Lord Cygnus Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I am planning to bring Inside the 8-bit back online. I last storm that came through right after I finished the ABBUC version of real dos did $40,000.00 dollard worth of dammage to my house. The Micro Burst and Lightning storm sent a tree into my offic master bed room and master bath room. The only thing that saved my source is my NAS drive is located inside my gun safe. I have a gun safe and do not use it for guns. I keep my NAS drive in it. and my backup program had ran the day before so while I took a big hit on equipment my data that was inportaint to me was and is safe. So I am going to brin gthe bbs back online. I have been sick over two years now with necrotizing fasciitis so sometime I do not have the strength to work on the Atari. But I am betterand I have started programming again. As soon as I can get enough Atari Equipmment going again I will bring the bbs back up. Right now I have only 2 Ataris working. I have my master back running and I also have my devoplement machine working. But I need to get at least two slaves running. I have enough mux's to bring 8 slaves up I am just short on 130xe's Steve How unfortunate to have such damage. But, thankfully you had a backup in your safe! Whew! Yes, we look forward to your return on the BBS scene. I've ordered some XE's over the past couple of years off of Ebay. In fact, the last 6 months has been busy with XE units for sale. I just missed a brand new one for $85 bucks the other day. GRRRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRotCod Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Update on Electric Cafe'. I cleared my workspace back off and have started reconnecting everything as of late yesterday. I may go ahead and bring it back online with a traditional modern hard drive and worry about the flash device later. I'll keep everyone posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRotCod Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I went ahead and put the BBS back online. I still need to convert it to flash but I will work on that in my spare time. So every so often there may be periods where it is off. I have left the BBS where it was when I took it down. Telnet to: thecafe.dtdns.net Standard port 23 Telnet Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 This is a great week for Atari BBSs with Inside the 8 Bit and Electric Cafe coming back!! AWESOME!!! RESPONDING... --------------------------- Atari Inside bbs.inspiration-soft.com:23 The Boot Factory bfbbs.dtdns.net bfbbs.no-ip.com Dark Force BBS (Hit Enter to start) darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org Electric Cafe BBS thecafe.dtdns.net:23 The Grove BBS (Hit Enter to start) shadow.skeleton.org Inside The 8-bit - Line 1 65.5.243.210 8888 tcpipexpress.dyndns.org:8888 Thunderdome BBS telnet://thunderdome.homeip.net:471 YYZ BBS yyzbbs.no-ip.org NOT RESPONDING.... ------------------------------ ANG BBS angbbs.dnsalias.com MouseNet BBS atari-bbs.kicks-ass.net:23 ATARI CHATS.... (WORKING) ------------------------------ Atari IRC Chat irc.atarichat.net:800 Atari Telnet Chat atarinews.org:23 And I just think it is cool that our TI 99 friends at Heatwave are a telnet AND dialup BBS. 602-955-4491 Heatwave BBS Phoenix AZ S&T TI-99/4A heatwavebbs.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Sneek peak at YYZ BBS running on real vintage equipment. I wanted to preserve this BBS from 1987 as it was then. It is running today the same, except the only thing different is the Lantronix UDS-10 serial device as the telnet connection rather than the original Avatex 1200 dial-up modem! Current configuration: Atari 130XE 128k 8-Bit Computer Atari XF551 DS/DD Disk Drive 360k Atari 1050 SS/DD Disk Drive w/US Doubler 180k Atari 1050 SS/ED Disk Drive (stock) 127k Atari 850 Interface (RS232) Lantronix UDS-10 Serial Device (TCP/IP>RS232) SpartaDOS 2.3e OASIS BBS It is still a work in progress and more tweeks to be integrated. When calling, press Return a few times to connect. Telnet: yyzbbs.no-ip.org IP: 99.116.104.171 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Wow those are nice pics. I especially like the ATASCII art "Oasis". That is pretty cool. So all of that, minus the internet equipment is what it used to run on eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Sneek peak at YYZ BBS running on real vintage equipment. I wanted to preserve this BBS from 1987 as it was then. It is running today the same, except the only thing different is the Lantronix UDS-10 serial device as the telnet connection rather than the original Avatex 1200 dial-up modem! Current configuration: Atari 130XE 128k 8-Bit Computer Atari XF551 DS/DD Disk Drive 360k Atari 1050 SS/DD Disk Drive w/US Doubler 180k Atari 1050 SS/ED Disk Drive (stock) 127k Atari 850 Interface (RS232) Lantronix UDS-10 Serial Device (TCP/IP>RS232) SpartaDOS 2.3e OASIS BBS It is still a work in progress and more tweeks to be integrated. When calling, press Return a few times to connect. Telnet: yyzbbs.no-ip.org IP: 99.116.104.171 That is an awesome setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Nice looking setup there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Atari Inside bbs.inspiration-soft.com:23 Dark Force BBS (Hit Enter to start) darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org Doc, DarkForce properly displays the "Press <ASCII> Return..." message now, the callers aren't blind to what is needed. Just letting you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Doc, DarkForce properly displays the "Press <ASCII> Return..." message now, the callers aren't blind to what is needed. Just letting you know... Oops!! Yeh corrected my older copy but forgot to remove anything from your BBS information since it was perfect enough I didn't feel there was anything to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Wow those are nice pics. I especially