Subj : Re: C128 and BBS...how??
To   : cbmeeks
From : Joacim Melin
Date : Sat Dec 02 2017 16:02:24

 c> In another thread someone mentioned setting up a BBS with a C128.

 c> I saw some videos a while back about people connecting 8-bit computers
 c> online and connecting to BBS's.

 c> How can I do that on my C128?  (also have a C128D if that helps).

It's actually a bit harder than it may appear. If you're gonna run a BBS on 
your C128 you need a User Port <-> RS-232-adapter, and that RS-232-adapter will 
vary depending on which BBS package you want to use. Some packages works with 
more generally available adapters such as the VIC-1011A, and others only work 
with the Swiftlink adapter which is very hard to come by and when it's on sale 
it goes for silly money. 

If you just want to connect other BBS:es from your C128, almost any User Port 
<-> RS-232-adapter will do, or one of these Wifi-modems that connect to the 
user port and then your wifi at home and acts as a hayes-compatible modem for 
the C128. 


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