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

[mike delyea]

I'd consider it (an actual coco with an actual modem), but I'd need to know
a couple things.  I have a US robotics external (serial) modem I might be
able to use if I can throttle it down from 56k (I think it can autodetect
the connection speed), and I'd need a 4 pin din to 25 pin serial cable to
connect it with, and then there's the BBS software and whether I'd be using
Nitros or DECB.  Other things that have to be considered are not wanting to
pay for more phone lines so there'd only be one connection at a time and
also only allowing people to connect between 7PM EST and 6AM EST.  The cable
and the modem I could handle myself (I think), but not sure about the BBS
software and if people could live with the one at a time connection or the
connection time window.

On 8/2/07, Rod Barnhart <rod.barnhart at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/2/07, Richard Ivey <rrivey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > In this age of packaged long distance, does anyone still run a CoCo
> BBS?  That would bring back some serious memories.  I'm considering buying a
> coco modem, but don't see the point of having it if it won't be used.
> >
>
> None that I'm aware of, but I'm considering putting one up, available
> via telnet. If anyone has any software recommendations (I never did
> learn OS/9, but I'm not afraid to learn), they'd be greatly
> appreciated... Even though I modemed with my CoCo, I didn't actually
> start BBSing until about 1990 or so.
>
> I think I'm going to use a Lantronix UDS-10 or similar
> RS-232<->ethernet adapter. What seems to be a bit unique about the
> Lantronix is that it's capable of emulating a Hayes-compatible modem,
> so it should be about as plug-n-play as setting up a BBS on a CoCo can
> be. Other adapters may have the same capability, but Lantronix seems
> to be the only one that advertises it.
>
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