like the ATASCII art "Oasis". That is pretty cool. So all of that, minus the internet equipment is what it used to run on eh? Yes, one of the two 130XE's you see in the pics is the BBS. The other 130XE (1088K) is my personal usage one. You see five floppy drives... three are the BBS... two are my personal usage. On the right you see my two dial-up modems (not in use, but do work): Atari SX212 & Avatex 2400. The monitor to the far left is hooked up to an HP Pavillion PC on the floor below the table with Windows XP hosting the AtariMax APE software through the SIO2PC to my personal usage 130XE. The BBS, however, is independent by itself running the board with it's own telnet connection through the UDS-10. -=[Lord Cygnus]=- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hatter Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The last week or so I have been working on a vintage computer BBS list. Feel free to distribute it accordingly, and inputs are always welcome. Here is the Google docs link to the list: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3Bb5yElJ5I2TW81bmg2MDBhaE0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Awesome, very nice work. Glad to see Atari so well represented. Oh, btw - I'm running on a Mega ST4, and I'm using BBS Express! ST, not Express Pro. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 The last week or so I have been working on a vintage computer BBS list. Feel free to distribute it accordingly, and inputs are always welcome. Here is the Google docs link to the list: https://docs.google....TW81bmg2MDBhaE0 Please change the Boot Factory 2k+ URL to: bfbbs.no-ip.com Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Here is a fun activity for your Atari 8 bit ... Sampsa Laine posted in BBSes (Bulletin Board Systems) VT100 Tetris Competition at CHIMPY.SAMPSA.COM. Telnet to CHIMPY.SAMPSA.COM, log in as TETRIS. I'll post the results next Thursday. http://i46.tinypic.com/10eq07m.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Hey Mad Hatter, Can you check on this one on the Vintage Computer BBS list: Cat's Claw catsclawbbs.sytes.net 64/Image (Commodore) No luck getting on tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hatter Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I connected and got a "scratch.. scratch... scratch.." intro, but then nothing. Who knows with these old systems, sometimes theyre up, somtimes they're down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awace Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 how do i use ape to connect to the telnet using my atari or emulation . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Z Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Hey Dr. Clu, add another to the list. EOTD (their address is bbs.eotd.com and they have a website as well for more info) has added an atari file lib and a forum. they also support a REAL 300 baud modem call, and as long as you use bitsaving conservative settings, it isn't too bad (but if you want, they DO support higher speeds, all the way up to ISDN, as well as telnet). I have personally logged on at 300 baud, remember, 30CPS is about reading speed to those wishing to log onto EOTD: first off, you need an ANSI capable terminal program. secondly, when you get 'language options' pick ANSI (duh) and say 'n' to color since atari can't do that anyway. when signing up, make sure to have your setting reflect those. also, I recomend that you pick the 'line editor' instead of the 'full screen editor' so the atari doesn't choke on the ANSI (just in case) after that, you are just about done, unless I forgot something. NOTE: I personally recomend and 80 column terminal program and ANSI emulation, although you may be able to get away with 40 columns and ASCII (perhaps like bobterm...). I haven't tryed this (yet) though, so I can't confirm it. BTW, they have like 20 modem lines, so if you get busy, it might mean you have called the exact one I am using , so just try another one. Edited October 22, 2012 by Joey Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 But does it run on an Atari? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Z Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 But does it run on an Atari? no, but the title of the post is 'Atari 8-bit related BBS' and as that name suggests, it just needs to be atari related, not running on an atari necesarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 secondly, when you get 'language options' pick ANSI (duh) and say 'n' to color since atari can't do that anyway. Well, some Atari's can. The ST works fine with ANSITerm for this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Z Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Well, some Atari's can. The ST works fine with ANSITerm for this. Thanks. those instructions were more directed to A8 users, but yeah, I guess if you want to use an ST to connect, color should be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 how do i use ape to connect to the telnet using my atari or emulation . Load up A.P.E. on your PC. Load up your favorite terminal program (I suggest ICE-T or BobTerm). Enter terminal mode. To call a board type: ATDT (dns name or IP address of BBS). Example: ATDT YYZBBS.NO-IP.ORG If a BBS has a different port number other than 23, then use this method: ex. ATDT THUNDERDOME.HOMIP.NET 471 Different boards will have different parameters. Some you will need line feeds. Some will you will need just carriage return setting. Your terminal software should have these adjustments you can make for ASCII, ATASCII, and ANSI. Let us know how it goes! -=[Lord Cygnus]=- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 If a BBS has a different port number other than 23, then use this method: ex. ATDT THUNDERDOME.HOMIP.NET 471 atdt thunderdome.homeip.net 471 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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