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Re: BBS List

On Jul 23, 12:17 pm, "jsnos...@cimmeri.com" <j...@cimmeri.com> wrote:
> I used to run an Apple dialup BBS.  Just curious what's needed
> hardware-wise to switch from modem to Telnet based?
>
> Thanks,
> ~ J

I use a program called BBS Server for my BBS, running on a Commodore
128.  You connect your 8-bit computer to the serial port on a PC
running Windows, and BBS Server running in Windows will accept the
incoming "calls" through Telnet and pass them on to the 8-bit
computer, basically acting as a modem emulator.  As far as the 8-bit
computer is concerned, calls are coming in through a regular modem
over a phone line.  You can find out more about this software at
http://home.ica.net/~leifb/bbs/ ...  There is also a program called
TCPSER.  Although not as easy to use as BBS Server, TCPSER will run
under Linux and Mac OS.

-Andrew