Forum rationalisation

Blacklord · August 29, 2006, 08:18 PM

I've moved all the topics about BBS development into the programming forum - if this is a problem for anyone (& assuming anyone asks nicely!) I can put 'em all back again.

Lance

bill.mann · September 09, 2006, 09:13 AM

Lance,

Quote from: adminI've moved all the topics about BBS development into the programming forum - if this is a problem for anyone (& assuming anyone asks nicely!) I can put 'em all back again.

Lance

Is the project moving ahead or is it abandoned ?

Bill

Blacklord · September 09, 2006, 10:10 AM

Quote from: bill.mannLance,

Quote from: adminI've moved all the topics about BBS development into the programming forum - if this is a problem for anyone (& assuming anyone asks nicely!) I can put 'em all back again.

Lance
Is the project moving ahead or is it abandoned ?

Bill

Seems to have gone a little quiet - the stumbling block is what to write it in as CC65 seems to be unsuitable for the task & no agreement has been reached yet on an alternative.

cheers,

Lance

OzOne · September 09, 2006, 04:42 PM

I think we all got a little slack about the project. Will there be new online meetings called to try & get this up & going ? I'm still interested & enthusiastic about it.

Brendon · September 16, 2006, 01:04 PM

Quote from: OzOneI think we all got a little slack about the project. Will there be new online meetings called to try & get this up & going ? I'm still interested & enthusiastic about it.

Agreed, we need to start moving forward again - too much lost momentum.

xlar54 · September 19, 2006, 03:54 PM

Ive posted a rudimentary BBS, with ML & BASIC source in the BBS downloads section (bbscode.zip). It contains what I entitled B-Net, which consists of a main program, and BASIC overlays loaded at runtime. The ML code consists of a basic MCI codes interpreter (&c3 changes the color to red or something)... the ML is TASS compatible. Theres other source for the actual overlay loading, and some IRQ ML code also which I had planned on using to put a clock on the console, etc. Feel free to check it out and rip it apart. It relies currently on a modem being connected (just run TCPSER4J via IP232 mode). My work has me tied down, so I cant contribute much more at the moment, but its been a very educational process just getting this far along.

BTW, the obvious inspiration for this system was C-Net, which I believe is the best Commodore BBS out there. The sysop screen resembles C-Net, and I had plans for making it look and feel very much like it. Enjoy!

Blacklord · September 19, 2006, 08:29 PM

Quote from: xlar54Ive posted a rudimentary BBS, with ML & BASIC source in the BBS downloads section (bbscode.zip). It contains what I entitled B-Net, which consists of a main program, and BASIC overlays loaded at runtime. The ML code consists of a basic MCI codes interpreter (&c3 changes the color to red or something)... the ML is TASS compatible. Theres other source for the actual overlay loading, and some IRQ ML code also which I had planned on using to put a clock on the console, etc. Feel free to check it out and rip it apart. It relies currently on a modem being connected (just run TCPSER4J via IP232 mode). My work has me tied down, so I cant contribute much more at the moment, but its been a very educational process just getting this far along.

BTW, the obvious inspiration for this system was C-Net, which I believe is the best Commodore BBS out there. The sysop screen resembles C-Net, and I had plans for making it look and feel very much like it. Enjoy!

Will check this out over the weekend - you've been busy!

Lance

Blacklord · September 21, 2006, 11:32 PM

Ok - first problem - you put the 128 into fast mode (thereby blanking the 40 col screen) *then* do the test for 80 column mode. If it's 40 columns you then print "this system only runs in 80 column mode". Problem - that can't be seen on the 40 col screen, so line 1 & 0 should be swapped.

I like the fact that it's in Basic - we can easily port this at a later date - I'm having visions of running a ported version on XPET

cheers,

Lance

xlar54 · September 22, 2006, 01:37 PM

hehehe... QA has already begun

Good catch though. It really would be awesome to see that code take off. Has anyone else had a chance to take a look at it?

Brendon · September 24, 2006, 12:14 PM

Quote from: xlar54hehehe... QA has already begun Good catch though. It really would be awesome to see that code take off. Has anyone else had a chance to take a look at it?

Yep - problem though - it requires a modem to start up. Any way to allow the config side to be independent of a modem?

OzOne · September 24, 2006, 02:16 PM

Quote from: xlar54Ive posted a rudimentary BBS, with ML & BASIC source in the BBS downloads section (bbscode.zip). It contains what I entitled B-Net, which consists of a main program, and BASIC overlays loaded at runtime. The ML code consists of a basic MCI codes interpreter (&c3 changes the color to red or something)... the ML is TASS compatible. Theres other source for the actual overlay loading, and some IRQ ML code also which I had planned on using to put a clock on the console, etc. Feel free to check it out and rip it apart. It relies currently on a modem being connected (just run TCPSER4J via IP232 mode). My work has me tied down, so I cant contribute much more at the moment, but its been a very educational process just getting this far along.

BTW, the obvious inspiration for this system was C-Net, which I believe is the best Commodore BBS out there. The sysop screen resembles C-Net, and I had plans for making it look and feel very much like it. Enjoy!

Do you plan on this being the rough working package for the BBS development ?

If so and we all do changes or additions, how we do we ensure that it's sychronised ?

xlar54 · September 27, 2006, 02:13 PM

Lance had set up a CVS on sourceforge that could be used for it. As for the modem requirement - if you run TCPSER4J, it should act as both an incoming modem and a modem to connect to VICE. Thats how I was developing with it. Lance, can you post again the link for the sourceforge CVS?

Blacklord · September 27, 2006, 08:01 PM

Quote from: xlar54Lance had set up a CVS on sourceforge that could be used for it. As for the modem requirement - if you run TCPSER4J, it should act as both an incoming modem and a modem to connect to VICE. Thats how I was developing with it. Lance, can you post again the link for the sourceforge CVS?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/c128-bbs-devel

Stephane Richard · October 04, 2006, 07:23 PM

very ineresting code so far. I just tried it on WinVICE and things seem to be working great. all 3 overlays worked.

What is the next step?

Pinacolada · February 02, 2007, 07:36 AM

Oh dear. I joined the forum so I could keep tabs on this. What happened to the sourceforge page?

Golan Klinger · February 02, 2007, 09:17 AM

Quote from: PinacoladaWhat happened to the sourceforge page?

Hey PNA,

What do you mean? I was able to get to the Sourceforge page no problem.

Pinacolada · February 03, 2007, 06:22 AM

Hmm, how very something. Yesterday it was just a blank page for me, but I didn't think of disabling my ad blocker. I did so today and it shows up. Stupid me.

I'll have a poke around! Or is that a peek?

Pinacolada · May 16, 2008, 06:08 AM

Quote from: xlar54 on September 27, 2006, 02:13 PM
Lance had set up a CVS on sourceforge [...]

That actually sounds ideal for my projects (TADA and Image BBS 2.0)...

*goes off to SourceForce to find out how to do this...*

airship · May 17, 2008, 03:07 AM

I wonder if, when they set up Source Forge, they imagined in their wildest dreams that it would be used by developers writing new software for Commodore 8-bit computers?

Pinacolada · May 20, 2008, 05:06 PM

I doubt it! But from my research, I've discovered sourceforge doesn't archive changes within binary files. So I'll just have to use Style's excellent DirMaster 2.0 to mass-export the BASIC programs to *.prg files (I hope they don't suffer from the "print bug"...), and see how that works.

Forum rationalisation

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OzOne

Brendon

Brendon

OzOne