Re: GBBS Question

[jmholmes@swbell.net (John)]

Joel:

This is just a stab in the dark, but have you thought about simply sending the 
text string "RING" to the serial port in the apple system and then seeing what 
would occur?  I know that there is a numeric equiv to the "RING" string, and 
something in my mind says it is "04" (ZERO FOUR) but I could be mistaken.  
Never thought about trying any of those things back when I was still running 
the system, but that also shows what 15 years of things sitting dormant in the 
back of the mind will do to ya!

In article <XTZ54.483$NI6.18596@laxnws02.socal.rr.com>, "Joel Ostroski" 
<junkmail@youlazybum.com> wrote:
>I am thinking that it is waiting for a RING, but I cannot get the system to
>send anything across the null modem link to my PC.  I had expected to see it
>send the text that would normall go to a modem on my PC screen.  Thus the
>question.  Boy I just wish I could get it to work.  Once I know the
>connection is occuring, I can send all the codes that a modem would normall
>perfrom.  I have already written the Ethernet to Serial to spit out a
>internet connection (from my cable modem) to the serial port on the PC.  Now
>I just need to fool GBBS into thinking that my PC is the modem.  As I
>mentioned before, I am confused because I have to pick a interface card and
>then when I choose the modem, the Apple IIgs serial interface comes up in
>the modem lists.  Confused! :-)
>
>John <jmholmes@swbell.net> wrote in message
>news:QPZ54.188$Wd4.26964778@alpha.sky.net...
>> Ok, it's been MANY MANY moons ago since I ran a GBBS board, and I will
>admit
>> that my memory on some of the stuff is unclear (though I can't wait to get
>my
>> old backups of the board that I used to run out of storage to at least
>play
>> around with the software again), but here it goes...
>>
>> The GBBS system that I ran actually ran on an Apple file://+ system with a
>16K
>> memory expansion card (to bring it to 64K of RAM), 2 disk II drives, and 1
>> Apple Profile 5 meg hard drive (GOD those were the days) back around from
>> about 1985 to 1987.  I did quite a bit of modification to the system that
>I
>> ran, but I believe that I am seeing something that is sparking an old
>memory.
>>
>> I do remember at one time we had tried to set an Apple file://e that was
>in the
>> same room (the one that I did the programming for the system on before
>> transferring it over to the main system) as a remote terminal rather than
>> using the "Console" mode on the machine running the system via a
>null-modem
>> cable and we never could get it to work correctly. GBBS was always looking
>for
>> that "RING" signal from the modem to tell it to answer the line.
>>
>> I don't remember all of the details, as that particular 2 years of my life
>was
>> somewhat sketchy except for the programming part of the board and the fun
>we
>> used to have with it.  Not sure if that will help, but the discussion of
>the
>> GBBS system (which was a FANTASTIC BBS program at the time) sure does
>bring
>> back a lot of very fond memories!
>>
>> In article <3857eb83.18350358@news>, CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)
>> wrote:
>> >On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 06:42:32 GMT, "Joel Ostroski"
>> ><junkmail@youlazybum.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Well, in the configuration is lists the IIgs modem port as an option to
>> >>select.  But that is AFTER I have to select and interface.  It is listes
>as
>> >>a modem type, which is kind of odd, and thats where the confusion comes
>in.
>> >>I would assume if I got GBBS configured to think there is a modem on the
>> >>modem port, I should see text come across the screen on my PC when it
>tries
>> >>to initialize it.  I am not sure though, maybe I have to simulate the MR
>> >>status on the modem too.  But if I could get this solved, I will be able
>to
>> >>deal with that later.
>> >
>> >I've never actually used GBBS so I can't be of much help but I'll take
>> >a stab in the dark.  If the IIgs modem port is being displayed in the
>> >modem driver list instead of the interface driver list, maybe the
>> >interface driver for the IIgs modem port has just been saved in the
>> >wrong location.  Maybe all you need to do is copy the IIgs modem port
>> >driver file from where it is now to where the interface drivers are
>> >stored?  Just a thought.
>> >
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