Bikerbob Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Down for a bit as I convert the hardware over to MEGA ST and wifi232 modem. Hoping I can get FoReM ST to play nice with the wifi232 modem. MegaSTE that it was on is going in for MonSTer surgury! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Best of luck from your Fellow FoReM Sysop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 hours ago, moonlight_mile said: Best of luck from your Fellow FoReM Sysop Not forem ST? your refering to 8 bit correct? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Yup the eldest of the singer 8-bit FoReM’s. FoReM xe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Personally... I always like FXE v1.x much better than that fiasco that 5.4 was/is. FXE was so clean, lean and powerful. Back in 1986, it was rather hard to switch from FXE to BBS:Express v1.0... some of the stuff (like the built-in terminal) did not exist in BBS:Express back then. During my hardware selloff in the last 2 months, I found my FXE v1.2 original floppy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 54 minutes ago, bf2k+ said: Personally... I always like FXE v1.x much better than that fiasco that 5.4 was/is. FXE was so clean, lean and powerful. Back in 1986, it was rather hard to switch from FXE to BBS:Express v1.0... some of the stuff (like the built-in terminal) did not exist in BBS:Express back then. During my hardware selloff in the last 2 months, I found my FXE v1.2 original floppy. Very cool. I so wish I could find a FoReM ST former SYSOP, someone who had done a lot with it.. who might still have something around.. Unless express, some of the 8bit stuff, even Express for ST.. I cant find anyone who says they really ran one, or Turbo (the successor) to find stuff for it. Matthew Singer does not have source, and no one else I can find has it.. shame. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 3 hours ago, bf2k+ said: Personally... I always like FXE v1.x much better than that fiasco that 5.4 was/is. FXE was so clean, lean and powerful. Back in 1986, it was rather hard to switch from FXE to BBS:Express v1.0... some of the stuff (like the built-in terminal) did not exist in BBS:Express back then. During my hardware selloff in the last 2 months, I found my FXE v1.2 original floppy. Is it for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 8:28 AM, bf2k+ said: Personally... I always like FXE v1.x much better than that fiasco that 5.4 was/is. FXE was so clean, lean and powerful. Back in 1986, it was rather hard to switch from FXE to BBS:Express v1.0... some of the stuff (like the built-in terminal) did not exist in BBS:Express back then. During my hardware selloff in the last 2 months, I found my FXE v1.2 original floppy. Could you possibly image that and upload it somewhere. I was looking for all the original files but couldn’t find them. If the disk and stuff is all ok I’d interested in purchasing it if it is for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 WELL - figured I would put it here, since it will be Bikerbob's BBS until I get the bugs worked out, BUT I did find ///Turbo Board ST 2.20 - and it works!!! Now I still have no manual for this either.. All these things 30 years removed and no other sysops around are hard to figure out without a manual. Nice thing is ///Turbo Board ST is based on FoReM ST - to use it, you would be sure it is FoReM ST - but things are different - the Author who was FoReM STs last maintainer is William J. Miller, sometimes written as John Miller. He is also the author of DDST that a lot of our boards have as a DOOR game. I have had no luck finding this person or anyone associated with Turbo board is 2022/3 and I have looked. This guy lived and operated his support BBS not 10miles from me. OH well. So I will continue to work - right now I am working on the MODEM ( I am using my Zimodem ESP8266 Avatex 1200hc ) I think I am having CTS/RTS issues.. I will ask in another thread about that. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 URL on the BBS has been shortened to bbsclubhouse.ddns.net:1040 James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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