[Coco] Drivewire and BBS's

[Ron Klein]

Hi Aaron,

Sorry!  I just found this article:

http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=153fba763cc%2d2ea3%2d224af%40webprd%2da52.mail.aol.com

It may have some of the documentation I was looking for.

Thanks!

-Ron


On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:

> Hi Aaron,
>
> You are not kidding, sir.  It worked exactly as you described!  Would you
> happen to have any documentation for Supercomm?  I checked the TRS-80 Color
> Computer Archive, but didn't see it (or even the program itself)!
>
> I'm interested to know if Supercomm supports ANSI codes.
>
> Thanks again for your help!
>
> -Ron
>
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Supercomm works very well with the DW virtual modem stuff.  Thats what I
>> used to test while I wrote the dw side.
>>
>> I believe it comes on the NitrOS9 disks.  You pass the device on the
>> cmdline:  supercomm /N
>> No settings matter, it should be ready to go just by starting with that
>> argument.  Echo is off by default, but an ATZ will turn it on so you can
>> see what you're typing.
>>
>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Aaron,
>> >
>> > OK, that explains my issue.  :)  It's a shame as Twilight Term looks to
>> be
>> > a decent program.  I never used it back in the day as I left the Coco
>> just
>> > as the Coco 3 was arriving.
>> >
>> > I know Brett has this working under Fuzix as well.  I will try using
>> > NitrOS9 with the commands you specified.  Any good term programs you can
>> > recommend?  I think Barry Nelson had one he made that may work.
>> >
>> > Thanks again!
>> >
>> > -Ron
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > First, this is only possible under NitrOS9.  I seem to recall twilight
>> > term
>> > > is not an os9 program, but I might be wrong.  So thats a potential
>> issue.
>> > >
>> > > Next, you must configure the terminal program to use the device "/N".
>> > Some
>> > > things are hard coded to another device, these need to be hacked to
>> work.
>> > >
>> > > Once that is done, enter "ATZ<enter>" to reset the virtual modem,
>> which
>> > > enables echo and other handy things.  ATD192.168.1.1 will "dial"
>> > > 192.168.1.1.   The baud rate and other serial port settings don't
>> matter
>> > to
>> > > DriveWire.
>> > >
>> > > -Aaron
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hi Everyone,
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm trying to connect to an online BBS (synchronet) using Twilight
>> Term
>> > > and
>> > > > Drivewire 4 on a real Coco 3.  I thought I read you could just enter
>> > the
>> > > IP
>> > > > address as the "phone number", though it doesn't appear to work.  I
>> > have
>> > > > the term settings configured to use the bit-banger port (default
>> baud
>> > > rate
>> > > > of 2400 - doubt that would even apply).
>> > > >
>> > > > Is this even possible, and if so, how?
>> > > >
>> > > > Any help would be appreciated!
>> > > >
>> > > > Thank you!
>> > > >
>> > > > -Ron
>> > > >
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