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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.

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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

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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
 

 

 

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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

                      *
              ^      ***
    *        / \    *****
   ***      /   \  *******
  *****    /_____\ *******
 *******   |[] []|    |
*********  | --- |    |
*********  | |.| |    |
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""""|""""""-------""""|"""
""""|""""""""  """""""""""""|
""""|"""""""  """""""""
""""""""""""  """"""""""
       BACKYARD BOARD
        905-895-5904
      NEWMARKET, ONTARIO






ENTER YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME:

>-------------------<==

 

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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
 

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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)


 

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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...

 

 

phorem.doc 2.png

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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.. (?)

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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... :-)))

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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!

 

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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.

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