What i would love to do is emulate the experience i had in the early 80s when i had my apple ii and would dial into bbss at 300 baud. It runs on actual vintage apple iie hardware, including two 5. This area of the apple ii site is for links on the internet related to all aspects of the apple ii. Add internet access to a vintage computer using raspberry. Option one is the most common fake on the internet lie propagated on. If youre planning on running the treasures of the past youll find here on real old macintosh hardware from the 90s, you sirmadame, deserve to win an internet. Hbbs a hiresolution graphical dialup bbs and client package for the apple ii, supported threaded, rich media messages including graphics, shapes, sound, fonts, sprites and animation via its desktop client. Jul 31, 20 the apple cat ii could connect to other apple cat iis at 1200 baud, which made file transfers pretty quick for the time. Ivan druckers tutorial for relocatable machine language. The 65816 processor had a bit more power, and the ii gs provided a better quality graphics environment via its super hires mode and more available memory than was possible on older 8bit apple ii models. A platinum sanctuary for old software of the classic mac os era. Gene buckles one of my secret weapons in the fight to save bbs history hes midwifed more transactions that resulted in bbs software than i can begin.
Vince weaver has created a new version of the game myst. Valhalla ii bbs bbs24 g a p bbs software version 6. However incomplete the current version is, it does show great potential for a completed product. Add internet access to a vintage computer using raspberry pi. The first is to get the wifi232 internet modem for your old computer. Written in php and mit licensed, slightbbs is the solution if you want a telnet bbs that isnt a pain in the neck to setup. But the years have passed, and it seems that the bulletin board system has taken a back seat to many of the newer protocols being used on the internet. Three young apple programmers, chris duke, mark fischer and terry mccurdy were the curators of the site. The telnet client software is not installed by default, so run sudo apt install telnet. I describe the lantronix uds100 serial server device and how i configured it to connect a physical apple iigs to the internet and show how to connect to it from an. Overall this is a great book and delivers on its name, the new apple ii users guide. Wifi232 an internet hayes modem for your retro computer.
Since most of the disk iis higherlevel functionality is based in software loaded from the disk itself, this allowed for a large variety of copy protection schemes. The program sets up the ethernet card with a series of peeks and pokes. If you think about it, a 80s apple ii bbs is a minor miracle. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using pure 6502 assembly language, vince has created a very playable demo version of the game. It could use plugin rom cartridges and had userdefinable characters. Newsgroup, internetbased discussion group, similar to a bulletin board system bbs, where people post messages concerning whatever topic around which the group is organized. A good deal of real estate in this book is dedicated to providing the reader with what they need to use the basic variants on these machines. I can of course connect said modem to my mac via its included cable the round type and if i were to have a normal land line i would just plug in the 4 pin rj11. This is a submission for the weekly gizwiz on the twit network. A piece of apple ii history cracks open may 24, 2015 the world of apple ii cracking has always held an interesting fascination for me the thinking involved, the magic of tracing programs, and of course the crack screens that pirates would add to declare their victory.
Main decicated to the original apple hackers and their. Where possible, they are divided into categories such as hardware, software, documentation etc. The three apple enthusiasts as they called themselves created a page was short, quick and concise, had a cool startup screen back in the late 1990s and early 2000, and they also had a great list of the original apple ii hackers. This is a real apple ii bbs, a real bbs with the hardware setup from the beginning 80s the apple, the disks, the clock card a. Gs, the longestrunning apple ii publication in print, has now shipped this issue features an inside look at vince weavers demakes of modern games onto the 8bit apple ii. Emulation of a hayes modem, using standard and nonstandard hayes at commands. Using the jsmess emulator, users can boot up an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser.
Metrowerks art shirt metrowerks bsc shirt base two flashcards epyx 500xj joystick iie card ycable. Many of these approaches are shown in my demonstration video, below. These are part of a larger collection of apple ii programs that stands at 3,897 at the internet archive. You can also use the terminal program syncterm on your modern computer to logon. Gbbs applesoft and assemblerbased bbs program by greg schaeffer. This is a real apple ii bbs, a real bbs with the hardware setup from the.
I have got my apple iie bbs online, running gbbs pro modified and connecting. To improve the transmission of data packets between different networks, an internet protocol ip is. Networks ii is really one of the first bbs software that was avalible for the apple ii see the link above so there can only call one person at any time. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back to. Storage of settings and 10 speed dial addresses in flash memory. Experience the protointernet running on an apple iigs in. Just browse the app store on your ios device and download them with a tap.
