[torontocbm] Re: Darkstar BBS's
- From: Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Toronto CBM List <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:14:29 -0500
Dan,
The rs-232 emulation works enough to get the BBS up. The trouble arrives
when it tries to manage a connection. The demo worked because I put
DarkStar into Modem-Suppress mode. There is no code to share. I've made
some changes to the modem driver, but they're incomplete. I've also
discovered a bunch of other bugs in DarkStar proper that I'm working on
patching around the way it opens files on the disk drive. But as I've told
you before, I have little to no time to work on this - like I've looked at
it once in the past year.
There are no other C64 emulators that implement a user port at all.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Dan Gahlinger <dgahling@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> so how did you do the demo? pc connected to c64?
> still would like the code to play with if you can share...
>
> and what about alternatives like other c64 emulators ccs65, etc?
> anyhow if the only way is a real c64, as long as the modem connection can
> be emulated,
> I suppose that would work.
>
> actual direct c64 storage is limited and hardware wears out, which is what
> makes emulation attractive
>
> and I'm by no means a coder, so no way I could delve into that
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Dan,
>>
>> Running a BBS in VICE (one that relies on user port RS-232 anyway)
>> currently is just not technically possible. The carrier detect signal does
>> not function properly on the virtual user port in VICE and therefore means
>> BBS's can't work properly. Believe me, I've been trying for years. When you
>> actually get into the code that implements the user port RS-232 in VICE
>> you'll understand that the fact it works at all is surprising.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Dan Gahlinger <dgahling@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ian posted a cracked version? where?
>>> someone provide a link or details
>>>
>>> my ultimate goal is to somehow get a BBS working under an emulator
>>> without needing a real c64, drive or modem.
>>>
>>> and preferrably on linux, or Mac. only windows if I can get it running
>>> with Parallels on Mac.
>>>
>>> a completely virtual online c64 bbs would be great
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Michael Brigham <
>>> dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just found the manual for DSBBS88, posted by Ian!
>>>> http://www-acad.sheridanc.on.ca/~ian/c64/darkstar88-manual.pdf
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Ian!
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Michael Brigham <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *To:* "torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2015 1:00 PM
>>>> *Subject:* [torontocbm] Darkstar BBS's
>>>>
>>>> I second Dan's motion! A collection of Darkstar 88 and its modules
>>>> would be nice. I know Ian C has released a cracked version of 3.1, but 88
>>>> would be nice. I exchanged a few emails with Ian a while ago, and he
>>>> mentioned that the copy protection on Darkstar was pretty tough. He does
>>>> have DSBBS88 but has yet to crack it (as of a few years ago). Still, one
>>>> can dream....
>>>>
>>>> Hate to single someone out on here, but if Aaron Bochar is reading
>>>> this, do you have DSBBS88 in your collection? Aaron ran quite a few
>>>> Darkstar BBS's back in the day, and I know he is on this email list. He
>>>> mentioned (back in 88) that he might get DSBBS88, but I haven't asked him
>>>> since. Ok, so it took me 27 years to ask, never said I was quick! :-)
>>>>
>>>> In the mean time, here is a link to 3.1
>>>> http://csdb.dk/release/?id=47911
>>>>
>>>> And a youtube/tpug video of Ian and 3.1
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=darkstar+bbs
>>>>
>>>> I think I'll start and try to get this to work under vice, I know it
>>>> won't work with telnet servers at 1200, 300 I think works though.
>>>>
>>>> Michael.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Dan Gahlinger <dgahling@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *To:* torontocbm <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2015 11:43 AM
>>>> *Subject:* [torontocbm] Re: The Sidplayer Channel on YouTube
>>>>
>>>> What I want, and I think a lot of others want,
>>>> is the information on getting Dark Star BBS working again ;)
>>>> its far past time that information got released...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>
>
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Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx>
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