+DarkLord Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Looked through the Lantronix UDS-10 manual but I'm having trouble figuring something out... Exactly what is the difference between disconnect mode "C0" and "C1"? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, DarkLord said: Looked through the Lantronix UDS-10 manual but I'm having trouble figuring something out... Exactly what is the difference between disconnect mode "C0" and "C1"? Thanks. If memory still serves me... The state LED goes off with a connection established, letting you visually see someone is on without having the display/monitor or television on. you can also hack/modify the unit with a buzzer bell or other such circuit to make it known audibly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Hmm, and that's all? I did notice that in one state the top green LED goes dark when a caller is online, and in the other state it blinks... Thanks for the reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Does anyone has a backup of: OSS Newsletter Fall 1986 -------------- --------- OSS has a BBS! -------------- We were very surprised to discover that almost half of you have modems. This fact pushed us into getting around to one of those items on the back burner: a Bulletin Board System (BBS). Thanks to Clinton Parker and Mark Rose we now have a functional BBS. First of all, our BBS is private. This means that you send messages and programs to us here at OSS, and not to other users. We screen all incoming messages and programs, and will make anything of interest available to everyone else via either a system message or a download-able library file. This restriction helps to keep gossips from hogging the BBS. Here's what the BBS lets you do: 1. Read system messages. These messages give information on bugs, updates, and new releases, and answer commonly asked technical questions. 2. Download library files. Our library contains both program and documentation files, organized by product. 3. Upload files. You can upload files that you think are worthwhile enough to put in our library. These programs must be public domain. You might also want to upload programs with which you are having some problem so that we can inspect them. These must be programs that relate to one of our products. 4. Leave messages for us. If you think you've found a bug, or are having a problem with one of our products, or just want to give us a piece of your mind, leave us a message. It's your dime (or dollar). The BBS phone number is (408) 446-3451, and is active 24 hours a day. There is no password system, so getting on should not be a problem. This BBS runs in ASCII (not ATASCII) mode, and supports XON/OFF and XMODEM protocols at both 300 and 1200 baud. If you don't have access to a modem, or don't want to spend a fortune downloading, you can still get the BBS files from us. Simply send us a check (outside US send postal money order) for $7.50 per disk (minimum of 2 disks), and specify which disks you want on the order form. Choices are: A1 (ACTION! #1) A2 (ACTION! #2) BXL (BASIC XL) CDM (C/65, DOS XL, and MAC/65) WT (Writer's Tool). Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Just a quick note... SFHQ is back up. Also, the BBS list has been updated (though it's pleasing to see that not much changed and we didn't seem to lose anyone!) It's late, so more later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I miss ATASCII movies on BBS. https://vimeo.com/94431879 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I should any day have a retro device similar to the UDS 10 for my Atari Portfolio, it is a serial device that give your Atari WiFi, (one step up from a UDS-10 and smaller a device that plus into any serial port), should make the 8 bit a true computer (haha little joke), if it has WiFI , then the possibilities are endless. Got it from York , England , here is the info: https://www.simulant.uk/shop/retro-vintage-computer-wifi-modem-rs232-serial-hayes-compatible I will do a full review on it when I get it (maybe by tomorrow.) Imagine a way to plug 3 or 4 of these into a retro computer and running a multi mode computer on it, all it would need would be a serial switch (Those I can get). Russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 If you can read a schematic, you can build a FujiNet. Infinitely better than stringing together a WiFi modem to an 850. The hardware and firmware are open source, at least until we get ready to sell them. -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Is anyone interested in a copy of Forum BBS for the 8 Bit Atari, I have a copy of it , apparently the latest copy in an arc file. forem850.arc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Is anyone interested in an old link to my Shared Atari Files on Mega, I still have it over 200 GBS in a nicely sorted list. Russ (If you search for it ,it is still here , but I thought a new link would be appropriate I am posting it here because someone may want to download the files and share them on an Atari BBS). https://mega.nz/folder/oc8VgAqT#kPgl_GUF-3z4ze9rJL6W8Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Is