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Ok, so I'll be sending the reminders out and changing the call page sometime this morning (if work permits) But we will be theming the Zoom meeting for this Sunday, March 3rd at 3pm Eastern to be mostly focused on Michtron (as a working session and QA) since Lastic and Techman will both try to be there (but hey, things come up, so no worries if you can't make it). And @Bodhi, since Lastic is in Belgium, feel free to join too (if the timing works for you) and we can talk about connection options as well! I'll post when the page gets updated... but for now the address is http://www.ataribbs.com/zoomchat which will also redirect you to the meeting itself if you go there within 15 minutes of the meeting itself, or "when the timer runs out".

Sounds good... I'm in the Akron area so it's not a bad trip (or you can ship it, either way). I also have some adaptec SCSI adapters... just need to know the slot type.

I've used both. I actually do have a Mega ST (and Mega STE) with EmuTos burned in rom... works great. FreeMint also has some easy install options out there. There are some sites with good collections... http://www.atariuptodate.de/en Michtron Utilties Plus https://www.atarimania.com/pgesoft.awp?version=29934 (also attached to this post) If you're available Sunday for the Atari BBS Community Zoom Meet (this Sunday, March 3rd at 3pm eastern), since Lastic indicated he'd be there, we could just do a MichTron/BBS Setup working session. michtron_utilities_plus_michtron.zip

I mentioned it in the other thread that gave birth to this one... but I'm wondering if maybe one of the calls coming up we should do the install/demo again?

Thanks! Much appreciated to get any kind of records/data from back in the day!

We actually do have a section under "BBS Callers" here that also is available for any questions/comments.

That was the plan, to hook it up to the BBS originally, but I wasn't sure if I would be able to access the changer through code, so I was going to put it on the TT instead. Just replaced the castors on it since those had disintegrated to nothingness. Now I need to see if I can get it up and running. It's an old Pioneer DRM-1004 if you're interested.

I'd be willing to help... I recovered a few drives back in my service tech days, and I do have a lot of the equipment needed as well as access to people even smarter than I am. And I'm right next door to him in Ohio.

And scratch what I suggested with HDDriver... Just looked at it again and apparently there are some issues with that device. https://www.hddriver.net/en/features.html Too bad. It tends to work much better than the ICD drivers in my experience.

I don't think anyone objects, but if you wanted to set up a separate thread in the Guru club, that's what it's for (and others have done so as you well know). That way we can keep things on topic just for you.... But like I said, I don't think anyone is bothered. As for dynamic IP, I use afraid.org which sets me back only about $5 a month and depending on your router, it might automatically update it for you (my router actually updates it for me automatically). It's a fairly good option since it has full DNS options allowing me to send things like bbs.sfhqbbs.org to my dynamic IP, but www and mail. to the appropriate places. It does have a free option but I use the paid option to get a little more flexibility (and I can have multiple domains that I'm managing there). Didn't get a chance to comment earlier, but good job on the load balancer. As for the DVD.... I was actually working on my 100 disk DVD jukebox that I got awhile back, but it seems like one of the drives (4 readers) seems to be throwing an error. I think instead I might look at the possibility of using a Blu-Ray. FANSI is a good Atari based ANSI editor.

I would highly recommend HDDriver... It's still actively supported and the author is great when it comes to helping with issues. He keeps it updated to work with the latest "modern" equipment as well. He even has a mobile app that will help you keep track of new releases. https://www.hddriver.net/

There is also a list of current Atari (some emulated, some on real hardware) BBS's available at http://www.sfhqbbs.org/ataribbslist.php There is even a BBS running on a Portfolio!

This have what you need? It doesn't show the Mega STE in the chart, but it mentions that it's like the TT with the exception of one MFP port. http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/collections/Atari documents/Manuals/The_Atari_Compendium.pdf

The LocalTalk/AppleTalk is a RS-422 port... I'll see if I can find the info as to which ports do what and the pinouts.

Yes, but I don't think it has all the lines. I doubt you'd be able to run a BBS on that port.

Just a reminder for the Atari BBS community zoom chat for Sunday, February 4th 2024 at 3pm Eastern. For more information and the proposed agenda, go to http://www.ataribbs.com/zoomchat This is also the link to the zoom meeting itself (it will automatically forward from 15 minutes before until four hours after the meeting starts). Hope to see you there!

As my friend's barber was fond of saying... "What a guy won't do for the hairy end of a gut....."

Yeah... you do ramble. It's a common trait for those of us who remember "better days"... so keep rambling.

Well, unless your battery is dead and you don't feel like paying $45 for a replacement..... https://www.batterydoctor.com.au/store/tl-5242-tadiran-3-6v-lithium-mbu.html Geeze, and I found this link because it was $30 when I last replaced mine and I wanted to confirm it was still that much before I started complaining about THAT price. Little did I know......

Totally fair. I just didn't want to restate the obvious if you were looking for a more detailed answer. As Atari8guy summed it up well, the shorter version is that it replaces the old phone line modem with one that works over a TCP connection. It's what many of us use to call and run boards on both the 8-bit and the ST.

As an ST user... 6 inch drop.

Just so that I don't over or under explain and give you the answer you're looking for..... Are you looking for the "I didn't click the link" answer, or the "I clicked it, looked at it, but I still have questions" answer?

I actually own one of those and I really liked it. I can't speak for the XEP80 overscan, but I've been able to switch modes with a button push, so I hope it will work for you.

If you ever decide to do that and need any help, just let us know (the Atari BBS Gurus club here is a decent place to start).