Subj : Re: Backup mystic
To   : Bucko
From : paulie420
Date : Wed Mar 29 2023 06:56 pm

 Bu> If running in Windows, you can use a program called BBS Server which is
 Bu> sort of a TCPSER type of program mainly used to answer telnet calls and
 Bu> transfer them via a serial port to another serial port. It is used in
 Bu> the Commodore world to have a real Commodore computer answer Telnet then
 Bu> transfer to a Swiftlink or serial card via a RS232 cable. It has a
 Bu> option to answer and send a message, I was using it for just this reason
 Bu> a while back, I would set it up to answer and send the message "The BBS
 Bu> is currently down for Maintenance try back in an hour or so. (My Lt
 Bu> Kernal would take on average 30-40 minutes to back up each partition to
 Bu> Zip Drive.. It's a way...

I love all the work the Commodore [Amiga] scene has put in to making older OSes run bbSes seamlessly - its actually pretty amazing. I know you mentioned Windows, but... some of the trickery that ya'll come up with is amazing. 



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