[Coco] Multiple line OS9 BBS was Caring for a CoCo

[Aaron Wolfe]

Yet another step, I wrote a quick and dirty pty <-> tcp util that
understands the ATD command, and I just logged into a BBS over the
internet with my CoCo.

For me, this is the first time I've ever used a CoCo to connect to a
BBS, back in the day we did not have a modem (or disk drives).
There are actually quite a few BBSes still running and accessible via
telnet.  Supercomm seems to do a decent job of rendering the ANSI
colors and screen controls.  Now I've really got to get the SERREADM
function implemented, 10 characters per second is not good!

-Aaron


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well we are one step closer to making that easy to do :)
>
> I just finished up the getstat routines in the drivewire serial device
> driver.   You can now run a communications program in OS-9 (I'm using
> Supercomm) and communicate using the virtual ports to the pty on the
> drivewire server host.  If I ran one of the internet modem type
> programs there, I could "dial" out via telnet to one of the BBSes
> available on the internet.  Still haven't found a suitable program for
> this part (open source, open language i.e. not VB).  Writing one is
> not difficult, might whip something up tonight.
>
> -Aaron
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>> I ran that same BBS for several years in the early to mid 90s. Would LOVE to
>> be able to set another board back up using drivewire instead of the dual
>> 20Mb Seagate MFM drives I had. (But I don't know if I COULD set it back up
>> -=brain dead, ya know=-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
>> Behalf Of George Ramsower
>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:03 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Multiple line OS9 BBS was Caring for a CoCo
>>
>> I haven't yet found an OS-9 BBS that is public domain/open source and
>> supports multiple lines.
>> Anybody have suggestions?
>>
>> -Aaron
>> --------------------------------------------
>>
>>  I have the "OS9 L2 BBS" which does support multiple lines. I can't remember
>> who wrote this and right now, I can't find the manual that came with it. I
>> do remember the manual had a green cover. I'm certain that someone here will
>> remember the author.
>>  When I set this up years ago, I was impressed at how fast it was. Back
>> then, it was considered very fast, even when running from floppies.
>>  It was written totally within OS9 rules(so I read somewhere, or dreamed
>> it). Used tiny modules to get the job done and worked well for me.....
>> considering ... at the time, I couldn't get any interest. I could use a comm
>> program, dial out to the other modem and log in to the BBS and operate it
>> that way. Using a window to emulate another user, I could chat with myself
>> as if there were more than one user online.
>>  Perhaps, when we find the author, we might even get permission to use it as
>> freeware or public domain or whatever terminology is used to say.... "Go
>> ahead and use it. Just don't try to make money on it."
>>
>> If we get permission, I'll happily make this available to everyone.
>>
>> George
>>
>>  My CNC coco..
>> http://coco.thetinbox.com/
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