• Sinclair Retro BBS updates

    From outsoft@3:770/3 to All on Sun Nov 20 11:03:00 2016
    Hi to all there ;)

    Just want to let you know about or latest improvements on our Retro BBS:

    a)-a Linux applications operable via Sinclair Machines (Calendar, Calculator, network analyzer, the ARPANET)

    b) such FXnet newsgroups, Usenet (with the legendary COMP.SYS.SINCLAIR) and active Retronet for messages both in reception and sending customized per user

    c) Inter chat that allows you to connect all of the Mystic BBS group and chat with them as well as see which users of each BBS is connected or not to the system in real time

    d) text-based Web browser that allows your to be able to surf the internet Retro Machines

    e) Electronic Mail: dedicated box BBS connected with Italian and English Mailing list Sinclair with the possibility of user response with the BBS

    f) IRC finally available and connected directly to QLFORUM English channel

    g) Feeds associated with Italian ML and our project Preservation QL

    h) over 32,000 files available for our beloved (for still being tested right now, are not enabled downloads for copyright reasons and material selection) Other interesting features are in development.

    For connect it directly via a Sinclair machine please watch my video here (in Italian from now): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvgtBJeej9M We are waiting, even just to say hello or leave a comment.

    Good Retro passion at all!!!



    --Simon

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to outsoft on Sun Nov 20 16:29:16 2016
    XPost: comp.sys.sinclair

    On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 11:03:00 +1200, outsoft wrote:

    Hi to all there ;)

    Just want to let you know about or latest improvements on our Retro BBS:

    a)-a Linux applications operable via Sinclair Machines (Calendar, Calculator, network analyzer, the ARPANET)

    You run some version of Linux on a Sinclair (what, ZX81, Spectrum,
    QL...?)? On a Z80? Well I heard you somehow can run Linux on a Motorola
    68XXX but never managed to get something like an Amiga Linux running.

    b) such FXnet newsgroups, Usenet (with the legendary COMP.SYS.SINCLAIR) and active Retronet for messages both in reception and sending customized per
    user

    Unless you want to start a flame war you're wrong here.

    F'up comp.sys.sinclair. Please ignore if you want to talk about the Amiga. :-)

    [...]
    --
    Andreas
    You know you are a redneck if
    chiggers are included on your list of top 5 hygiene concerns.

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  • From Janne Johansson@2:221/6 to Andreas Kohlbach on Mon Nov 21 10:19:28 2016
    On 2016-11-20 15:29, Andreas Kohlbach : outsoft wrote:
    XPost: comp.sys.sinclair

    On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 11:03:00 +1200, outsoft wrote:

    Hi to all there ;)

    Just want to let you know about or latest improvements on our Retro BBS:

    a)- Linux applications operable via Sinclair Machines (Calendar,
    Calculator,
    network analyzer, the ARPANET)

    You run some version of Linux on a Sinclair (what, ZX81, Spectrum,
    QL...?)? On a Z80? Well I heard you somehow can run Linux on a Motorola
    68XXX but never managed to get something like an Amiga Linux running.

    You would need a 68000 with an MMU (yes, there is some uC-linux for
    mmu-less machines but... ) so that would rule out most normal QLs I think.

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@3:770/3 to Janne Johansson on Mon Nov 21 18:05:18 2016
    On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:19:00 +1200, Janne Johansson wrote:

    On 2016-11-20 15:29, Andreas Kohlbach : outsoft wrote:

    You run some version of Linux on a Sinclair (what, ZX81, Spectrum,
    QL...?)? On a Z80? Well I heard you somehow can run Linux on a Motorola
    68XXX but never managed to get something like an Amiga Linux running.

    You would need a 68000 with an MMU (yes, there is some uC-linux for
    mmu-less machines but... ) so that would rule out most normal QLs I think.

    I don't have any real hardware here so was trying an Amiga emulator
    (fs-uae), so I "have" what it needs (Amiga 500-3000 I believe with any combination of additional hardware). The problem was I could find an Amix
    hard disk image or one for the Amiga Debian Linux, which even was
    accepted by the emulator.
    --
    Andreas
    You know you are a redneck if
    you drive down the highway with dogs in the back of your pickup.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3)