I'm a bit confused; 1st, is there a code that I can put in a file to
switch to mOsOul? And 2nd - optional question; Does Syncterm and/or Netrunner have mOsOul installed stock?
I never had an Amiga. Just an IBM PC (true blue). We had ANSI and we liked it! Now I see that you Amiga people had all kinds of fancy graphical interfaces.
I'm a bit confused; 1st, is there a code that I can put in a file to switch to mOsOul? And 2nd - optional question; Does Syncterm and/or Netrunner have mOsOul installed stock?
ESC[10;0!mO'sOul should switch it. ESC[10;0!+fontname should switch it to any font.
[%] frank!netsurge // hysteriabbs.com // zeus 1.7 // amiga 4ooo [%]
F yeah, frank!!!! You rock dude!!! Oh wait... hmmm... ok I see what you
did there, and I see how it will work; I'm currently using ESC40 for
topaz, ESC39 for microknight.... but its not ESC10+fontname.... thanks
for sharing a new way; and I bet your code would display any font that
the terminal software has in its library, yes? SO... if I were trying to get an AMiGA art file to display in mosoul, I could do my ESC40 to goto topaz, which most bbs terminals has, and THEN ESC10+mosoul.... this
would switch any bbs terminal with mosoul installed over to mosoul, BUT allow users without mosoul to remain on topaz (which is close
enough/better than IBM)...
You should come check out my board bobooboooboobobobobbboobob- i like havingall my friends with an account. :P Its (my bbs)........ kinda
weird. :P Infact, I wish netsurge and ryan and g00r00 and........ I want ya'll sciNetrockstars to come over!!
Short and long answer: Yes.
I guess you don't check your caller logs. I already have an account.
I like to check out the systems that apply to SciNet before granting
them anode number.
frank // netsurge
The short answer is something that I need to work on.
[10,000 characters later:]
I actually do, and now that you say so I remember being stoked that you called in. :P Derp, paulie... recently a lot of scene folks have been applying and I'm like - wtf are ya'll calling my little suck mystic bbs for? :P It IS coming together and altho its less than 50% of the things
I WANT to do, I've been super stoked with the people that HAVE called
in; and I thank you too, sir Frank. :P
We are all in this hobby together, remember that. There are no "scene folk", that died in the mid 90s when everyone got a dial up internet account and went to usenet to get their porn. Just ask Atreyu.
I had enough porn on badly-dubbed VHS...
Go back through the SciNet Mystic echo and try to make head or tails of meexplaining a bug to g00r00 about the way Mystic redraws it's message editorafter you pull up the spellchecker.
It's pages long and ends with me saying "Clear as mud?"
I actually do, and now that you say so I remember being stoked that yo called in. :P Derp, paulie... recently a lot of scene folks have been applying and I'm like - wtf are ya'll calling my little suck mystic bb for? :P It IS coming together and altho its less than 50% of the thing I WANT to do, I've been super stoked with the people that HAVE called in; and I thank you too, sir Frank. :P
We are all in this hobby together, remember that. There are no "scene folk",that died in the mid 90s when everyone got a dial up internet account andwent to usenet to get their porn. Just ask Atreyu.
[%] frank!netsurge // hysteriabbs.com // zeus 1.7 // amiga 4ooo [%]
Go back through the SciNet Mystic echo and try to make head or tails meexplaining a bug to g00r00 about the way Mystic redraws it's messag editorafter you pull up the spellchecker.
It's pages long and ends with me saying "Clear as mud?"
To follow up on that I think it only happens on Linux (or specific) terminal. I don't think it was reproducable in NetRunner and I suspect
its because itssending the null character #0 instead of space and NetRunner treats that as acharacter while some terminals ignore it.
Thats just a guess though.
To follow up on that I think it only happens on Linux (or specific) terminal. I don't think it was reproducable in NetRunner and I suspect
its because its sending the null character #0 instead of space and NetRunner treats that as a character while some terminals ignore it.
Thats just a guess though.
I disagree, but do like the sentiment - furthermore, I very much enjoy sciNetbecause it offers the realness of BBSing as is open enough, as
long as you'renot a total dipshit. :P
But there IS still scenyness around, and for no reason that I can understand Iwas shunned from some of the cooler nets. Its just cause I wasn't a'hangaround' enough, which I'm doing now... after being butthurt about it forseveral months. :P
sciNet is awesome frank... thanks, always.
