+DarkLord Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Here is the winner for March 2021 at The DarkForce! BBS: 8bitguy1 ! That's right, 8bitguy1 wins the book, "50 ST Games You Have To Play"! Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone who called! PS 8bitguy1, please send your actual/physical address so I can send your prize to you, ASAP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 This month, April 2021, we are giving away, courtesy of Exxos's Online Store, an H4-1 ST replacement motherboard. This is a vastly improved and re-engineered version of the ST's original MB design. Please be aware that this is very much a "DIY" type project and the winner will be responsible for finishing the board. So please don't enter unless you're serious (and not someone who just wants to resell the prize!). Here is the link to the item at the store: https://www.exxoshost.co.uk/atari/store2/#0035 And here is the message thread detailing the board and how to finish it: https://www.exxoshost.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2229 Good luck to everyone and remember you can't win if you don't call! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 .... so... you're cleaning out your closet again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tillek said: .... so... you're cleaning out your closet again? You missed this part, "courtesy of Exxos's Online Store". PS But I can see, going by history, where you might reach that conclusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 6 hours ago, DarkLord said: Here is the winner for March 2021 at The DarkForce! BBS: 8bitguy1 ! That's right, 8bitguy1 wins the book, "50 ST Games You Have To Play"! Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone who called! PS 8bitguy1, please send your actual/physical address so I can send your prize to you, ASAP! Well ain't that something!!! PM Sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 A small correction folks. It seems the H4 motherboard is no longer listed at Exxos's store. Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Here is the winner for April 2021 at the DarkForce! BBS: Phigan! That's right, Phigan is the winner of an H4 motherboard, courtesy of Exxos's Online Store! Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone for calling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) *Due to a misunderstanding (and I accept full responsibility for the error) The DarkForce! BBS is NOT giving away a 2nd H4 motherboard for this month, May 2021. I apologize for the error and any inconvenience or falsely raising expectations... Edited May 2, 2021 by DarkLord Error/Incorrect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Pulling DarkForce offline in a little bit. Attempting some upgrades. If all goes well, should be back up later on tonight. Thanks everyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Check it out! (scroll to the bottom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Okay, DarkForce is going to be offline for (hopefully only) a few hours. I'm attempting to do that small audio mod I'd posted about in all the forums. I'm not good at reading schematics - they make my head hurt! so it might be a while. Afterwards, assuming (dangerous!) that all goes well and I've not burnt the house down or destroyed my Mega ST4, then I'm going to do backups. Keeping my fingers crossed, should be back online later this evening. Thanks all and sorry for any inconvenience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 I was unable to complete the mod at this time. I need more information. Until I can get that information, I'm putting DarkForce back up, albeit in a semi-disassembled state. As soon as I get the information I'll be taking it offline again to complete the mod and then back online... Thanks everyone and sorry for any inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Here is the winner for June 2021 at the DarkForce! BBS: Doc Clu! That's right, Doc Clu is the winner of the Jaguar game, "Another World"! Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone for calling. PS Doc Clu, please send me your actual/physical address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just wanted to announce that I've switched The DarkForce! BBS from using a Lantronix UDS-10 to a WiModem 232. https://www.cbmstuff.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_66&product_id=60%3f This means that we are now using "raw" for translation instead of "telnet". We've tested with multiple setups and uploading and downloading seems to be fully functional again. If you're using Windows 7, Windows 10, MacOS, Kubuntu Linux, etc, then SyncTerm is one of, if not the best choices for calling in. https://syncterm.bbsdev.net/ If you're using an Atari ST, then TAZ, STalker, ANSITerm, Freeze Dried Terminal and Flash have all been successfully used. People from the 8bit community have reported their setups working fine as well (just remember to use 80 columns for the best results). If you're currently calling in with a WiModem 232, then just make sure that your translation is set to "raw" as well. Just do an "at*t0" (that's the default anyway) and save with "at&w". If you're using a Lantronix UDS-10, then you can use the following settings to put it into "raw" mode: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Lantronix Universal Device Server *** Serial Number xxxxxxx MAC address xxxxxxxxxxx Software version V5.8.0.5 (060724) LTX Password : Press Enter for Setup Mode *** basic parameters Hardware: Ethernet Autodetect IP addr 192.168.xx.xxx, no gateway set Telnet config password set *** Security SNMP is enabled SNMP Community Name: public Telnet Setup is enabled TFTP Download is enabled Port 77FEh is enabled Web Server is enabled ECHO is disabled Enhanced Password is disabled *** Channel 1 Baudrate 19200, I/F Mode 4C, Flow 00 Port 10001 Connect Mode : 56 Auto increment source port disabled Remote IP Adr: --- none ---, Port 00000 Disconn Mode : 81 Flush Mode : 00 *** Expert TCP Keepalive : 45s ARP cache timeout: 600s Monitor Mode @ bootup : enabled HTTP Port Number : 80 Change Setup: 0 Server 1 Channel 1 5 Expert 6 Security 7 Factory defaults 8 Exit without save 9 Save and exit Your choice ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks everyone (and a big thanks to everyone who's helped with testing and advice/suggestions during our changeover). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Time for a change... The DarkForce BBS port number has changed from "520" to "1040"... Thanks. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 ALERT: The DarkForce BBS will be down until further notice. Apologies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 38 minutes ago, DarkLord said: ALERT: The DarkForce BBS will be down until further notice. Apologies. Did you take another lightning hit? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, doctorclu said: Did you take another lightning hit? ? No, that's SFHQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 ALERT: The DarkForce BBS will be down until further notice. Apologies. [emoji20] Oh no! Let us know if there is anything we can do…Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Okay, whew...we are back online. Thanks everyone and sorry for any inconvenience... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 This month, November 2021, at the DarkForce! BBS we are giving away a free copy of: Prince of Persia! Box exterior is a little rough but the floppy disk and manual are in good shape. I'm also including a CD of P.Pera's HD adapted versions (there are 3) of the game. Great Atari ST game, good luck to all, and thanks for calling. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Finally got around to doing some backups these evening. We'll probably be down for a few hours... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Backups are finished and we are back online. Sorry it took a little longer than I thought it would... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 This month, December 2021, at the DarkForce! BBS we are giving away a free copy of: "Attack of the Petscii Robots" for the Atari 8bit line of computers: Go to the bottom of the page! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Here is the lucky winner for November 2021 at The DarkForce! BBS: November 2021 1. InverseATASCII wins the game Prince of Persia (Atari ST) ! -------------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations to our winner, and thanks to all our callers! PS InverseATASCII, I need your actual/physical address. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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