On 1/17/13 10:25 PM, address_is@invalid.invalid wrote:
Hi all, After a lot of trial and error I managed to get a telnet accessible Warp Six BBS operational using a Platinum //e, a Rasberry Pi (running tcpser), and a USB to serial converter. Surprisingly the whole darn thing worked by just plugging the serial converter directly into the //e's super serial card. A CFFA 3000 is used for disk storage. You can connect to the board by visiting matrixreturns.dyndns.org on port 6401. Just like the old days it can only take one caller at a time. My //e lacks a clock so it doesn't enforce time limits at the moment :). I recommend using syncterm as a client on a Mac or PC. I'll try to keep it running as long as the hardware holds out and there's interest. Hope to see you!
SyncTERM looks pretty amazing. I'll have to explore it further. I noticed it didn't have any Apple II fonts.
I wrote this a while ago: http://jerkwerks.com/bbs-get-your-retro-on/If you scroll pass the rhetoric there are links to retro fonts (Apple II, PC, etc...) for use with terminal emulation. I also included notes on how to use with OS/X xterm and Terminal.
I wrote that article before I found these fonts: http://www.thugdome.com/software_a2f.htmlthat I use on http://asciiexpress.net. I like the later because they include scan lines. There is a bug however with reverse video spaces. Anybody here know how to edit TT fonts?
IMHO, using retro fonts to access vintage BBS software greatly enhances the experience. When I have time I'll try to get Apple II fonts working with SyncTERM.