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Hi Greg, yes, I think too I have some faulty files. Now I can use my own user #2 very well. e.g the caller list is not correct at the end. your hint with ssh is helpful. I used right now a ssh client from my iPad and it works fine and fast. can you please test to create a new user on my BBS? the hostname is: mytbox99.ddns.net the port is: 61643 I used this morning only the Telnet client from my Windows PC. Maybe this was my problem.

It seems that I lost the network connection every time I register a new user! If I login an existing user, so the BBS is answering and I can use the commands of the BBS menu. If you have time, you can try it yourself with user #4 and password guest. From the windows telnet client the command is: o mytbox99.ddns.net 61643 I have validated users 1 to 4 for full access (1). I don't know if it is necessary. In the manual there are some key's defined. e.g. FCTN W should stop the program. If I press any FCTN or CTRL key nothing happens. Are the key's disabled? =========================================================== The message menue doesn't work correct. I login with the user 4 (guest) then I choose M and on the message base T. Then I got the "Oh crap..." message and the connection is lost. Then I login with my user #2 . Here I can choose M and R and I read the one and only message in the system. But after reading I cannot go to the main menu or read again or leave a message. The menu shows every time: Thats not on the menu! Try again. Now I get some (more then 20) error messages from the PI monitor: e.g. Message from syslogd&tipi at May 19 11:41:12 ... kernel:[B180.118305] and 8 times XXXXXXXX or kernel:[B180.118165] Internal error: Oops: 5 [#3] SMP AFM The pi hangs and I have no access from the keyboard or from a telnet client on my PC After power cycling the pi is working again and the BBS is also working again.

I let the BBS machine work until this morning. (with the first BBS program package installed) I was able to telnet to the BBS, but my PC had no access to the Pi. I couldn't telnet from PC to Pi The connection to the tipi does not work after resetting my TI. I connected a monitor to the Pi but I didn't get an image. After I have switched the Pi off and on again, the tipi works and I have access to the tipi folder from my PC. Now I have read your messages and installed the new software package. The BBS was started and I was able to log in to register the first new user. After the dialogue, the TI hangs on the spot. Please wait until Calvin has found a place for your file. At this time I could login to the pi from my PC and I can work on the pi with the attached monitor and keyboard. I powercycled the TI and run the BBS program again. Now I can login with the user #1 and get the main menu! First time success!!! So I registered a second user from the Telnet cliant on my PC but the connection was broken after input the password. I could finished the registration on the TI screen and I can login from the telnet client on the PC. I leave a first message in the TI group and logged off. I registered a third user #3 named demo and password demo. I use a external NOIP address to register or to login: hostname: mytbox99.ddns.net port: 61643 This is the external port from my fritzbox (or from my provider) intern this port is mapped on 9918 (This shows the fritzbox configuration) So currently I can register a new user only on the TI system because the connection to the telnet client is broken during the process. I can use a telnet client to login a registered user and this user can work on the BBS. So I have to do more learning about the network configuration and about the customizing the BBS system.

I registered some more users and the user no. 3 got acces to the main menu after registration. I could leave a message and I could show the last caller list with some hyroglyphs on the screen. After logout, the system shows me the message below: I can register a new user but after the registration the "Oh Crap..." message appiers and the connection is lost. The BBS program shows waiting for caller... and no status. I have to power cycle the TI.

I tried your suggestion with a simple "HALLO" program. TP-TEST.zip TEST1, TEST2 = the compiled and linked TP program, TEST3 is the renamed DEMQ file. All tests are failed! L-TEST is a EA5 XB loader from Barry Boone Result: blue screen and continously beep. L5-TEST is a EA5 XB loader from paragon Result: returns to the TI title screen L5-TEST2 is the paragon loader that runs an EA5 loader "LO-TEST" (I think it's your program to load EA5 in 4ADOS) Result: green screen I tried the RXB/REA version 2015 with P Program FILE: DSK1.TEST1 Result: green screen with some changing characters in the top left corner.

My next test was to login from the windows telnet client. The BBS knows my first registration and I got the message below: The program on the TI is working, does not hang! I can make a second connect and got the same response from the system. Maybe there is something with "checking private mail..." I have the user # 1

I get the BBS greeting screen and followed the procedure to create a new user. After the message "You have been accepted..." The TI and the program hang. The TIPI LED lights up continuously and the TELNET client on the PC indicates a network error.

Hi Beery, I installed the BBS files in the root tipi directory and it works for local access from my PC! After reading your instructen again, You wrote that the directory structure is hardcoded, I changed the installation and now it is working. So I will learn more about a sysop to make some minor individual changes. Then I will install a domain service for acces from the internet. Currently I have no clue what I need for this. I will search the internet for learning. Very interesting stuff!

Hi Beery, EDITED: The problem in this message is solved!!! I installed the BBS programs on my sidecar tipi and follow the install guide to install the cron job on the PI. My install path ist tipi_disk/AH... DSK1 is mapped to AH/UL and DSK2 to AH/DL The program I started with CALL TIPI("TIPI.AH.AFTERHOURS") Then I tried to connect from my PC using putty and the IP address of the tipi in my local network protocol = TELNET IP: 192.168.178.114 and the PORT no: 9918 The program on the TI increments the caller number but I get the following error in putty: Oh crap...a fatal *DSR* error has occured. Aborting to top of program...sorry... I think something I'm doing wrong. Do you have any idea? I'm using a beige QI console with the normal 1981 title screen, no cartridges, only 32K and the tipi.

