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Wintermute_BBSOut there, in the worrying world of today is a little <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zilog</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> computer with a mere 64KB of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAM</a> and running the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1970s</a> CP/M operating system.This little machine is connected to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/intertubes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intertubes</a> and it's serving a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/singleuser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#singleuser</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bulletinboardsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bulletinboardsystem</a> for you, the worrying souls of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/yesteryears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yesteryears</a> to visit.Take a break from today, connect like it's 1985 - here on RC-BOX BBS, the world's first and (currently) only <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> based bulletin board system in the world!Check out the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alttext</a> or my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/profile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profile</a> info for information on how to connect.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a>

Wintermute_BBS+++ Sysop News +++ Sysop News +++So I'm still investigating the connectivity issues I witnessed with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> and here are my current findings:1.) while the telnet listener of the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Zimodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zimodem</a> firmware is no longer open on port 2014, the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wifi</a> of the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/esp8266" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#esp8266</a> itself is still active and the reserved ip is responding to ping requests.2.) once the firmware gets reset via ATZ it sometimes restarts /re-opens the listener on port 20143.) the listener dies a few hours after initial powerup of the system4.) my memory may be failing me but those issues began somewhere around autumn last year when I updated the firmware to version 3.7.1As a result of these findings, I have reverted the firmware on the esp8266 to Zimodem version 3.6.5. It's not an official release - I checked it out using the corresponding commit hash.The BBS was powered up with that version yesterday at 09:00 am and it is still running about 24 hours later, which was never the case with the 3.7.1 version of the firmware. I've also noticed a few other glitches not being present with the 3.6.5 version.It is still a little too soon to call the problem solved, but there's movement here. Also keep in mind that RC-BOX BBS (the world's first and - currently - only <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> based <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a>) is using a wifi connection so other sources of influence may also have an effect on connectivity (although they never were *that* worse before 3.7.1).

Wintermute_BBS+++ Another Sysop News +++ Another Sysop News +++Aside from (hopefully) working around the recent connectivity issues with RC-BOX BBS, I've also purged the "General" message file and moved all existing messages to a new "Archive" message file. It's read-only but it cotnains all the posts to "General" from july 2022 - january 2025.Also, the "Making", "Code & Co." and "Announce" message files have been dropped as they have never been used.As always you can find the telnet address of the BBS in the ALT-Text or my profile here on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytesdotspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldbytesdotspace</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a>

Wintermute_BBS+++ Sysop News +++ Sysop News +++Over the past few months I have witnessed some strange behavior with RC-BOX BBS (the world's first - and currently only - RC2014 based BBS) where the Wifi modem would loose connection over night and not restore it properly. As a result the BBS was unreachable.I'm still trying to figure out what exactly happens but may have found a workaround.As always you can find the telnet address of the BBS in the ALT-Text or my profile here on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytesdotspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldbytesdotspace</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a>

Wintermute_BBSSeason's Greetings - Ho! Ho! Ho!RC-BBS the world's first and (currently) only RC2014 based Bulletin Board System wishes you happy holidays!Connection information can be found in the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alt</a> Text and on my profile page.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm80</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/seasonsgreetings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seasonsgreetings</a>

Wintermute_BBSI guess this doesn't happen too often: someone used a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Brother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brother</a> EP 44 thermal typewriter to connect to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> - I love it when users get creative! <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/thermaltypewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thermaltypewriter</a>

Wintermute_BBS... just your friendly reminder that we're still online 24/7 ... .oO(...and we're damn cool as well!) 😎 RC-BOX BBS - the world's first (and currently only) bulletin board system to run on *real* RC2014 hardware and the CP/M operating system !!P.S.: the connection information for RC-BOX BBS can be found in my profile info or in the screenshot below. Millenials remember: use <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#telnet</a>, not a wbbrowser ... *chuckle* 😇 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Wintermute_BBS+++ COMMERCIAL BREAK +++🎶 "Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You wanna be where you can see (ah-ah) Our troubles are all the same (ah-ah) You wanna be where everybody knows your name ..." 🎶 RC-BOX BBS <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> - the world's first and (currently) only <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> based bulletin board system <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> on this planet. Open 24/7!Running CP/M 2.2 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbbs</a> (forked and highly customized <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RBBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RBBS</a> 4.1), connected to the modern world via a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WiFiModem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WiFiModem</a> and a 9600 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/baud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baud</a> serial line.RC-BOX BBS - we are looking forward to your visit!

Wintermute_BBSI am currently doing some testing with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> and there is something strange here:<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BBS</a> runs on a Z80 CP/M system ( <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> ) and I am using the CP/M file transfer tool KMD.COM to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/transfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transfer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/files" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#files</a> to and from the system via <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/xmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xmodem</a> (CRC and 1K - both possible).This seems to work as long as the client machine up- or downloading files is an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#8bit</a> machine: a RC2014 with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Qterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Qterm</a> works, a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Commodore64</a> with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CCGMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCGMS</a> works - but as soon as I try to use <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Syncterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syncterm</a> or <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Qodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Qodem</a> or any other modern <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terminal</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/program" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#program</a> the transfers fail with either "error in header" or, more often, with "CRC error".How is this possible?! 🤔

