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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Colani1200 on September 16, 2013, 11:16:30 AM

Title: Using an AMIGA 500 for BBS & IRC in 2013
Post by: Colani1200 on September 16, 2013, 11:16:30 AM

This is a short video of my rather stock (Kick 1.2 / 1 MB) AMIGA 500, accessing the Monterey BBS and IRC. The A500 is attached to a serial device server, which connects to a Fritz!Box 7112 DSL router. The 7112 is running Freetz, a nice firmware mod which allows the installation of addons such as irssi, a console IRC client. Have fun:


[youtube]cOreJxIZMpw[/youtube]

Title: Re: Using an AMIGA 500 for BBS & IRC in 2013
Post by: fishy_fiz on September 16, 2013, 07:25:13 PM

Always cool to see old computers being used for tasks that may not seem immediately obvious, or a little different than what their creators might have envisioned.

Good stuff  :)

Title: Re: Using an AMIGA 500 for BBS & IRC in 2013
Post by: Colani1200 on September 17, 2013, 08:33:36 AM

Quote from: fishy_fiz;748130

Always cool to see old computers being used for tasks that may not seem immediately obvious, or a little different than what their creators might have envisioned.

True... I doubt the developer of NComm imagined that his software would "dial" an IP address. ;)

Title: Re: Using an AMIGA 500 for BBS & IRC in 2013
Post by: esc on September 17, 2013, 06:04:34 PM

Thanks for demoing from Monterey!  Free advertising for the BBS is always appreciated lol