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    From dozo@21:1/238 to All on Sat Feb 18 20:44:44 2023
    Hi all,

    I revived my 386 this week and got it to talk TCP/IP :)
    Dusted off the 3COM 3c509 and I telnet'ed to my bbs. The telnet client is a bit weird, backspace is not working and the first char after <enter> is not typed.
    Anyway, I'm having a REALLY great time bbs'ing on my old 386DX40 :D

    Hope you're all having a great weekend too!

    dozo

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: (21:1/238)
  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to dozo on Sat Feb 18 19:07:58 2023
    On 18 Feb 23 20:44:44 dozo wrote...

    Hi all,

    I revived my 386 this week and got it to talk TCP/IP :) Dusted off
    the 3COM 3c509 and I telnet'ed to my bbs. The telnet client is a bit
    weird, backspace is not working and the first char after <enter> is
    not typed. Anyway, I'm having a REALLY great time bbs'ing on my old
    386DX40 :D

    Hope you're all having a great weekend too!

    dozo

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64) * Origin: (21:1/238)

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    That's cute.....
    (From an Atari Falcon030 calling a BBS run on an Atari ST)

    But seriously... Glad you're having fun with it. That's what it's all
    about!

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
    * Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)
  • From dozo@21:1/238 to Commodore Clifford on Sun Feb 19 11:00:41 2023
    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    That's cute.....

    Lol, I knew I wasn't using the oldest piece of hardware -least of all here-, but it's the oldest piece of hardware in this household :)
    Still thinking about getting a ZX Spectrum though.

    But seriously... Glad you're having fun with it. That's what it's all CC> about!

    Oh, I am for sure! The DOS days are slowly coming back to me and I can't stop smiling whenever I fix something :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: (21:1/238)
  • From Darklord@21:3/171 to Commodore Clifford on Mon Feb 20 12:35:18 2023
    On 18 Feb 23 19:07:58 Commodore Clifford wrote...

    On 18 Feb 23 20:44:44 dozo wrote...

    Hi all,

    I revived my 386 this week and got it to talk TCP/IP :) Dusted
    off the 3COM 3c509 and I telnet'ed to my bbs. The telnet client
    is a bit weird, backspace is not working and the first char after <enter> is not typed. Anyway, I'm having a REALLY great time
    bbs'ing on my old 386DX40 :D

    Hope you're all having a great weekend too!

    dozo

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    That's cute..... (From an Atari Falcon030 calling a BBS run
    on an Atari ST)

    But seriously... Glad you're having fun with it. That's what it's
    all about!

    To which Darklord replies...

    And I BBS regularly with my Atari Mega STe and Atari STacy, both circa 1989/1990 and using the WiModem232 device for connectivity. I also run
    The DarkForce! BBS on a 1987 Atari Mega ST4. Rock on! :)



    /\
    Dark><Lord
    \/

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
    * Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)
  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to Darklord on Mon Feb 20 16:59:16 2023
    On 20 Feb 23 12:35:18 Darklord wrote...

    And I BBS regularly with my Atari Mega STe and Atari STacy, both
    circa 1989/1990 and using the WiModem232 device for connectivity. I
    also run The DarkForce! BBS on a 1987 Atari Mega ST4. Rock on! :)

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    OMG! I should totally call your BBS!

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
    * Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)
  • From Darklord@21:3/171 to Commodore Clifford on Tue Feb 21 12:36:02 2023
    On 20 Feb 23 16:59:16 Commodore Clifford wrote...

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    OMG! I should totally call your BBS!

    To which Darklord replies...

    We <reluctantly at times> accept all callers. Even washed out, old "has
    been" commodore types... :)


    /\
    Dark><Lord
    \/

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
    * Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)
  • From Bikerbob@21:3/171 to Commodore Clifford on Tue Feb 21 23:47:14 2023
    On 20 Feb 23 16:59:16 Commodore Clifford wrote...

    On 20 Feb 23 12:35:18 Darklord wrote...

    And I BBS regularly with my Atari Mega STe and Atari STacy, both
    circa 1989/1990 and using the WiModem232 device for connectivity.
    I also run The DarkForce! BBS on a 1987 Atari Mega ST4. Rock
    on! :)

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    OMG! I should totally call your BBS!

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01] * Origin: STar Fleet HQ -
    Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)

    To which Bikerbob replies...

    ........sigh....

    --- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
    * Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)