Re: GBBS Question

["Joel Ostroski" <junkmail@youlazybum.com>]

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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