eightbit Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 While at Goodwill today, I found a monster Bocamodem package that contains two of these (they appear new) and all included accessories for $3.99. The only reason I picked it up is because it came with a nifty PCI serial card which actual jumpers to set the COM ports. Hope it works in Win7 Anyway, being the resourceful person I am I am sure I can get by four bucks worth out of that card and perhaps the power supplies contained. But, just wondering if there is any actual USE for these modems anymore? I would have paid big bucks for a 28.8 for my Amiga back in the day. I paid a solid sum on my 14.4! Are there dialup BBS's or any other type of use for them? I know most everything is Telnet nowadays, but I am just curious as to whether they can be used for something or are just garbage (or museum pieces) at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm sure there are still dial-up BBSes (whether they're local is another story), and if you ever need to send faxes, I'm sure those would support faxing also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Serial and parallel cards should usually install straight up since they're a fairly generic sort of driver. Use for a slow modem such as that - not a lot. If you do business where outgoing fax is needed then it'd come in handy. AFAIK my ISP still has a backup dialup # in case the ADSL drops off but they charge a ripoff price for it and I've never really had need to use it. You could equally get an old USB 56k modem for a couple of bucks. I've still got mine, not that it's had use in nearly 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Good point! Faxing over modem. That was something I used to do all the time and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 There are currently 28 dialup BBSs in the U.S. and Canada that are LISTED: http://www.telnetbbsguide.com/dialbbs/dialbbs.htm The Telnet BBS Guide's US & Canada Dial-Up BBS Guide April - June 2014 Updated April 1, 2014 -------------------------------------------- Copyright by the BBS Corner Web: http://www.telnetbbsguide.com E-mail: info at telnetbbsguide dot com THIS IS A FREE LIST PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS LIST EVERYWHERE YOU SEE FIT!===========================================================================WHERE TO FIND THE BBS CORNER Dial-Up BBS GUIDE:WEB: http://www.telnetbbguide.comBBS: Diamond Mine Online BBSWeb: http://www.dmine.comTelnet: bbs.dmine.netEMAIL: info at telnetbbsguide dot comNOTE:All Dial-Up BBS system listed are checked and verifiedevery 120 days. If a BBS is down for more than 30 days after that,it will be removed from the list.============================================================================ Modem BBS Name City ST Software TELNET206-386-4199 Seattle Community Network Seattle WA Unix #214-987-2135 Eclectic BBS Univ. Park TX TriBBS256-886-7616 Sursum Corda! BBS Huntsville AL Maximus #281-272-8162 Ye Olde Inn IV Houston TX Maximus #303-679-0161 Empire of the Dragon BBS Evergreen CO Worldgroup #330-548-2620 WABUSA Kent OH Virtual Ad #337-984-4794 Positronium Repository Lafayette LA Wildcat #401-949-0465 Fleet Headquarters Greenville RI Synchronet #416-273-7230 Electronic Chicken BBS Toronto ON Synchronet #416-273-8639 Dark Realms Toronto ON Renegade #432-694-7317 Black Knights BBS Midland TX RemoteAccess502-875-8938 Capitol City Online Frankfort KY GT-2000 #503-646-2407 Keep BBS Beaverton OR Worldgroup #513-322-6369 Edge of Oblivion BBS Racine WI Synchronet #530-534-5329 TDEC West BBS Oroville CA Spitfire602-955-4491 Heatwave BBS Phoenix AZ S&T TI-99/4A #613-392-8896 Lion's Den Trenton ON Synchronet #623-907-2858 Realm of Darkness Phoenix AZ MBSE #626-355-5347 Mysteria Tujunga CA BBBS #717-396-1063 A Missing Chromosome Lancaster PA Mystic #718-448-9402 Hidden Reef Staten IslandNY S&T TI-99/4A780-439-8364 Xanadu Edmonton AB Roboboard F/X #856-933-7096 Christian Fellowship Mt. Ephriam NJ PCBoard #919-774-5930 Waldo's Place USA Sanford NC RemoteAccess #951-652-1690 Borderline BBS Hemet CA All American #972-329-0781 Prison Board Mesquite TX Wildcat #979-696-3600 Ziplog Public Port College Stn TX Maximus979-696-6352 Brazos Valley HUB College Stn TX MaximusTotal Listed: 28 The number is actually growing with the use of IP lines for dialing in. Also, you can dial in to the Prison Board BBS 972 329 0781 get to the main menu, hit X for Internet, A for Atari (or C for Commodore) and telnet out to other retro BBSs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 eightbit wrote: > Are there dialup BBS's or any other type of use for them? There are still a few dial-up shell accounts for Commodorians (and other computer users). I belong to Iglou.com which offers dial-up, and SDF.org provides them, too. Using a Zoom 56K modem with my C128DCR, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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