Tillek Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 He's obviously talking about our alien overlords. And you better be careful... They don't like it when you talk about them. Especially the Lizard People... they're REAL jerks. The Greys... they're kinda "meh" about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amis Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 A little Video of some Atascii Eye Candy to move this thread... https://youtu.be/pS-UlY41DCY 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 12:33 PM, Tillek said: He's obviously talking about our alien overlords. And you better be careful... They don't like it when you talk about them. Especially the Lizard People... they're REAL jerks. The Greys... they're kinda "meh" about it. These "Lizard People"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 [5hrs ago, Amis said:] "A little Video of some Atascii Eye Candy to move this thread..." Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Wow haven't hit up a BBS since the 80's. How can I accomplish this using emulation (if it's possible at all)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, rdefabri said: Wow haven't hit up a BBS since the 80's. How can I accomplish this using emulation (if it's possible at all)? Everything is possible... are you using Altirra? Get an ATR with Bobterm on it... mount it, boot it, run bobterm and at the terminal screen, type ATDI bfbbs.no-ip.com 8888 <ctrl-M> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 BobTerm v1.23 (1993-03)(Puff, Robert)(US).xex.zip Here's bobterm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 BTW... when you logoff of the Boot Factory BBS, there will be a list of Atari BBSes displayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, bf2k+ said: BobTerm v1.23 (1993-03)(Puff, Robert)(US).xex.zip 16.98 kB · 0 downloads Here's bobterm! Thank you! Yes, I am using Altirra. I have a HW Atari 8-bit from my youth, but it's in boxes and prefer emulation. I'll give this a shot - thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 19 hours ago, bf2k+ said: BTW... when you logoff of the Boot Factory BBS, there will be a list of Atari BBSes displayed. And here are even more..... http://www.sfhqbbs.org/ataribbslist.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I have to keep playing with it - for some reason when I try to get to the terminal screen, Altirra reverts to the Memo Pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 59 minutes ago, rdefabri said: I have to keep playing with it - for some reason when I try to get to the terminal screen, Altirra reverts to the Memo Pad. Bobterm is a XEX file so you need to copy it to a disk that has DOS on it and boot the disk... then run the .XEX file. You also need to setup a modem in altirra on the 850, MIO or some other serial device that Altirra supports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, bf2k+ said: Bobterm is a XEX file so you need to copy it to a disk that has DOS on it and boot the disk... then run the .XEX file. You also need to setup a modem in altirra on the 850, MIO or some other serial device that Altirra supports. Ok - I figured it was something I was doing wrong. I'll keep trying - best to learn by doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Here's Bobterm 1.23 in a 16MB .atr image with SpartaDOS 3.3a Pro BobTerm 1.23 - SpartaDOS 3.3a 16MB Disk.atr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Dopeyman06 said: Here's Bobterm 1.23 in a 16MB .atr image with SpartaDOS 3.3a Pro I'll grab that meself... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 19 hours ago, bf2k+ said: Bobterm is a XEX file so you need to copy it to a disk that has DOS on it and boot the disk... then run the .XEX file. You also need to setup a modem in altirra on the 850, MIO or some other serial device that Altirra supports. Ok I configured an 850 modem, no extended baud rate. I got to the term screen, but when I type, no characters or commands show...I can hear the keyboard click, but nothing else. I can toggle between the menu and the term screen, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Could be that echo isn't on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 This seems to work for me... Using the above ATR, I already had these settings set up, so i just ran the Bobterm COM file and it seemed to work. These are from the "settings" popup for the modem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tillek said: Could be that echo isn't on? Anything is possible! It's been like 35+ years since I've used an Atari for dial up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, Tillek said: This seems to work for me... Using the above ATR, I already had these settings set up, so i just ran the Bobterm COM file and it seemed to work. These are from the "settings" popup for the modem. Thanks! I didn't set the modem up - I connected it, but didn't know I had to set anything specific. Will do this and see if it solves the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Try double checking the modem settings I posted and see if that works. Also remember, if you're in "ATARI" mode, you have to do a control m as a "return" for modem commands. --- Ack... crossed in the mail it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Tillek said: Try double checking the modem settings I posted and see if that works. Also remember, if you're in "ATARI" mode, you have to do a control m as a "return" for modem commands. --- Ack... crossed in the mail it seems. Success!! Thanks everyone! Having fun checking it out, brings back memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 No problem... feel free to join in on the conversation too! (And if you have fond memories of Space Empire Elite, we're doing a tournament for that game in September on STar Fleet HQ). (After you've spent some quality time on Boot Factory, of course). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) I have finally got my BBS to a point where it runs consistently, and I am adding to the Atari community by putting up not a list of Atari BBS's , but randomly reviewing each Atari BBS one at a time when you log off , so far I have added the first 6 Atari BBS's on the list, also when you log on there is a surprise, but you will see it in the video, the video is 15 minutes long and I take to time to log in an out about 10 times just to show you all that it as stable , I am using Amis latest copy, kudos goes out to Amis for what he has done with Forem XEP in the past, I am still sticking with FXEP as I ran Spy Visits Spy BBS in the 80s on Forem XE from 1983 to 1995, it was a popular BBS at the time, unfortunately all disks from my BBS from then have been lost in this sea of time. Hope that you like the video and I must say that I will be featuring all 20 Atari run BBS's in the logoff screens. My BBS is being run on Alterra on FXEP. The BBSs that I feature so far are: Alcatraz BBS Baudville BBS Biker Bob's Clubhouse Boot Factory 2K Cheese Daddy's BBS and Dark Force BBS. I will be adding the rest today, and if there is something special that you want me to put in about your BBS then please let me know. Now off to the video: How I am adding to the Atari Community Russ Edited August 18, 2022 by rcamp48 typos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Would be using: Atari800MacX v6.0.1 Carina II v2.7 (BBS: On A Stick version) Hello y'all... For quite some time I've been 50/50 about putting up a BBS. My software of choice is Carina II. At the moment I've had one running for a while but just for testing. I haven't gone public yet since I'm still undecided. One of my main concerns is its' networking capabilities. When I try to run "ICN_EDIT", I get an error 5 at line 3010 (I removed the REM at line 25005). So my question is, does networking actually work or am I beating a dead horse?? I'd like to get the networking working if at all possible. At the moment there are 2 other Carina II boards up and running. So it'd be pretty neat-o to get it functioning. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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