But there IS still scenyness around, and for no reason that I can understand I was shunned from some of the cooler nets. Its just cause I wasn't a 'hangaround' enough, which I'm doing now... after being butthurt about it for several months. :P
It's easy to set up a BBS today, join a bunch of nets, and satisfy your nostalgia or passing interest over the course of a few days or weeks.
For a lotof people that's sufficient, the interest wanes, and they disappear shortlythereafter. Sometimes it's preferable to wait a while before going through theeffort of setting someone up, providing tech support, etc., just to be surethey're likely to stick around for a while.
If I had to do it over again, I'd just automate everything as much as possibleso that it was self-serve and not a problem for me if someone joined and thenflaked out a few days later.
Wait, theres something other than Linux out there???
TBH, I'm thinking of a new laptop... and I do use an iMac for my
'flashy' needs... and you know what? I'm really considering the new
Apple hardware. I know what they offer as far as useability, the fact
Just in case you are planning to run a BBS on the Apple keep in mind
there are no good DOS emulators for old DOS BBS doors so you'd need to
use a third party door service for that.
TBH, I'm thinking of a new laptop... and I do use an iMac for my 'flashy' needs... and you know what? I'm really considering the new Apple hardware. I know what they offer as far as useability, the fact
Just in case you are planning to run a BBS on the Apple keep in mind
there areno good DOS emulators for old DOS BBS doors so you'd need to
use a third partydoor service for that.
Just in case you are planning to run a BBS on the Apple keep in mind there are no good DOS emulators for old DOS BBS doors so you'd need to use a third party door service for that.
I have gotten DOSBox to run doors in OSX but it isn't for the faint of heart. That and you can't do file locking so no multi node support.
DOSEMU2 is probably the best bet for ever having a DOS emulator for BBS doors on MacOS.
But of course all of that stuff was on intel-based macOS too. Now that Apple is moving away from Intel to their own custom chip its going to probably further complicate this issue (and also break plenty of other software too, including Mystic).
No... I will always use Linux/BSD for my projects, servers and real
computer WORK...
I'm in no way shape or form a skilled programmer but isn't Apple's new chipset ARM based? If so, how far of a stretch would it be to port the Pi version over?
I think the issue will be how long does it take before Free Pascal is updatedto support it, and then how long will it take me to buy a Mac. I was able toget a Hackintosh in VMware going well enough for me to
compile Mystic for MacOSbut I am going to need real ARM-based Mac
hardware now I think.
I don't know maybe I will be able to develop it on an older macOS on IntelVMware and cross compile both a Intel and ARM binary, but I am guessing thatset up will be a pain in the ass to get going if its possible.
No... I will always use Linux/BSD for my projects, servers and real computer WORK...
Pull everything off on a Commodore 64 or an Amiga, then we can talk, lol. frank // netsurge
I think the issue will be how long does it take before Free Pascal is updatedto support it, and then how long will it take me to buy a Mac. was able toget a Hackintosh in VMware going well enough for me to compile Mystic for MacOSbut I am going to need real ARM-based Mac hardware now I think.
If it's anything like the last time they switched architecture, you
won't beable to. The Dev community was up in arms that the PPC version
of X-Toolswouldn't cross compile for the Intels. Steve Job's way of forcing people to buynew hardware.
Saying that, Jobs isn't around any more and maybe Cook will be more flexible tothe idea.
frank // netsurge
They STATE that they'd support old architectures... but Apple is still Apple, and certainly wants you to buy that shiny new MBP.
Listen man, I'm proud enough that I got things working without much
input from me on a few [light] projects that seem to keep running. :P I
do continue to play with one working Amiga setup... although I'm not advanced there. I'm still using Forever Amiga and another project that sets up an entire desktop experience FOR me. :P One day I'll get around
to learning/creating one myself.
Supposedly the transition to ARM will take 2 years, completing in 2022. Whichmeans Mac OS should support Intel thru 2026 or so.
Thats good, for me anyway, I have an intel iMac Pro 27" that is still... fairlynew. I'm glad to know that it won't be obsolete JUST yet... I
think thosecouple years will allow me to get my money and use out of it.
I predict that Apple will support Intel Arcitecture computers with
MacOS feature updates for 4-5 years after the last Intel based Mac
rolls out, and security updates for longer. This is based on how they handled the PowerPC to Intel transition earlier. The last PowerPC Mac came out in 2006. Mac OS 10.6 released in August 2009 removed support
for PowerPC processors.
I'm pretty sure they announce only 1 or 2 machines on a go forward basis that will be Intel based and thats it. Come WWDC next year, the will be making nothing by Apple Chips.
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