[Coco] Are there any CoCo BBS's out there?

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 02 August 2007, Rod Barnhart wrote:

>On 8/2/07, Hex Star <hexstar at gmail.com> wrote:

>> On 8/2/07, Rod Barnhart <rod.barnhart at gmail.com> wrote:

>> So then why not run the BBS over TCP/IP? TCP/IP would of course get rid of

>> the limitations serving connections over a phone line has (speed, limited

>> number of connections, no phone calls). I'd be very interested in

>> connecting to a BBS, I wasn't aware of them during the time when they were

>> around unfortunately and have yet to get to connect to one. Would

>> certainly be cool if someone set up a BBS server on a real CoCo :) ...and

>> even cooler if it was on a 800 number (kidding!)

>

>That's exactly what I was considering... TCP/IP (telnet), not the 800 number

> ;)

>

>Assuming the CoCo is fast enough to handle multiple users at the same

>time, which is a question that's still on the table, how many serial

>ports are possible at the same time on a CoCo, including the

>bitbanger? Can a modified DC modem (converted to RS-232) co-exist with

>a Tandy RS-232 pack?


If they are at different 4 byte wide address blocks in the limited i/o space 
the coco's crappy decoding allows, yes.  I've not been allergic to moving 
mine around, and have had a piggyback kit in my rs-232 pack that I use the 
second port of for a serial mouse, so IIRC it takes the $FF68-FF6F address 
space.  I never did try to make use of the 232 port in the 4n1 cuz its not 
even wired up well enough to do the 7 wire protocol for flow control.  Tony 
blew that one big time IMO.

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