[Coco] Telnetting to Coco

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Aug 30, 2013 4:19 PM, "Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)" <
retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to see a real example of how to use the os-9 telnet command
to
> connect my linux machine directly from the os-9, like:
>
> OS9> telnet 192.124.2.18 23
>

Yes, that is exactly how you do it with drivewire.  No special config
needed.  The telnet command should be included on any recent DW nitros9
disk.

> How to do it ? What commands should I set ? Suposing I have all networks
> descriptors N,N1, N2 ? I can't find it in the docs.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
wrote:
>
> >
> > @Mike Rowen
> > You can also do Telnet in DriveWire 4 from HDBDOS with a little
knowledge
> > and the documentation. The serial driver is already there in the DW3
> > compatable HDBDW3CC1, 2, & 3. I think the JMP address for the Coco 1 is
a
> > little different.
> > The entry points to DW4 read/write for hdbdos for Coco 3 are [$D93F] &
> > [$D941] (indirect jumps, buffer address in X, number of bytes to be
sent in
> > Y)
> > I think you have to write the "/Nx" channel number before each byte sent
> > so DW4 knows what channel the message is for. Just the number, not the
"/N"
> > Let's say you were sending a $7F to /N2, load the buffer "Buffer FDB
> > $027F" and "LDX #Buffer", "LDY #2" Then you would "JSR [$D941]" That
will
> > write $7F to DW4 channel 2.
> > Most of this is in the DW4 spec, though it's a little vague. Most of the
> > DW4 cmd & control codes are there as well. It just takes a little
digging
> > to find it all. I'm sure Aaron will correct me if I'm wrong.
> > This is how the mods to Lyra were created to use the DW4 Midi synth as
> > well as the with Becker port (emulators only). With the becker port, you
> > use $FF41 as the status and $FF42 as read/write. The addresses for
Becker
> > port can be accessed directly and do not need to go through HDBDOS.
> >
> > As I said, it's all in the documentation, it just takes a little
reading.
> >
> > Bill Pierce
> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Rowen <mike at bcmr3.net>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 2:02 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Telnetting to Coco
> >
> >
> > You can read more about doing this through Drivewire4 with OS-9. Look in
> > the modules section of the documentation. You essentially add "/N"
devices
> > to OS-9 that represent virtual tcp ports. So you could setup telnet to
use
> > device /N1. If you are familiar with OS-9, this will make sense from the
> > docs. Here's the link: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4
> >
> > If you want to run a non-OS or CoCo DECB based BBS, then you would want
a
> > TCP/IP Terminal server that you can connect to CoCo serial ports. A new
> > single port terminal server starts at around $90 US. You can find
muliport
> > on ebay for less than $30 US. There are also lots of PC software
solutions
> > that allow you to map incoming TCP ports to physical serial ports on the
> > PC, essentially providing terminal server like services through any PC.
> > However, RS-232 ports are getting rare on PCs. However, two port Serial
> > cards are very cheap on ebay these days.
> >
> > Not sure what you want to do with a BBS. The biggest challenge is
physical
> > serial ports on the CoCo, so from that end, the Drivewire OS-9 solution
is
> > pretty sweet. If you just want the bitbanger port accessible via telnet,
> > the PC approach or a single port terminal server are good bets. Most
> > terminal servers offer modem emulation at the serial port level, which
is
> > nice if you are going to be using an existing CoCo BBS software package.
> > Lots of choices and ways to roll your own. :)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Mike R
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks. I'd like to set a REAL Coco BBS on a REAL Coco, and I need to
> > know
> > > all I can
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:
coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of Mike Rowen
> > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 12:54 PM
> > > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > > Subject: Re: [Coco] Telnetting to Coco
> > >
> > > Drivewire allows telnet into OS-9 (via the attached Drivewire server
> > > computer) Should be docs with Drivewire 4. I've set it up before. Not
too
> > > difficult. I don't have a link handy at the moment. I'll dig it up
this
> > > evening.
> > >
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