Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-02 Thread tom sparks via cctalk
On 03/11/17 03:56, Liam Proven wrote: On 31 October 2017 at 23:02, tom sparks via cctalk wrote: I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use to down/up-load stuff for my psion 5mx The 5MX can talk IRDA, you know, which might be easier but is line-of-sight only. Th

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-02 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On 31 October 2017 at 23:02, tom sparks via cctalk wrote: > I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use to > down/up-load stuff for my psion 5mx The 5MX can talk IRDA, you know, which might be easier but is line-of-sight only. This may be informative: http://www.tld

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the o

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017, Ethan via cctalk wrote: I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often unavailable. I think the creator hand solders them

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: > I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection >> via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. >> > > I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often > unavailable. I think the cr

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-11-01 Thread Ethan via cctalk
I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. I don't think the RS232 to WIFI dongles from the one guy are often unavailable. I think the creator hand solders them in small batches or something.

Re: BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-10-31 Thread william degnan via cctalk
I'd get a RS232toWIFI dongle, they're cheap and easy to make a connection via simple terminal software to an outside telnet target. On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 6:02 PM, tom sparks via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use > t

BBS software was Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

2017-10-31 Thread tom sparks via cctalk
I am looking for BBS software to run on my linux computer that i can use to down/up-load stuff for my psion 5mx I have 2 xbees[1] to make the link PS: I know there is pswin[2] [1]: they are radio modems, see https://www.sparkfun.com/pages/xbee_guide [2]: http://psion.info/GJ5/psiwin233_32.html