A ppp interface is currently being completed gstcp supports a standard bsd socket interface, making it very easy to write your own network applications or port existing ones from widely available sources. The problem is that this is the 21st century so my family has abandoned land lines years ago. In this presentation from ozkfest 2015, i contemplate various methods to connect an apple ii host running a bbs to the internet for others to call without the need for a modem. Gbbs pro based on the acos or macos modified acos language. I have got my apple iie bbs online, running gbbs pro modified and connecting via raspberry pi at a whopping 2400 baud the fasted gbbs pro supports as far as i can tell. Want to set up a apple bbs but dont have a phone line. Once finished, try connecting to the popular particles bbs running on an apple iie. We still cant make perfect digital representations of apple ii floppy disks. As such, paleotronic is not responsible for any damage microm8 may cause to your computer, file system or operating system but we expect none of that to ever happen, fingers crossed.
Syncterm is a very nice bbs terminal program for windows, linux, and mac. Decicated to the original apple hackers and their legacy. This meant we could trade entire games in about an hour. Mar 10, 2020 vince weaver has created a new version of the game myst. I added a guest account no password if anybody wants to check it out without going through the user registration process.
A few years later, in 1981, ibm introduced the first dos based ibm pc, and due to the overwhelming popularity of pcs and their clones, dos soon. But we here at the bbs guide believe that there has been a grand lack of resources tying together all the folks who still love, live and run bulletin board systems. An uthernet card in my apple iigs lets me get online with the marinetti tcpip suite for gsos while the tipi device and associated software lets me bbs from my ti994a over wifi. Click on yes to automatically download the activegs emulator and disk images in internet explorer. Atari portfolio with serial interface and 9 to 25 pin serial adapter. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back to life in 2017 its 2017, but you can still experience the internet of 1986 thanks to bbs enthusiasts. A piece of apple ii history cracks open ascii by jason scott. Epson releases the mx80, one of the first lowcost dotmatrix printers.
This is a list of notable bulletin board system bbs software packages. However incomplete the current version is, it does show great potential for a. For those who have seen the game on other platforms, this version will not disappoint. Gene buckles one of my secret weapons in the fight to save bbs history hes midwifed more transactions that resulted in bbs software than i can begin to count. Pdf updated july 7, 2017 discover new boards to call by visiting the telnet bbs guide the list of verified, compatible computers. If you dont have your apple ii online, theres a few ways to do so. It is the only modem networks ii works with a really very old software. As with many popular computers of the 1980s, the apple ii maintains a steady following to this day who continue to develop. May 24, 2015 a piece of apple ii history cracks open may 24, 2015 the world of apple ii cracking has always held an interesting fascination for me the thinking involved, the magic of tracing programs, and of course the crack screens that pirates would add to declare their victory. Gstcp allows you to access the internet via tcpip using either slip ip over serial lines or macip ip over localtalk. Apr 30, 2015 in this presentation from ozkfest 2015, i contemplate various methods to connect an apple ii host running a bbs to the internet for others to call without the need for a modem. With the release of the ii gs, it became possible for better gui software to be produced for the apple ii.
Jan 15, 20 this is a submission for the weekly gizwiz on the twit network. Choose the amount to pay for your annual membership to the apple pugetsound program library exchange a. Running a telnet bbs on an apple iie using a raspberry pi. Corvus ii multicomputer software apple ii prodos released. I managed to connect an old apple iie running the warp six bbs software to the internet through a raspberry pi. An easy, simple, and light telnet bbs software package for linux and other oses. But alas, the skills of cracking software is becoming a lost art but it is an art that is still necessary in order to. Of course, 30 years on, no one expected the apple ii to be around, much less that a group such as brutaldeluxe would actually recrack dozens of titles, all without crackscreens in order to make them available to everyone. Based on s bboard system, slightbbs uses simple commands and provides a way to socialize via your terminal software.
The new activegs plugin is compatible with most browsers on both mac os x 10. Proline was the first communications product to truly link apple ii computers to the internet known as arpanet back in the mid 1980s. Click on install addons when prompted in mozillas firefox browser or safari. A 1986 bulletin board system has brought the old web back. Way back in the 1980s and early 1990s, before the internet reigned supreme, many. Jun 02, 2017 a 80s apple ii bbs is running on a real apple iie with real 5.
Newsgroup, internetbased discussion group, similar to a bulletin board system bbs, where people post messages concerning whatever topic around which the group is organized newsgroups are typically found on usenet, a network of discussion groups where millions of users read postings, or articles, using software called a newsreader. A bulletin board system or bbs also called computer bulletin board service, cbbs is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program. With the power of xcode, the ease of swift, and the revolutionary features of apple technologies. Valhalla ii bbs is an old style bbs, with a modern flair. Once logged in, the user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users. I will no doubt take advantage of that content for some future apple ii projects. The wifi232 internet modem is here and available in limited quantities.
How has this been a hindrance to saving apple ii software. Dec 17, 2016 the apple ii was the machine that many say launched apple as a company. Newsgroups are typically found on usenet, a network of discussion groups where millions of users read postings, or articles, using software called a newsreader. The apple ii was the machine that many say launched apple as a company. Running on an ancient apple iigs system, level 29 is an oldschool bbs running on a slowasmolasses 300 baud modem that you can actually still dial into if you happen to have a modem handy.