Wintermute_BBSI've been asked wether the recent end-of-production announce- ment for the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zilog</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPU</a> will have any effect on my projects, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> etc. - the answer is: for me, it won't change a thing.Z80s will probably be widely available for the next few years and even if their availability will dimnish after some 20+ years into the future, this will not affect me, my projects or any of the retro things I do.Just remember: other silicon has been out of production for decades now but you can still get most of it, albeit after some serious hunting. So just don't worry. Fun fact: before I discovered <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> I believed that the Z80 was already out of production. Maybe there'll be some licensing going on and 3rd party manufactueres will re-issue the chip. And let's not forget the land of the dragon, where counterfeit silicon has a long tradition. So much on that topic.Still, I'm glad to have these babies in stock ...<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/EndOfProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndOfProduction</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputiing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputiing</a>

Wintermute_BBSAnd for all you <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> fans out there - here's a website I re-discovered while searching for something else.I remember Lumir Vanek from my previous social media experience, the one that once was a bird. But I left there and lost contact.Anyway - his website is a treasure of information and inspiration. And he even guides you through the process of connecting with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="http://www.valachnet.cz/lvanek/diy/rc2014/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.valachnet.cz/lvanek/diy/rc2014/index.html</a>

Wintermute_BBS<a href="https://oldbytes.space/@electron_greg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@electron_greg</a> I've changed the color theme - just that you know and don't wonder. or were you referring to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> ?

Wintermute_BBSI've just moved <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WintermuteBBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WintermuteBBS</a> (the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> based one I run since 2009, the other one is the infamous "RC-BOX BBS" which is the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> based one) from a soulless x86 vm somewhere in the cloud to an old <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RaspberryPi3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi3</a> B+ at home, in the living room shelf more or less next to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a>. The natural habitat of any good <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> I guess.The move went rather well, I had to recompile the binaries to get <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/arm64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arm64</a> ones and migrate the existing userbase. No data lost, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOS</a> doorgames work but they take a little longer to load. I also fixed the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rss</a> newsfeeds and checked the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/echomail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#echomail</a> connectivity.If you want to connect, check my profile and watch out for the "Wintermute BBS" address.

Wintermute_BBScleaning up my cloud storage, I found this little clip of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> in action. The setup is still the same, placed in the living-room cupboard next (and connected to) to the tv.btw: speaking of my little <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80</a> based <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> I think that it may be useful to upgrade the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/romwbw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romwbw</a> version to 3.4

Wintermute_BBSSYSOP NOTICE +++ SYSOP NOTICE +++I'm blocking all incoming traffic for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> at the moment, since some low life is permanently opening up a connection as soon as the system is online and keeps connecting immediately after timeout, thus blocking the system for everyone else.I'll try to analyze where that piece of low life shit is connecting from, but for now this is the immediate measure I took.If you are the individual responsible for this brain dead nonsense, please stop it!

Wintermute_BBSStill there, waiting for you ... ☎️ 💻<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcbox</a>

Wintermute_BBSso I have decided that with the next release of my work, I'll keep up the tradition of creating customized versions of established BBS software, thus releasing the software not under its 1987 name of RBBS4.1 but, to highlight the (optional) support for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> hardware, I plan to rename the project to "RC-BBS". What do you think?!(2/2)<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ACL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACL</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RBBS4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RBBS4</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a>

Wintermute_BBSTo those who care about and keep visiting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> I'd like to share some insights:I'm currently working on a simple <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ACL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACL</a> and user-flag system to add to my forked <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RBBS4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RBBS4</a> BDS-C codebase. The ACL part will allow for a more granular control over access to each individual board while the new flag variable will be used for allowing/disallowing access to the CP/M prompt or the sysop pager. I'm currently testing my changes but so far it all seems to work quite well.All I need now is a tool to migrate the existing userbase to support these additional flags. Work on that is also being done.Why am I telling you this?Well, along with:the sysop pager/chat the the user list the support for a text files section the support for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> specific modules (e.g. 4x 7-segment LCD or RTC clock) and with many, many bugfixes introduced to the original codebase, I do no longer feel obliged to keep up with the original "RBBS4.1" name. So a new name for this project might be a good idea.(1/2)

Wintermute_BBSYay!!Finally I got hardware flow control (I make use of the auto RTS / auto CTS feature of the chip) working on my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SC16IS750" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SC16IS750</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UART" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UART</a> for the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/I2C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#I2C</a> bus !!This ensures stable serial communication up to 19200 baud using my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ForthDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForthDeck</a> !!Screenshot shows me being logged in to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> and reading the textfile section. Weird tilde characters result from missing terminal emulation (right now, my "terminal program" just writes all incoming characters to the LCD).Driver and terminal code all written in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Forth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Forth</a> on the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/My4TH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#My4TH</a> computer..oO(ending a 35 year period of consequently failing to understand the concept of FORTH)Oh, and somehow I dig fiddling with UARTs ... heh ...

Wintermute_BBS+++ SYSOP NOTICE +++ SYSOP NOTICE +++👍 After testing upstream bandwidth throughout the whole day, I am optimistic that my upstream issues have now been resolved.👆 As a result, "RC-BOX" (the world's first and - currently only - <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> based <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a> ) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> is now responsive and without lag again.I'm looking forward to your visits! ☎️

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