Hi Tursi, I will try this and report the result. thank you.

Hi Lee, yes TP uses the utilities, but the last program image file are the utilities and tp loads these to FD40 - FFEF.

Wow, I will try it in the next few day‘s. Thank you for providing this peace of Software!

Thank you for providing the TurboPasc99 manual.

Yes, I have a logitech Bluetooth mouse connected to the PI and I use it in TI Artist and in Stuart‘s web browser. It works fine for more than six months.

Here is an example of converting a simple XB program to Turbo Pascal 99. TP-SPRITES.zip The program is the sprite example from the Extended Basic book on pages 175 to 177. I used the TP3 version from post #64 in classic99 all in FIAD folders: DSK1 = mapped to TP3 (see post #64) DSK2 = mapped to the TP-SPRITES files DSK3 = mapped to my library folder (see TP-LIB in post #67) If you will compile and link the program, you need the files showd in the picture:

I have a question for our experts: The linked Turbo Pascal programs (PROGRAM IMAGE FILE(s)] run smoothly with the E/A cartridge inserted. However, the program does not run with an E/A5 loader and an inserted XB cartridge. Is there a way to create an XB Loader for a Turbo Pascal PROGRAM IMAGE file? How would that work? I would be happy if someone has an idea. The use case would be to develope my "MEGA MENU" XB program in Turbo Pascal 99 and use it with any XB cartridge with 40 column textmode and maybe the window menus from the WI99 library.

A small demo of some library extensions: TP-DEMO2.zip The document includes the procedures I used in the demo program. But it is a first draft and I have to do some more work on it. So please use it with caution! TurboPascal99_Library_doc.pdf And here is my library collection: TP-LIB.zip Some pictures of the demo program: The program DEMOP1 you can load as EA5 RUN PROGRAM FILE with real TI and classic99 and the E/A module. I use the TP3 version from post #64 in classic99 all in FIAD folders: DSK1 = mapped to TP3 DSK2 = mapped to the TP-DEMO2 files DSK3 = mapped to my library folder To compile and link the program you must link all the modules in the following picture:

That‘s the real retro! unbelievable that something still works today.

Hi Michael, Wolfgang from Bruchköbel (near Frankfurt am Main) warmly welcomes you. I was also busy with other things for almost 35 years and returned to my TI hobby in late 2017. This forum is a real treasure trove and there is always something new in terms of hardware and software for the TI.

Already looks very good 👍

I had a same problem, as I changed my tipi sd card on my tipi peb card. call tipi = bad name. I simply powered down the peb and the tipi and pulled the tipi card out of the peb and put it in again. After power on, all was good. Maybe I had a bad contact to the socket in the peb. Since then, it was about 8 weeks ago, the tipi system works fine every day.

The main documentation is the same as in version 1. there are some additional doc files in the zip/image, but in German. I will translate it to English in the next few days. The files are charshelp and gs-befehl. I have no separate docu for the version 3, unfortunately.

TURBO PASCAL 99 Version 3.0 This disk image and the zip file contains the program Turbo Pascal 99 version 3. The program is not copy protected and runs from DSK1. TP99V3A.dsk TP99_V3A.zip In classic99 you can map the disk image TP99V3A to DSK1. Or you can unpack the zip file TP99V3A in a FIAD folder and map the folder to DSK1. I don’t know about the differences between version 2 and 3 but during my tests the editor / compiler and the linker works the same way. The colors in the compiler and in the linker are different to version 2, more professional, I think. The Compiler loads from EA option 5 RUN PROGRAM FILE and the FILE NAME: DSK1.TP3 The Linker loads from EA option 5 RUN PROGRAM FILE and the FILE NAME: DSK1.LK3A You can use this Turbo Pascal version with the DEMO programs showed in the posts before (POST #2=TP-DEMO, POST #52=TP-WIN and POST #63=TP-LINES) or any other Turbo Pascal Program. There are some more libraries for Turbo Pascal 99 included: [email protected] CHAR, CHARS, CHARP, COLOR, GCHAR, HCHAR, VCHAR, JOYST [email protected] SOUND, SOUND2, SOUND3, SOUND4 [email protected] SAY, SPGET [email protected] SINIT, MAGNIF, MOTION, PATTRN, LOCATE, POSITN, SPRITE, SCOLOR, DELALL, DELSPR, DISTSS, DISTSL, COINC [email protected] CLEAR, BITMAP, PIXEL, LINE The documentation is currently in German: CHARSHELP Screen and Graphic documentation GS-BEFEHL External Procedures from the libraries [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] There is also a RUNLIB80 file and a RUNLIBHELP documentation included. It seems that Turbo Pascal can be used with a 80 character card or it can produce programs for a 80 character card. Have fun programming with Turbo Pascal! LKV3.bmp

LINES for TP99 An example in Bitmap mode! you can unpak the zip file to classic99 and map it to DSK1. TP-LINES.zip The program runs with EA5 DSK1.LINES1 If you will compile it then you can use the TP99V2.dsk image from post #2 Map the image to DSK1 and put the Lines source to DSK2 or DSK3. The program must be linked with LINES-O and the library [email protected]

Hi Beery, I confirm that the telnet client doesn't work with CTRL+S / CTRL+Q in other BBS too. So I think you are right, maybe the telnet client doesn't support it.