Date   : Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:50:03 +0100
From   : joel@... (Joel Rowbottom)
Subject: Operational Dial-Up BBS systems? Are there still

--On 28 July 2011 15:42:07 +0200 Rick Murray <rick@...> wrote:

>> Reminds me; I really really need to get mine back up and running.....
>> Not least because I need something to test all these viewdata
>> terminals I keep buying against!
>
> I tried Gareth Gabb's server a few years ago on my RiscPC. Total
> failure, logins wouldn't, and so on. I'm not sure if the software has
> succumbed to bit-rot, or if it just doesn't like the RiscPC.

ITYM Gareth Babb.

Odd, worked fine on my RPC, A5000, etc. It does require !SerialDev I think 
and a few other bits and bobs so possibly a missing module. No probs with 
!VHost as well. Actually, I don't see why I couldn't power it back up 
y'know.

I've used a VoIP adaptor with a Designer II modem running v23 without any 
problems, I can't remember what codec I used though.

I keep meaning to get a Viewdata BBS running on a Beeb with my old JoelBBS 
software (or even VHost) and an emulated serial port from a Linux box so 
you can telnet into it. The message base for The Rabbit Run goes back to, 
er, oh lord, probably around 1989 so may be worth a prod.


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