anyone familiar with this BBS? It's supposedly an Atari 8 bit BBS on a dial-up modem. I'm unable to connect to it right now. I did confirm that there's a carrier on the end of the phone number. https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/backyard-board/ -JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Do you have a modem and a phone line capable of it's modulation? Many phone lines today are not using a codec capable of even 19.2 you may have to fall back to 4800 like a fax modem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said: Do you have a modem and a phone line capable of it's modulation? Many phone lines today are not using a codec capable of even 19.2 you may have to fall back to 4800 like a fax modem... I got an old copper landline that I keep for emergencies. There is a local BBS I sometimes call when I feel like powering up the modem. I get 9600 baud easily on an Atari 8 bit with it. I just don't have a long distance plan. So, I can't call this BBS right now. -JP Edited May 7, 2020 by JohnPolka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Just tested with a PC and PuTTY because I can't figure out SyncTerm at the moment. Free call for me in Canada. It connects! Even over my Fongo VoIP line, with USR Courier modem. Wasn't too stable though - disconnected after few seconds the first time. Connected at 1200bps, but the characters were streaming at a 300bps like pace. Will have to try this out more thoroughly later. I have a feeling i need a real line to stay connected for long... atdt19058955904 CONNECT 1200/NONE ASCII OR ATASCII PRESS RETURN > BBCS - COPYRIGHT (C) 1985 SCOTT BRAUSE FROM ANTIC - THE ATARI RESOURCE ====================================== WELCOME TO THE * ^ *** * / \ ***** *** / \ ******* ***** /_____\ ******* ******* |[] []| | ********* | --- | | ********* | |.| | | """"|""""""| ||| |""""|"" """"|""""""-------""""|""" """"|"""""""" """""""""""""| """"|""""""" """"""""" """""""""""" """""""""" BACKYARD BOARD 905-895-5904 NEWMARKET, ONTARIO ENTER YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME: >-------------------<== 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Nezgar said: Just tested with a PC and PuTTY because I can't figure out SyncTerm at the moment. Free call for me in Canada. It connects! Even over my Fongo VoIP line, with USR Courier modem. Wasn't too stable though - disconnected after few seconds the first time. Connected at 1200bps, but the characters were streaming at a 300bps like pace. Will have to try this out more thoroughly later. I have a feeling i need a real line to stay connected for long... Very cool! It's also nice to confirm that it is an Atari BBS running BBCS. -JP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 BBCS? Wow, and it stays standing?! -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, tschak909 said: BBCS? Wow, and it stays standing?! -Thom It's hard to know for sure...is anyone calling this BBS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) Bill Metcalfe, co-owner of @ircular Logic, passed away on May 6, 2020. He was 62. Bill, along with co-owner Tom McComb, created several popular games for the Atari 8 bit computer in the 80s and early 90s. These games ran under the BBS Express Pro! Bulletin Board System Software. Bill and Tom marketed these games under the company name @ircular Logic. Their catalog includes "Nebula Elite" which was an intense multiplayer space empire game. They also created an earlier version of the game called "Nebula". Other games include ZSS Express (a space adventure game), Chess, Reversi (an Othello like game), SeaWar (a Battleship like game), TACTX (an army simulation game), and Gotcha (a paintball simulation game). @ircular Logic games were written in the Action! programming language and featured Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was quite impressive for games running on a 64K 8-bit computer. BBS users could play against other BBS users or against the Atari computer. Atari was no slouch as an opponent thanks to the well written AI algorithms in these games. @ircular Logic also released a "Life Expectancy" module and an amusing SysOp Secretary module which would answer SysOp pages, chat with the caller, and take a message for the SysOp. Bill will certainly be missed, but the games he created with Tom will live on. There are still at least three BBSs that have one or more of @ircular Logic games that callers can play: The Basement BBS (telnet: basementbbs.loginto.me:9000) Boot Factory 2K (telnet: bfbbs.no-ip.com:8888) Part-Time BBS (telnet: ptbbs.loginto.me:8000) Edited May 9, 2020 by JohnPolka 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I'm surprised that BBCS will even answer the phone... ?(maybe the modem is on Auto-Answer.