2 Nov
2012
2 Nov
'12
3:27 p.m.
There's a peripheral emulator for the 8-bit Atari computers called SIO2OSX. One of
the peripherals it emulates is a modem. It simulates the AT command set enough for you
to make a 'modem' connection to another IP address (and port number) using the
Telnet protocol.
Because of this, you can use real BBS dialed software on your old Atari and instead of a
phone number you put in an IP address. As far as the Atari is concerned, it's making a
dial-up call.
Ian
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On 2012-11-02, at 7:14 AM, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> wrote:
Is it just me or does the whole conversion of serial to modem to pots to voip back and
forth there seem a little excessive?
So I had an idea. What about a software modem that natively talks VoIP.
Then I had a better idea. I'm going to look into writing something similar to
Johnny's serial bridge program only making it a proper "modem" with enough
of the AT command set to be able to dial numbers and then make "phone numbers"
actually be IP+port somehow.
Am I nuts?
-brian
On Nov 2, 2012, at 8:53, Joe Ferraro <jferraro at gmail.com> wrote:
If someone in the states gets something going, let me know.. I'd like to do an initial
test to see if I can connect over my voip lines (may have to do a little tweaking). I
attempted to connect with Sampsa a few years ago, unsuccessfully; however, I'm almost
certain it had to do with switching VOIP across the atlantic, as I've been somewhat
successful connecting to C64 bbses in the US.
Worse case, I'll just buy a POTS line... but I prefer the free long-distance.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Fred <fcoffey at misernet.net> wrote:
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012, Cory Smelosky wrote:
Count me in for UUHecnet as well. Happen to have any dial in-capable systems Fred? I
just got my modem working and you're in the same state and it might cut down on long
distance. ;)
Modems? I've got modems ... I came from the days before all this high speed
stuff.:) Let me see what I'd need to hook one up - however my Asterisk system is
essentially in the way so an FXS card will probaby need to be purchased (they aren't
that expensive, I have a card that will accept any four of FXS/FXO - only two are
populated at the moment)
Fred
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