Wintermute_BBSThis is what I see on my living-room TV when someone logs on and downloads a file from RC-BOX BBS
RC2014 gets online
I eventually found the time today (after nearly a year) to upload my TMSnake game for RC2014 systems to RC-BOX BBS (the world's first -and currently only- RC2014 based BBS).
Up/downloads are possible on the CP/M command line using the KMD transfer command.
NOTE: only old (8 bit CRC) xmodem and ymodem protocols are supported.
Transfers tested with QTERM on CP/M as well as CCGMS Future and StrikeTerm on a Commodore 64.
Did I ever mention RC-BOX BBS - the world's first and (currently) only RC2014 based bulletin board system?!
Running on a real RC2014, powered by a Z80, CP/M 2.2 and a highly customized fork of RBBS4 this single-user system offers you the 1985 online experience.
Text games available on the CP/M command shell !!
P.S.: connection info is in the ALT-text or in my profile info.
#rc2014bbs
#rcbox
#rc2014
#bbs
#rcbbs
#bulletinboardsystem
#z80
@makerhacks a true classic. it's also available on #rc2014bbs
@deadbeef fun fact: last year someone dialed into my single-user BBS #rcbox #rc2014bbs using a 1980s typewriter that featured a RS-232 port, can you imagine that?! The post is still on the sytem, in the "Archive" board ...
@deadbeef You're welcome! There's also @particlesbbs with his Commodore 128 based BBS
And, of course, my own two babies (see my profile for more info), @Wintermute_BBS and #rc2014bbs #rcbox
I just noticed some existing user trying to log into #rcbox #rc2014bbs but being unable to remember their password.
In this case, feel free to contact me here on #Mastodon so I can reset it for you.
+++ SYSOP NEWS +++ SYSOP NEWS +++
As you may remember, RC-BOX BBS - the world's first and (currently) only RC2014 based BBS - has been struggling with connectivity issues.
The good news: I have finally been able to successfully mitigate these.
Some background info: in October last year, I decided to do some maintenance on the system, updating my WiFi modem firmware and replacing the SC132 serial I/O module (using a 6.144 KHz crystal for a fixed 9600 bps) with its cousin, the SC110 serial I/O module which features a CTC chip so it can dynamically set any baud rate.
Turns out that while the module is techincally 100% okay, it sometimes locks up when being used with the BYE.COM program for CP/M.
I think this has to do with BYE.COM setting the CTC to the selected bps during initializiation (which happens after each hangup). For some reason, this often works but occasionally causes the SIO/2 to lock up.
Sometimes, without any reason, BYE.COM would drop into an +++ATH loop although no one was connected, not being able to actually perform the AT command.
It took me weeks to finally realize this, because I was so sure the problem originated from the Zimodem firmware and because the issue only showed up occasionally. It was very annyoing to debug.
So as a result of this finding, I've put the SC132 with the fixed 9600 bps back into the system. Since then, no more of these issues occurred.
As always, you can find all info on how to connect to RC-BOX BBS in my profile info.
P.S.: so now I think the problem originates from the BYE.COM code. But since everything is working properly again, I don't have the desire to dig into the BYE.ASM code any time in the future. There are other projects that I'd like to go on with first.
#rcbox
#bbs
#rc2014
#rc2014bbs
#retrocomputing
#newretro
#z80
I think I fell victim to this very simple #BASIC #game that I found on the #internetarchive - it's called #Chase but it's also known as #Robots and you can find it here:
https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1977-02/page/n49/mode/2up?view=theater
You can also play it on #rcbox #rc2014bbs - just exit to the CP/M console and type CHASE (note: the game only accepts uppercase characters)
