[GreenKeys] OT a bit: USB TTY RS232 modem to wifi

[steve bennett]

 John,
  Thanks for sharing that. Wow!I remember the days of dial up BBS and MUDs and MOOs.I had no idea people still did that.What is next? People using teletype machines?Sounds crazy but it could happen right? lol
I heard about another project. (sorry I forget the name) where the intent was to write a software emulatorthat could emulate the microprocessors used for old games like PAC MAN, Asteroids, Space Invaders....etc.The idea was to be able to run the original machine code that these games used without cross compiling the source code.Sorry if I'm talking too deep in the weeds.What this means is run binary code written for old hardware that no longer exists on modern hardware.
-Steve
    On Saturday, August 7, 2021, 11:05:44 PM EDT, John <john at tubetestingpros.com> wrote:  
 
 
   I have a similar device (now discontinued alas!) - this is basically 
a (virtual) Hayes modem that knows how to 'talk' over wifi.

I have used mine with my ASR33 and HP 2648A terminal. You type ATDT 
name_of_BBS_on_the_net and it finds it, connects, and there you are: 300 
baud ASCII BBS stuff just like it's the late 70s all over. There are 
many BBS systems living out there on the Net - at 300 baud you can 
actually keep up with the flow of text. You can also spec higher Baud 
rates. But that's no fun...

https://www.tindie.com/products/theoldnet/rs232-serial-wifi-modem-for-vintage-computers-v3/

If you did the IP addresses correctly it seems possible to do 
keyboard-to-keyboard sessions, or certainly via telnet if you had such a 
server.


Cheers

John KB6SCO

Carson City

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