I figured out the empty Syncterm directory window is where I add entries. I agree that it’s better to start out with no investment. It was a long distance call so I had to call late at night and limit my time online.īob taken. I used to to use my local BBSes to get files for my ST BITD, but that doesn’t make sense anymore. Online today, people too often forget they’re talking to another human being with their own problems and differences.
#Syncterm bbs list how to#
I still need to determine how to generate an Insert key on my MacBook Pro so I can add more directory entries.įor me, I’m hoping a BBS will have a small community of people who see everyone else as a person. For some reason, I was stuck on connecting to JP's Basement BBS. I was able to connect to Dark Lord’s BBS. It’s been too long since I dealt with a Procomm Plus-type interface. A short tutorial video would’ve eliminated my frustration. If a sample entry had been there, it would’ve been obvious to me. Perhaps others can post their configurations in the Resources section taken. There are other versions of the Lantronix devices too (including versions that support DNS lookup - the UDS-10 does not support DNS lookup). Ω -also mentioned that they used a UDS-10 connected to a WiFi bridge, so that may be an option for you.
I posted a short tutoprial on how I configured my UDS-10 in the club's Resources section. They're relatively inexpensive and they can be configured to properly display ATASCII and support uploads/downloads. So, what do I use in place of the WiFi devices? I've been using a Lantronix UDS-10 device. I imagine it might be possible to fix the firmware to support raw mode (or properrly drop into raw mode after a successful telnet handshake). Some of these WiFi devices use an open source firmware. Various WiFi devices have choked on the ATASCII found on this BBS. If you're unsure how well a WiFi device supports ATASCII, try connecting to the Basement BBS. If anyone knows of a WiFi device that properly supports ATASCII, please chime in. This causes some WiFi devices to lock up. Also ATASCII's insert character (character 255) is an escape character in telnet. This causes some ATASCII screens to have "heart characters" where there shouldn't be "heart characters". For example, a control M that's not followed with a control J, requires a NULL character (displayed as a "heart character" in ATASCII). Most only support the telnet protocol which has a couple rules that conflict with ATASCII. I have resisted purchasing any of these WiFi devices since many of them have trouble displaying ATASCII correctly. With my setup, it would have to be WiFi since I can't lay an Ethernet cable. Unlike when I owned an ST BITD, the 8-bit doesn't have an RS-232 port so another cable is necessary. I have an XEGS so I have an SIO and Cartridge ports.
#Syncterm bbs list series#
I would be interested in what WiFi adapters are available for the Atari 8-bit series and how you connect them to your 8-bit.
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