[Coco] How would I go about connecting my CoCo 2 to a BBS?

[Kellam Spencer]

I don't think CoCo 2 could have 512k of ram.

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Todd Wallace <dragonbytes at cox.net> wrote:

> If you have an RGB monitor and 512k ram, i like sockmaster's twilightterm.
> it can emulate all the IBM characters your bound to encounter and it uses
> page flipping tecnique to get you 16 colors. the only thing it lacks is
> xmode/ymodem/zmodem file transfer ability. i use twilightterm along with
> vmodem (a program aaron wrote) that lets you telnet to a bbs over the net
> using an rs232 serial cable
>
> - Todd Wallace
>
> On Feb 8, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Kellam Spencer wrote:
>
> > Is there anyone with some terminal program that is public domain?
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Roger Taylor <operator at coco3.com> wrote:
> >
> >> At 07:10 PM 2/8/2011, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't have a modem but I do have a way to load a program (over cass)
> >>> onto
> >>> the CoCo. What are my choices for connecting a modem to the computer?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I thought I woke up in 1985 here.  :)
> >>
> >> A public BBS might be hard to find unless, of course, google comes to
> the
> >> rescue and tells you where they are, but all you need is a telephone
> modem
> >> and the telecomm software such as Ultimaterm 4.1 for the CoCo 3.  The
> >> software can even do 115200 bps by setting it to 450 bps, and if the
> modem
> >> chooses the fastest speed possible based on your cable speed, you should
> be
> >> able to connect at a decent speed depending on the remote system.
> >>
> >> If your telecomm program doesn't support the 6551 based paks but
> supports
> >> the 4-pin serial/printer port, you'll need a CoCo-to-DB-25 serial cable.
>  If
> >> the program supports 6551 paks, you'll need a DB-25 cable (both ends).
> You
> >> might have to force handshaking somehow by connecting pins 20 and 8 (I
> >> think)?  This whole subject can spawn into a nightmare of old 80's modem
> >> issues that have been rehashed over and over, so you might even be able
> to
> >> find all you need by searching the archives at coco3.com.
> >>
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> >> ~ Roger Taylor
> >>
> >>
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