Cycloptrix Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hi, I've been looking through the BBS post and tried connecting to a few using the internet addresses provided but I have no idea what I am doing. Is there a guide for this somewhere? Furthermore, I have been waxing nostalgia and thinking about setting up my old hardware to run a BBS on it mostly for my friend's to enjoy. I could put it on a dialup but I don't think anyone has a modem anymore! Or a real phone line! So where would I learn about putting either a physical or emulated BBS on the internet? I would prefer a how-to on putting my real setup online since it's just sitting around doing nothing (I emulate the 800 for convenience on a computer on the projector in the game room, wireless joysticks and keyboards are awesome!). It's really just for fun for some of my friends and so on, but googling this isn't helping Thanks for any info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Might want to start by reading up on some of the Lantronix threads. That works for just about any setup with real hardware. If you want more info than that it might help if you give us some more info on your software and hardware setup for a more specific solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android8675 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheapest way may be to get a SIO2PC and use APE to let people telnet to your Atari via your PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheapest way may be to get a SIO2PC and use APE to let people telnet to your Atari via your PC. That isn't necessarily true,especially if you are getting the full registered APE and already have a P:R: Connection or 850. You can get lucky and find a Lantronix box dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It's not a popular path, but a Portmaster 2e will do what you want for up to 30 machines (depending on the model). They go for under $100 on eBay, I use one right now hooked up to my 850 to put my A8 online. Here's an example of one on eBay. Be sure to watch the prices (some of those offerings are insane). Not small, but I can use it with all my vintage computers, along with two vt420 terminals I have. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just out of curiosity.... If someone tried to connect to the BBS on the Portmaster and it already had a connection, can it be configured to send some sort of a busy message? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm assuming. The manual has the directions for setting up a port for a BBS, I just haven't had a chance to try it yet. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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