Keith,

In most countries normal land lines, or POTS (plain old telephone services) are being removed and replaced with VOIP (voice over IP).

In the UK its all POTS is supposed to be replaced by VOIP - 2025

The problem with traditional modems an VOIP is that VOIP is compressed to limit bandwidth and this limits modem speeds.

So its hard to run an system over the phone network….

Dave

G4UGM

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Keith Densmore
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2023 4:38 PM
To: Greenkeys <[email protected]>
Subject: [GreenKeys] Vintage Bulletin Board Service

Greetings All,

I have just got a vintage Panasonic Data Terminal up and running and am able to copy ITTY via an PK 232 modem. (Converts 45.5 baud to ASCII)

I'd like to try the terminal (built in modem, modular jacks) via the telephone. I see there are a number of folks hosting vintage BBS systems but most are online and seem to be graphics orientated.

Does anyone know of a dial-up BBS that can just communicate in basic ASCII? My terminal is both screen and print capable.

Alternatively, is there any list member(s) who communicates this way?

Suggestions appreciated.

Keith