w1k Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) if i have time next week i try it on real atari Be great to have you there. What kind of Atari computer and setup are you thinking of using? i defaultly using 800xe, 320kb ram, ICE-T, SIO2PC and APE for connections. BOBTERM works with 64kb ram i can read mail, browse unix sites and browse FTP on real atari. but i have problems with typing text - repeatedly text when i typing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF9o89y860w Edited May 29, 2011 by w1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 If it had just been every single letter repeated, then I would have suggested checking the full duplex/half duplex settings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2k+ Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Looks to me like the BBS is sending ANSI codes and he is not using an ANSI terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I was replying to the part where he said the letters repeated when he typed...but going by the screenshots, I think you're probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey gang - I added a small script that notify's users when they logon on Tuesday's, about the telnet chat that night. Whenever you do logon on Tuesdays, lemme know if its working okay for you. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey gang - I added a small script that notify's users when they logon on Tuesday's, about the telnet chat that night. Whenever you do logon on Tuesdays, lemme know if its working okay for you. Thanks. Sweet - I will have to test this out tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey gang - I added a small script that notify's users when they logon on Tuesday's, about the telnet chat that night. Whenever you do logon on Tuesdays, lemme know if its working okay for you. Thanks. Sweet - I will have to test this out tomorrow. Oh wow, that is great news! So what the window of time to see this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Oh wow, that is great news! So what the window of time to see this? 24 hours - any user who logs on from Tuesday at 12am until 11:59pm Tuesday night should be shown a screen that reminds them of the telnet chat, and instructions on how to get there. Its a lot like the Holiday script I use, that shows them a holiday specific message when they logon, like "Merry Christmas", or "Happy Leif Erikson Day!"... I will probably have to play around with the elapsed time before continuing on duration though - I just guesstimated for the average reader...(thought about using "press any key to continue" but hate to slow down the initial logon process) I'm also going to add the instruction screen to one of the 'Net site lists so users can pull it up anytime they want to, not just reminded on Tuesdays. We're getting there folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRotCod Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I run The Electric Cafe BBS - telnet thecafe.dtdns.net This runs Steve Carden's TCP/IP Express Pro 7.0. This BBS is 24 hours and runs on real Atari hardware: Atari 130XE with 576K RAM upgrade ICD 256kb MIO with Warerat's ROM upgrade External Seagate SCSI Hard Drive 18GB Lantronix telnet/serial converter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I run The Electric Cafe BBS - telnet thecafe.dtdns.net This runs Steve Carden's TCP/IP Express Pro 7.0. This BBS is 24 hours and runs on real Atari hardware: Atari 130XE with 576K RAM upgrade ICD 256kb MIO with Warerat's ROM upgrade External Seagate SCSI Hard Drive 18GB Lantronix telnet/serial converter Hey, great to see you're still around! If you're not already on the list on my BBS, I'll add you asap. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) I just finished restoring the backup I have on the ANG BBS. This BBS was active for a couple of years until somewhere in 1994. The ANG BBS ran on a 130XE 320KB with a 40MB SCSI-driver on a BlackBox. The user target was mainly for Dutch people. Most of the text is dutch, but menu's can also be in English or German. The backup I have contains also some IAN message bases. So very fun to read. I had some problems with some files not being able to download anymore. So possibly some problems there. The ANG BBS is back online for archive purposes. I don't intend to keep it online for a long period of time. Probably when the interest is gone, I'll put it offline. I have increased the Users Records with a thousand more users. So, probably no problem there. ANG BBS is running currently on a Stock 130XE with IDE 2.0 Plus, Transcend 2GB CompactFlash. It's using the 850 emulation on the APE interface. It's OS is the SpartaDos 3.2G, the clock doesn't run smoothly. Probably because it's NTSC version. Also I think it in the year 1911, so the day probably doesn't match. The BBS software is BBS Express Professional+ 3.1D node #440 So, enjoy this archive BBS of information of 20 years ago! Almost forgot the address: Telnet: angbbs.dnsalias.com (I noticed that you have to press Enter multiple times to get some response) regards, Louis Edited July 3, 2011 by Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Oh great - always nice to see another Atari based BBS back up and running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2k+ Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Oh great - always nice to see another Atari based BBS back up and running! I agree. I just logged in there - looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I just finished restoring the backup I have on the ANG BBS. This BBS was active for a couple of years until somewhere in 1994. I wonder if my old log-in is still valid :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I just finished restoring the backup I have on the ANG BBS. This BBS was active for a couple of years until somewhere in 1994. I wonder if my old log-in is still valid :-) Unfortunately I'm having some difficulties at the moment. The BBS was down, due to a CMD I once wrote. Since I wasn't online all the time, I wrote a module which enables the BBS at 18:0:0 again. I had to find out where that module was loaded from, but I found it. Second, the BBS wouldn't start anymore. I'm restoring the D3: drive again, if errors keep comming than it's probably the compactflash-card not being fully compatible with ide 2.0 plus.... And now I'm certain... :-) I have another compactflash-card, so the BBS is currently offline. :-( That was a very brief moment... I'll keep you informed! Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well... I've restored all the drives to a new 1gb compactflash. This time, I extended the userlog by 100 users, making it 194 in total. The 1000 userrecords were surely too much. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to shrink the previous userlog. So, I have to kindly ask the new users to make a new login. Sorry for that. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2k+ Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well... I've restored all the drives to a new 1gb compactflash. This time, I extended the userlog by 100 users, making it 194 in total. The 1000 userrecords were surely too much. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to shrink the previous userlog. So, I have to kindly ask the new users to make a new login. Sorry for that. Louis I just logged in and got a lot of Error 150 and error 165 messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2k+ Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The Boot Factory 2k+ is down due to hardware failure. It broke! Back soon. EDIT: It's fixed!! New graphics card hopefully will fix it. Back online!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Well... I've restored all the drives to a new 1gb compactflash. This time, I extended the userlog by 100 users, making it 194 in total. The 1000 userrecords were surely too much. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to shrink the previous userlog. So, I have to kindly ask the new users to make a new login. Sorry for that. Louis I just logged in and got a lot of Error 150 and error 165 messages. Yes, I've noticed it too. This must be the IDE Plus 2.0 interface with the 1GB CF card. It does not happen all the time. I've just upgraded to the latest IDE Plus firmware, hopefully this will solve compatibility issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Can someone point me to Atari 8-bit related BBSs - telnet addresses - and if you run one please PM me with some background info etc. Bonus points for anyone running a BBS with real Atari hardware. Going to try Bobterm. I will be hosting an original dial up Atari BBS soon and will post the phone # here. I used to run YYZ BBS in Chattanooga, TN back in 86'-87' with OASIS Jr. BBS software on a 130XE. I have several XE units and drives and don't mind running the BBS again today on some of this equipment. About a year ago I found a bunch of my original floppies with the OASIS program and I re-built my bulletin board! I'll be using an Avatex 2400 baud modem w/P:R: Connection, Atari 130XE w/1mb RAM, two 1050 drives w/US Doublers, and an XF551 DS/DD drive -- all original equipment. This new dial-up BBS will be hosted from Houston, TX for all to enjoy the nostalgia! -=[Lord Cygnus]=- SysOp YYZ BBS (supports /|\TASCII) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 About time! Been waiting for this BBS for a while now since it was first announced on the Atari fido lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Hey Abdul, what's going on with the Boot Factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2k+ Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Hey Abdul, what's going on with the Boot Factory? Nothing. It's working perfectly here. What you're seeing looks like a BaudRate mismatch to me but since you're connecting thru another system, I can only guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal968 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Any update on this? I very recently got back into the Atari scene and really want to dial into an old-school BBS. I was thinking about setting one up myself, and I came across this post while researching the best BBS software to use. If Cygnus is already doing all the work, that's even better. Got an ETA yet? cheers, v I will be hosting an original dial up Atari BBS soon and will post the phone # here. I used to run YYZ BBS in Chattanooga, TN back in 86'-87' with OASIS Jr. BBS software on a 130XE. I have several XE units and drives and don't mind running the BBS again today on some of this equipment. About a year ago I found a bunch of my original floppies with the OASIS program and I re-built my bulletin board! I'll be using an Avatex 2400 baud modem w/P:R: Connection, Atari 130XE w/1mb RAM, two 1050 drives w/US Doublers, and an XF551 DS/DD drive -- all original equipment. This new dial-up BBS will be hosted from Houston, TX for all to enjoy the nostalgia! -=[Lord Cygnus]=- SysOp YYZ BBS (supports /|\TASCII) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Reporting in, unable to reach Boot Factory or Dark Forces. (both through Prison Board BBS and direct) Was able to get on Thunderdome, Electric Cafe, and the Grove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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