MuffinTerm for the iOS has been updated!
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xbit_bbs · 2023-01-16 01:58

From the owner:

 I wanted to let you know that a new MuffinTerm update is out now for
iOS, and it now includes optional on-screen keys for typing arrow
keys, ESC, Tab, and Control keys without needing an external keyboard.
Apple just posted it to the App Store this afternoon, so if it hasn’t
shown up yet for you, it might still be propagating through their
servers; but it should be visible soon.


Take care, and happy BBSing!  :)

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mike3y · 2023-01-16 03:18

Great additions! Anyway to get upscaling like we have with Netrunner ?

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cognitivegear · 2023-01-16 09:06

This is fantastic! This means that MuffinTerm on the iPhone works with
every BBS I’ve thrown at it now. Fantastic release!

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blakespot · 2023-01-16 15:48

Does this happen to support ANSI term emulation along with providing
an extended character set font to render "ASCII art," etc? Last I
looked, no such terminal emulator existed on iOS.

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ModemBits · 2023-01-16 23:09

It supports ANSI and PETSCII emulation, using either the IBM CP437 or
C64 character set. For the video mode/font, you can select between VGA
(25 or 50 line), EGA (25 or 43 line), CGA (40 or 80 column), MDA
(green, amber, or white screen), or C64 (NTSC, PAL, or borderless).
There are also some effects that you can enable (modem speed,
scanlines, CRT curvature, etc.) if you want to boost your nostalgia a
bit more. You can read about it and see some screen shots at
[MuffinTerm.app](https://muffinterm.app/).

_(Disclaimer: I’m the author; trying not to sound like advertising
copy, though.)_ :)

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ModemBits · 2023-01-16 23:11

It uses the original VGA/EGA/CGA/MDA/C64 fonts (with the appropriate
pixel shape/aspect ratio for the selected mode), but it does render
them at the device or window’s full/native resolution for crisp edges,
if that is what you mean?

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PaulLee420 · 2023-01-22 02:09

I tested this app out and its pretty darned good.

I sure wish it expanded when you turned yer phone/iPad - but its still
the best terminal I can find for iOS... thanks for sharing!!

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PaulLee420 · 2023-01-22 02:27

I tested this app out and its pretty darned good.

I sure wish it expanded when you turned yer phone/iPad - but its still
the best terminal I can find for iOS... thanks for sharing!!

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xbit_bbs · 2023-01-22 19:13

Yeah, its pretty cool. You can use your thumbs and go full screen,
this looks amazing, but then the keyboard takes up most of the viewing
area sadly.

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PaulLee420 · 2023-01-24 01:16

Ahh - maybe its user error. I just tilted the aspect ratio of the
phone and the terminal remained a small square - I'll have to try
stretching the screen - thanks.

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goodstudyskyup · 2023-01-26 00:32

Would love the ability to just have it go full screen to the aspect
ratio of the phone. Normally I have it upright, but when using my
keyboard, it’s nicer to have the wider screen real estate.

Loving the effects you put into it! I have the curves and lines making
it look so snazzy on my iPhone 12