Running a telnet bbs on an apple iie using a raspberry pi. Nov 16, 2017 the concept is to create an updated version of the apple ii using some imagination, lowlevel drivers, offtheshelf hardware, and a closely coupled communications channel. There are builds for windows, macos apple macintosh and linux. And you can turn that blue border to black if you want to get a more oldschool feel. An apple iigs has the capability to run almost all apple ii, apple iie, and apple iic programs. The sysop of heatwave is the creator of the modern ti994a ansi terminal software, timxt. The latest alpha release is for people who want to help test new features or run the a cutting edge version of mystic bbs. Active bbs software means that the software is either being actively being updated by the author, or a website exists where you can either download the software andor you can get support from the author. According to the author, ok it basically a medieval themed puzzle game. Designed by steve wozniak woz and first introduced in 1977, it really took off in 1978 when the 140k disk ii 5. Mystic bbs written by james coyle with versions for windows linux arm linux osx.
Mbse bbs is a full fidonet capable ansi bbs package including a mailer ifcico clone, tosser, ticfile processor, filefind and other utilities allowing access via modem and the internet using telnet, and ftp. It runs on actual vintage apple iie hardware, including two 5. And after 23 years, the duraeuropos bbs is back in business, using an apple iie running its original gbbs pro software augmented with a. If youve never used a iigs, its very much like the earlier apple ii computers. Oubliette is a simple yet effective game for the apple ii which puts the user in the position of trying to work their way through seven levels of a dungeon, collecting the prize in each level. They are very cheap on ebay, so i would recommend going that route.
Kegs is an apple iigs emulator for mac os x, linux, and win32. What i would love to do is emulate the experience i had in the early 80s when i had my apple ii and would dial into bbs s at 300 baud. I managed to connect an old apple iie running the warp six bbs software to the internet through a raspberry pi. Mar 10, 2020 vince weaver has created a new version of the game myst. I would like to know if there are textbased, bulleting board system forum servers for ubuntu. Luckily, modern bbs software is able to cope with the px8s 80 character by 8 line lcd display, its just a matter of getting the thing online. Work continues on this software to improve its connectivity to the internet including a telnet server.
Jul 15, 2019 daniel henderson has given the apple ii community the latest apple ii game. Sadly, gtkpod and amarok cannot yet transfer files on an iphone with the 2. The apple iigs was the most powerful computer in the apple ii line. Mbse bbs is a full fidonet capable ansi bbs and mailer package. Mystic bbs and quiet a lot bbss still being online. But i did find an active, good looking bbs software for linux. I was searching for this kind of software and came to this bbs c. Apple ii pi works by connecting an apple ii to a raspberry pi using a rs232 serial connection. Yes hermes ii is freeware bbs software system for the apple macintosh.
A collection of historical software for apple ii computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. The bbs software directory wouldnt be the same without him. Com utility provided with the microsoft softcard utilities disk. Apple ii testing linux bpq32 packet radio bbs for the rasberry pi. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back to. Confer confer ii citation needed on the mts, confer u on unix and confer v on dec vms, written by robert parnes starting in 1975. Download open apple apple ii emulator for linux for free. Apple ii bits ken gagnes blog about modern day use of an. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back to life in 2017 its 2017, but you can still experience the internet of 1986 thanks to bbs enthusiasts. You can really do this, telnet into this connection and try out an apple ii running gbbs, a convenient and informative look back. Mystic bbs written by james coyle with versions for windowslinuxarm linuxosx. Sale and trade of apple or vintage computer equipment.
I want to start a bbs for nostalgia and hobby purposes. Using the jsmess emulator, users can boot up an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. Apple ii testing linux bpq32 packet radio bbs for the. After 23 years, the apple ii gets another os update ars. To help in my research about bbses, i am attempting to make a canonical list of all the bbs software packages there ever were for any platform, excepting oneoff custom sets that werent distributed. Of course being an apple iigs emulator means it can still run all the earlier 8bit titles for the apple ii family. I can run this on linux ubuntu in the cloud or simply on my os x computer at home. This directory is an outgrowth of the bbs documentary. This information was tabulated in a monthly column, softalk presents the best sellers, which included a top thirty list, as well as top selling programs in several specific categories. The apple ii series trademarked with square brackets as apple and rendered on later models as apple is a set of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. However incomplete the current version is, it does show great potential for a completed product. This is a submission for the weekly gizwiz on the twit network. The magazine softalk tracked sales of apple ii software during it years of publication from 1980 to 1984.
Netrunner is a telnet client originally developed in the late 90s in sync with the release of windows xp. This is a list of notable bulletin board system bbs software packages. The apple ii was one of the first really successful personal computers. The priority is on dialup software created before 1995, although additions for any and all bbs programs are welcome. This subreddit is discussion and tech support of apple ii hardware, software, and emulators. Syncterm is a very nice bbs terminal program for windows, linux. You will have to wait from time to time till the disks have uploaded the data. Sep 16, 2016 insert floppy after 23 years, the apple ii gets another os update on 30th anniversary of apple ii gs, devoted developer releases prodos 2. The rub is that the tools and frameworks for building linux desktop software have lagged behind. As such, paleotronic is not responsible for any damage microm8 may cause to your computer, file system or operating system but we expect none of that to ever happen, fingers crossed. The bbs is running on a real apple iie with a doudisk. Jun 02, 2017 a 80s apple ii bbs is running on a real apple iie with real 5.
The apple ii is running as a dedicated io processor for the raspberry pi under prodos. For those who have seen the game on other platforms, this version will not disappoint. Want to set up a apple bbs but dont have a phone line. Using pure 6502 assembly language, vince has created a very playable demo version of the game. If you think about it, a 80s apple ii bbs is a minor miracle. Representing some early work and testing with bpq32 linux edition for the rasberry pi with a tncpi a hardware packet tnc for the raspberry pi. The apple ii was the machine that many say launched apple as a company. Hermes ii is freeware bbs software system for the apple macintosh. Open apple is an apple ii emulator for linux that currently features full emulation of an enhanced apple iie computer with several useful peripheral cards including clock, mouse, memory expansion, and hard drive. Nov 19, 2008 apples appstore is full of interesting applications that take advantage of the two devicess capabilities.
This package contains all of the files and instructions needed to enable spell checking. Dont be surprised to see the alpha versions changing quite often during a development phase. Most of the time when installing linux on the apple tv, you are. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back. The problem is that this is the 21st century so my family has abandoned land lines years ago. The following is a list of known active bbs software websites. If you are running a current stable version of mystic bbs and wish to upgrade to the latest alpha release this is usually possible. The users do suffer, but thats no ones fault but apples and the users that will happily pay others for what they should do themselves. This is a real apple ii bbs, a real bbs with the hardware setup from the beginning 80s the apple, the disks, the clock card a. Diehard sysops are resurrecting bbss from the 1980s slashdot. Representing some early work and testing with bpq32 linux edition for the rasberry pi with a tncpi a hardware packet tnc for the raspberry pi using the apple ii with a. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Mystic bbs written by james coyle with versions for windowslinuxarm. List of bbs software this is a list of notable bulletin board system bbs.
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