JohnPolka Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, rcamp48 said: Full dial up yes, but Voip connected to my router and once the internet is back they will be available again. That warehouse you're in has to be old enough to still have a copper phone line coming into it. How about using it for your BBS? I'm sure Ken will let you and Don will install the phone jack for just $20 Canadian, right? -JP Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5109077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, JohnPolka said: Those mischievous squirrels chewed through the Internet cable, eh? That actually happened to me several years ago. The cable company had to run new cable to the house. -JP @rcamp48 Here's the culprit to your Internet woes! 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5109078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Ok, Ok... I'll ask the question that everyone wants to ask... @rcamp48 Do you really have that much traffic into your BBS that you need that many connections??? I mean, your BBS only manages to stay up for a couple hours every 2-3 years 🤔 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5109109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Does someone has a backup of the OSS BBS? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5109753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I have been working on Puff BBS, and I have the INITBBS.MOD file semi working , still no internet and there won't be for a while, I am using my phone as a hotspot. I have successfully configured the Black Box in Altirra but I need some help, basically I have to set up the BB in Altirra for com ports ,etc. Again if someone has an actual BB for sale , I would be interested and it would help me work on Puff BBS with no problem. Can someone please point me out to all of the info that I will need for emulating the BB in Altirra?, Altirra even supports the dongle that is in joystick port 1 for Puff BBS. Russ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 12:05 AM, JohnPolka said: That warehouse you're in has to be old enough to still have a copper phone line coming into it. How about using it for your BBS? I'm sure Ken will let you and Don will install the phone jack for just $20 Canadian, right? -JP We don't have copper lines any more for phone its all Voip, but I will be up in a few days.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, rcamp48 said: We don't have copper lines any more for phone its all Voip, but I will be up in a few days.... Bummer. I still have a copper phone line connected to the Basement BBS. They are becoming a rarity. But it still works great for my dial-up users. -JP Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Well good news for all, I have managed to restore at least the disk structure for Puff BBS, and it looks like I may be able to run it on a Fujinet, its still being worked on now I started working on Puff BBS last night and I completely understand where everything goes on the disk, I am using Spartados instead of Mydos, and Atari Basic C. I have even got the initbbs module working and with all of the data in place, I removed most but not all of the XIO commands as they were for the Black Box, but I do have a copy of all of the original mod files to fall back on. By midnight I might have something semi working but I have to edit all of the XIO commands to C:, the xio commands to K: are Ok that is keyboard. Tell me if what I replaced the C:, references with I basically opened a channel to drive # 2, TEST.TXT, and wrote to that file, seems to get it working OK. I am going to have to take all of the BAS and MOD files and replace the C:, commands with something that works. Is anyone else working on Puff BBS at this moment??? If so I would like to collaborate with you on this..... Russ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The "C:" device is not the Cassette Drive, but rather the interface to MOE IIRC. To run this on a real machine, you'll need to make a Dongle (as explained in other threads) and some kind of ring detector. I was thinking about having the FujiNet device signal the A8 when the Connection is made... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Hi Russ, very cool! Is on Bob's BBS the following: https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Action#section-Action-StillMissingGraphicsUtilitiesLibraryAndShapeEditor ? Thank you so much for looking for in advance! 🙂 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 hours ago, AtariGeezer said: The "C:" device is not the Cassette Drive, but rather the interface to MOE IIRC. To run this on a real machine, you'll need to make a Dongle (as explained in other threads) and some kind of ring detector. I was thinking about having the FujiNet device signal the A8 when the Connection is made... Ya I knew that , but how to configure it on Altirra? , there is a dongle emulator for joystick port. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 hours ago, luckybuck said: Hi Russ, very cool! Is on Bob's BBS the following: https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Action#section-Action-StillMissingGraphicsUtilitiesLibraryAndShapeEditor ? Thank you so much for looking for in advance! 🙂 Nope I check Bob's files nothing special.... Russ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I have a complete copy of Puff BBS but its in directories formatted in spartados, working on copying every directory to Mydos, will take some time. Russ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Thank you soooo much Russ, your help is very much appreciated! There is no 2nd chance for the 2 missing program to make ACTION! 100 % complete. The world is in the need for your help. Good luck. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, luckybuck said: Thank you soooo much Russ, your help is very much appreciated! There is no 2nd chance for the 2 missing program to make ACTION! 100 % complete. The world is in the need for your help. Good luck. I may have it somewhere in my collection of Atari CD roms , I will take a look. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 19 hours ago, rcamp48 said: I have a complete copy of Puff BBS but its in directories formatted in spartados, working on copying every directory to Mydos, will take some time. Russ Why would you go from a BBS that already works under SpartaDOS to MyDOS? Makes no sense to me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 14 hours ago, rcamp48 said: I may have it somewhere in my collection of Atari CD roms , I will take a look. Atari CD roms??? Why not make a 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray for yourself? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Yay! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, bf2k+ said: Why would you go from a BBS that already works under SpartaDOS to MyDOS? Makes no sense to me. Not intending to do that I had a bad copy of the disk, thought it was Spartados, turned out my copy went bad. Anyways I am working in Spartados now witha new copy gonna restore all of the online games Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Russ, you are the last hope, Luke failed, Leia failed, now, it is up to you. You are the last jedi for mankind. 🙂 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5110972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 10 hours ago, luckybuck said: Russ, you are the last hope, Luke failed, Leia failed, now, it is up to you. You are the last jedi for mankind. 🙂 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5111151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 23 hours ago, luckybuck said: Russ, you are the last hope, Luke failed, Leia failed, now, it is up to you. You are the last jedi for mankind. 🙂 Russ is really your last hope? So, you will finally give up on this search if/when Russ comes up empty handed? 😆 -JP 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5111583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 You know, it is like in Galaxy Quest: we never surrender, we never give up, until our very last breath... There must be someone out there, who has a copy of these 2 programs. 🙂 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5111614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amis Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) This Diagram Proves it Will Work - Russ and LuckyBuck are the team that can make Puff a Reality.. The Legend can live again... Edited August 25, 2022 by Amis 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5111625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPolka Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Amis said: This Diagram Proves it Will Work - Russ and LuckyBuck are the team that can make Puff a Reality.. The Legend can live again... The dongle should be the toilet lever. 😆 -JP 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/174831-atari-8-bit-related-bbss/page/102/#findComment-5111632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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