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 6/8/2017 at 3:47 PM, moonlight_mile said: With a lot of help from The Doctor, I was able to access my BBS backups (of what I have left). I came across a few items in my downloads directory. Nothing really stood out, and then I saw files name PHOREM3A and 3B. I managed to extract them from their grave for the past 30 or so years, and it appears to be some version of the FoReM bbs modded by Null Cypher. I did a quick google search and didn't get any hits for Phorem so I figured I would upload it here. If it is of any significance pass it around, if not, oh well. I had fun accessing these old files. There were a few other items in the downloads directories, I will work on extracting them and if they are worth while I will upload it. Enjoy craig PHoReM3a.atr 90.02 kB · 136 downloads PHoReM3b.atr 90.02 kB · 136 downloads Not sure if this was inside of those ATR’s so my apologies if this is redundant.. Found it on archive.org while slumming for atari bbs stuff.... Docs for phorem.. I’m guessing this is a pre forem XL or possibly forem 1030 with edits?? Docs are pretty decent - and I dont recall ever seeing docs like this for forem - so kind of strange... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 3/17/2020 at 4:09 PM, luckybuck said: Does anyone has a backup of: OSS Newsletter Fall 1986 -------------- --------- OSS has a BBS! -------------- We were very surprised to discover that almost half of you have modems. This fact pushed us into getting around to one of those items on the back burner: a Bulletin Board System (BBS). Thanks to Clinton Parker and Mark Rose we now have a functional BBS. First of all, our BBS is private. This means that you send messages and programs to us here at OSS, and not to other users. We screen all incoming messages and programs, and will make anything of interest available to everyone else via either a system message or a download-able library file. This restriction helps to keep gossips from hogging the BBS. Here's what the BBS lets you do: 1. Read system messages. These messages give information on bugs, updates, and new releases, and answer commonly asked technical questions. 2. Download library files. Our library contains both program and documentation files, organized by product. 3. Upload files. You can upload files that you think are worthwhile enough to put in our library. These programs must be public domain. You might also want to upload programs with which you are having some problem so that we can inspect them. These must be programs that relate to one of our products. 4. Leave messages for us. If you think you've found a bug, or are having a problem with one of our products, or just want to give us a piece of your mind, leave us a message. It's your dime (or dollar). The BBS phone number is (408) 446-3451, and is active 24 hours a day. There is no password system, so getting on should not be a problem. This BBS runs in ASCII (not ATASCII) mode, and supports XON/OFF and XMODEM protocols at both 300 and 1200 baud. If you don't have access to a modem, or don't want to spend a fortune downloading, you can still get the BBS files from us. Simply send us a check (outside US send postal money order) for $7.50 per disk (minimum of 2 disks), and specify which disks you want on the order form. Choices are: A1 (ACTION! #1) A2 (ACTION! #2) BXL (BASIC XL) CDM (C/65, DOS XL, and MAC/65) WT (Writer's Tool). Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 Backup of what? Looks like they were running something non atari based since there is not Atascii, and they never mention what bbs software they are using.. Sorry if I’m missing the point of your question.. (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Last I knew he was looking for all of the news letters, the BBS archives, and at one point the BBS software.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi doctor_x, we are searching for just 2 programs, only published via BBS by OSS: Still missing: Graphics Utilities Library and Shape Editor https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Action#section-Action-StillMissingGraphicsUtilitiesLibraryAndShapeEditor If you have a backup of these 2, you are in our hearts forever and as of 2020, we can close the ACTION! file, due to zero x files... :-))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 So per user requests, I've added another alias for telnetting into the DarkForce! BBS. There are now 2 routes: darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org (the original) and darkforcebbs.dyndns.org The second is for comms software that balks at anything non standard (such as the dash) that is entered. Please test and let me know if it's not working.... Thanks! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, DarkLord said: So per user requests, I've added another alias for telnetting into the DarkForce! BBS. There are now 2 routes: darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org (the original) and darkforcebbs.dyndns.org The second is for comms software that balks at anything non standard (such as the dash) that is entered. Please test and let me know if it's not working.... Thanks! Sweet! I'll test this ASAFP and promise to not be off for such an extended period, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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