Subj : Re: Looking for sysop with modem in EU
To : Dmitry Protasoff
From : Bj�rn Wiberg
Date : Mon Oct 07 2024 10:11 am
Hello Dmitry!
On 06 Oct 2024, Dmitry Protasoff said the following...
DP> I've had a small modem collection for some time but always wanted to put
DP> it to use, rather than just have it take up space on my shelves.
DP> Recently, encouraged by modem enthusiasts from 5020, I finally connected
DP> everything together.
Very nice!
I thought I recognized the mgetty greeting there. =)
(By the way, do you know if there is any way to create "virtual" mgetty users, e.g. that "zork" and "quit" don't have to be actual user accounts on the machine, but could be routed to another single user account, e.g. "bbs"? I don't think I found anything in the mgetty docs, but I could have missed something...)
DP> Here's the current list of different modems with various chipsets:
Very nice collection!
I have a ZyXEL U-336S that I bought from a computer shop in Moscow (by way of an online broker) a couple of years ago, which I hope to put online in the future.
DP> I also had an idea to put an ancient Racal Vadic modem from around 1985
DP> online with the original Fido v10 software from Jennings (it supports
DP> native non-Hayes commands on the RV modem), but I'm a bit worried it
DP> might fail if run in 24/7 mode.
A very cool idea!
Best regards
Bj�rn
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