[Coco] Multiple line OS9 BBS was Caring for a CoCo

[Aaron Wolfe]

Well we are one step closer to making that easy to do :)

I just finished up the getstat routines in the drivewire serial device
driver.   You can now run a communications program in OS-9 (I'm using
Supercomm) and communicate using the virtual ports to the pty on the
drivewire server host.  If I ran one of the internet modem type
programs there, I could "dial" out via telnet to one of the BBSes
available on the internet.  Still haven't found a suitable program for
this part (open source, open language i.e. not VB).  Writing one is
not difficult, might whip something up tonight.

-Aaron

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> I ran that same BBS for several years in the early to mid 90s. Would LOVE to
> be able to set another board back up using drivewire instead of the dual
> 20Mb Seagate MFM drives I had. (But I don't know if I COULD set it back up
> -=brain dead, ya know=-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of George Ramsower
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:03 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Multiple line OS9 BBS was Caring for a CoCo
>
> I haven't yet found an OS-9 BBS that is public domain/open source and
> supports multiple lines.
> Anybody have suggestions?
>
> -Aaron
> --------------------------------------------
>
>  I have the "OS9 L2 BBS" which does support multiple lines. I can't remember
> who wrote this and right now, I can't find the manual that came with it. I
> do remember the manual had a green cover. I'm certain that someone here will
> remember the author.
>  When I set this up years ago, I was impressed at how fast it was. Back
> then, it was considered very fast, even when running from floppies.
>  It was written totally within OS9 rules(so I read somewhere, or dreamed
> it). Used tiny modules to get the job done and worked well for me.....
> considering ... at the time, I couldn't get any interest. I could use a comm
> program, dial out to the other modem and log in to the BBS and operate it
> that way. Using a window to emulate another user, I could chat with myself
> as if there were more than one user online.
>  Perhaps, when we find the author, we might even get permission to use it as
> freeware or public domain or whatever terminology is used to say.... "Go
> ahead and use it. Just don't try to make money on it."
>
> If we get permission, I'll happily make this available to everyone.
>
> George
>
>  My CNC coco..
> http://coco.thetinbox.com/
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