Mad Hatter Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) I know there's not many of you guys with land-line modems on your computers, but my BBS is now officially open. For now there is just dial-up service, however as I find time over the summer I plan to have it connected to the internet and available via TELNET or possibly as a URL. The system is running on actual hardware, a Geneve with 40 megs of hard disk space. I have added an AtariAge file section which contains most of the homebrew games from you fine programmers! The BBS is still a work in progress. It obviously is a BBS which focuses on the TI and Geneve. Heatwave BBS (602)/955-4491 8-N-1 24hrs/day Edited July 11, 2011 by Mad Hatter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 You can use a "unix box dongle" via the serial port to provide Internet access. Just a thought. Also the serial-to-ethernet adapters have come down quite a bit, so maybe that is a possibility if your budget allows for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hatter Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks Matthew, that's kind of the plan. I have a UDS-100 serial/ethernet adapter I am planning to use, and I have had success connecting my PC to the TI with it. I still need to get a static IP address set up though, but hopefully when I do it will go smoothly (yeah right!) Connecting it to the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Just use dyndns.org and port forward you BBS to the UDS-100. If you have a newer-ish router or DSL modem, then it may have support to automatically update your dyndns.org domain. Otherwise there is a simple app you can run on a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Thanks Matthew, that's kind of the plan. I have a UDS-100 serial/ethernet adapter I am planning to use, and I have had success connecting my PC to the TI with it. I still need to get a static IP address set up though, but hopefully when I do it will go smoothly (yeah right!) Connecting it to the internet. This is definitely do-able. A few years ago I tested the BBS using a UDS10 device and for the most part it worked successfully. IIRC, the problems experienced were related to incoming handshaking (not presently supported by the BBS) and telnet limitations interrupting file transfers. The latter was "resolved" by using the standard Telnet port, though I believe a software fix would be do-able if a different port was required. The UDS does require some configuration for proper carrier detection and DTR hangup. I was looking into using a 2nd RS232 to allow for both a modem and UDS device to hang off the BBS, but never got any farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hatter Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Excellent to know. I definitely would like file x-fers to work when I get the system online. Hopefully I will have some time towards the end of the month to start tinkering with the UDS. What would be required to have the system operating with a dial-in line and an internet connection. Some modification of S&T code I assume. Thanks Matthew, that's kind of the plan. I have a UDS-100 serial/ethernet adapter I am planning to use, and I have had success connecting my PC to the TI with it. I still need to get a static IP address set up though, but hopefully when I do it will go smoothly (yeah right!) Connecting it to the internet. This is definitely do-able. A few years ago I tested the BBS using a UDS10 device and for the most part it worked successfully. IIRC, the problems experienced were related to incoming handshaking (not presently supported by the BBS) and telnet limitations interrupting file transfers. The latter was "resolved" by using the standard Telnet port, though I believe a software fix would be do-able if a different port was required. The UDS does require some configuration for proper carrier detection and DTR hangup. I was looking into using a 2nd RS232 to allow for both a modem and UDS device to hang off the BBS, but never got any farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klasko54 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I log on to heatwave with my TRS80 model 100 from time to time to play golf. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) I log on to heatwave with my TRS80 model 100 from time to time to play Opry99er's 'BASEBALL' game. Very cool. Fixed it for you. Edited March 20, 2017 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klasko54 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Fixed it?? Fixed What?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 The bold text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I log on to heatwave with my TRS80 model 100 from time to time to play golf. Very cool. Does this number still work? does nothing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klasko54 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 No. You have to side dial in using the Keep-1-503-646-2407. Set up a free account, type GO/DIALUP at any prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Heatwave is no longer hooked up to dialup. You can telnet in if you have your Classic computer hooked up to your PC. TELNET: heatwave.ddns.net 9640 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Heatwave is no longer hooked up to dialup. You can telnet in if you have your Classic computer hooked up to your PC. TELNET: heatwave.ddns.net 9640 but dial up is cool. gotta keep the modem scene alive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Heatwave is telnet only. I worked with my local phone company, even before taking the BBS reins from MadHatter, to get a phone line that would operate properly with a dial-up modem. Whatever they are doing between my home and the central office renders connections nearly impossible, even at the slowest speeds. Since TI users can connect their systems via Telnet using a Lantronix UDS device or through other solutions like TCPSer, and since TheKeep graciously provides pass-through for its users that desire dial-up, I am not pursuing other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 The Heatwave BBS system's power supply is once again acting up. I may have to take it offline this week to fix or replace. My gut tells me it is time to replace it with something new and more efficient, given that it is now over 20 years old and has run 24x7 the majority of those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Good luck! Do let us know your plans and status. And thanks again for hosting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I just joined, great board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/10/2011 at 10:35 AM, Mad Hatter said: I know there's not many of you guys with land-line modems on your computers, but my BBS is now officially open. For now there is just dial-up service, however as I find time over the summer I plan to have it connected to the internet and available via TELNET or possibly as a URL. The system is running on actual hardware, a Geneve with 40 megs of hard disk space. I have added an AtariAge file section which contains most of the homebrew games from you fine programmers! The BBS is still a work in progress. It obviously is a BBS which focuses on the TI and Geneve I was poking around my files today and was reminded that this month marks 10 years for Heatwave BBS 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, InsaneMultitasker said: I was poking around my files today and was reminded that this month marks 10 years for Heatwave BBS Congrats! Nice milestone. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 10-11 years ago I gave my brother my old outside 'fire pit'. I was visiting his house today and saw the logo on the cover. Check this out! Hah! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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