Posting the 2 disks. I don't think there's any personal info on the disk - if there is, it's so old I'm sure it won't matter OASIS3.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I wonder if we should write a new BBS package, to take advantage of TCP/IP connectors and the facilities in emulators... -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) I'm running BBS:Express Pro v2.1a which is the last version that Keith released before he sold Pro (around 1988?). I have some of the old PRO Support BBS message bases saved online in read-only format for viewing. I run it on a Pentium 4 PC using the a800win v2.5c emulator under SpartaDOS 3.3a. My whole setup is pretty old by today's standards. It has been running online since 1999. I also would like to see a new BBS that runs under SDX. Edited July 24, 2014 by bf2k+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I wonder if we should write a new BBS package, to take advantage of TCP/IP connectors and the facilities in emulators... -Thom BBS Express! Pro would be a good candidate if Lance would just release the source to this 30 year old software. Failing that, how about fixing up BBCS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 BBS Express! Pro would be a good candidate if Lance would just release the source to this 30 year old software. Failing that, how about fixing up BBCS? Anyone got source for BBCS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I don't think it was ever released. It would need to be disassembled... -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I don't think it was ever released. It would need to be disassembled... -Thom Let me see if i can even get BBCS to run in Altirra, and I'll post my results here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Been There, Done That, it doesn't detect rings or connect strings. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Been There, Done That, it doesn't detect rings or connect strings. -Thom When building the BBS, is there an option to use the 850? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 When building the BBS, is there an option to use the 850? There are different versions of the BBCS disks, one for 850, another for MPP modems, another for 1030/835... -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triads Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) There are different versions of the BBCS disks, one for 850, another for MPP modems, another for 1030/835... -Thom Anyone happen to have the MPP & 1030 versions? I'm also looking for different revisions of BBCS. The most common I've seen are the smartmodem versions 2.2 & 2.3 Edited July 24, 2014 by Triads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I've not ran the setup to test, but the loading screen says 1986. Posting the 2 disks. I don't think there's any personal info on the disk - if there is, it's so old I'm sure it won't matter Cool, thanks Yep, that is different from what I have. OASIS-BBS01A-0588.ATR OASIS-BBS01B-0588.ATR OASIS-BBS01A-1288.ATR OASIS-BBS01B-1288.ATR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triads Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Cool, thanks Yep, that is different from what I have. OASIS-BBS01A-0588.ATR OASIS-BBS01B-0588.ATR OASIS-BBS01A-1288.ATR OASIS-BBS01B-1288.ATR Thank You for posting these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow - I will have to dig out my SX212 and see if it works with the phone line we have. Sorry. It wasn't on last night. I closed down my PC, which has APE running, so there were no disk drives connected to the Atari. So, I'm keeping it up today (7/25/14). I would like to configure it. I would like to make default time limit 60 or more minutes, I believe it is 10 minutes now. I forget what the sysop default password is. If you tried last night, probably the modem picked up, but that was it, no connect. The 2880 image I posted has everything on one image, just hit ENTER when it asks for a disk when coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triads Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 russg, there is a file called SETUP.RES, its a text file containing all your BBS parameters, including logon timers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricortes Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I wonder if we should write a new BBS package, to take advantage of TCP/IP connectors and the facilities in emulators... -Thom I can see the benefits of doing this. It is hard to get everyone on the same page with respect to language and implementation. Even with that hurdle to jump, running full speed under emulation would let you use any language. It is also hard to get people to write clear and obvious code. I've only run into a couple of people that actually do things such that people can understand their code let alone add comments. Personally I would rather see arguments over doing something clearly instead of shaving a couple of tics off a routine that isn't speed critical or is run only once. Just isn't the coin of the realm so to speak. I have the idea that it would be a good kick in the pants to help Effectus get some good buzz going but like I said, even vanilla Atari Basic could easily go to a couple of KBAUD in emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'm taking a _serious_ look at CC65... It has everything needed to do a nice combo of bare metal and high level programming to pull this off, and they've done a ton of awesome work on target support over the last few years. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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