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Commodore 64 Telnet BBS Server

Commodore 64 Telnet BBS Server. Leif Bloomquist – Toronto, Canada SWRAP Expo – Lombard, IL, USA October 11, 2003. Overview and Goals. Commodore 64 BBS that anyone on the Internet can “Telnet” to No long distance charges No need for a second phone line No special software on C64 side

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Commodore 64 Telnet BBS Server

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  1. Commodore 64Telnet BBS Server Leif Bloomquist – Toronto, Canada SWRAP Expo – Lombard, IL, USA October 11, 2003

  2. Overview and Goals • Commodore 64 BBS that anyone on the Internet can “Telnet” to • No long distance charges • No need for a second phone line • No special software on C64 side • Use existing BBS programs

  3. VIC 1011A Commodore 64 Block Diagram Telnet BBS Server Program Windows PC Internet Telnet Client Telnet Server TCP/IP Port 23 DSL Router COM Port 10BaseT Ethernet Null Modem Cable

  4. Server Software… • Written in Visual Basic 6.0 • “Winsock” Object for TCP/IP • MSComm Object for COM Port • Runs as background task • Essentially a “software router”

  5. Server Software • Listens for connections on TCP/IP Port 23 (Telnet) • When connection detected, “Rings” the BBS • Pretends to be a modem • Transparently forwards data between Telnet server and COM Port • “Hangs Up” if Telnet Client disconnects • Disconnects Telnet Client if BBS Hangs up

  6. Test System • EBBS 3.3 by Ed Parry (1987) • Static IP: 209.151.141.59 Port 23 c64bbs.no-ip.org • Online since April 10, 2003

  7. Surprises • EBBS isn’t Y2K Compliant “?ILLEGAL QUANTITY ERROR IN 31527” • XModem protocol upload/download works if “calling” from a real C64 • Over 700 callers to date • >250 unique callers from all over the world

  8. Next Steps • Realtime character translation (complete) • ASCII <-> PETSCII • Backspace • etc… • Tests with more BBS programs • Hayes Modem emulation • Adapt for gaming? (Modem Wars) • Dedicated hardware?

  9. Acknowledgements • Jeff Ledger (testing, suggestions) • Bo Zimmers (BBS program archive) • Anthony Beckett (discussion) • Aili Bloomquist (support, patience :-)

  10. For More Information • General information • Download server application+source home.ica.net/~leifb/bbs/ • BBS Lists, hardware plans, etc. • www.petscii.com Thank you!!

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