You can 100% accomplish this using an affordable PAP2T ATA connected to either a local asterisk (free PBX software) or remote asterisk server over ethernet. This can be run entirely virtualised - no special hardware other than either a "landline" or the pap2t. (ill get to rotary later..)
The PAP2T and asterisk can provide ulaw to allow 300bps connections. Yes, running a local asterisk is far more stable than trying to connect to one remotely, but ive done it! I have a setup functioning to 4800 baud for faster modems as well. The rotary element will likely need a pulse to tone adapter, lots of options for that, I use a PBX and I also have a few purpose devices new and old. You can easily have a BBS software or custom *NIX program to interface, and with the various termcap things in this group that have been shared, you can get a viable connection. On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 8:41 AM grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jesse, > > Do you happen to have any more details on your setup? > > I suppose in an ideal world, I’d like a setup that I can dial out from my > rotary phone, and a second line that I could dial in to a modem. > > How difficult does that sound? I tried to use MagicJack previously but the > compression codex they use doesn’t play well with data transfer. > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 8:11 AM Jesse Lafleur <jesslafl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I can provide bell 103 compatible 100% online dial-in access to linux >> servers/services using voip/asterisk/etc. I use my m100 to dial into my >> local home pbx server, and ive even tried it over the web! >> >> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:44 AM grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> What are the odds that any of these BBSes would allow dialing in from a >>> real phone line? >>> >>> There is a Commodore 64 BBS out there called BorderlineBBS that has a >>> hybrid Telnet/Dial-Up interface. >>> >>> I managed to use the acoustic couplers to dial in once from the Model T, >>> but ever since switching to VOIP I wasn’t able to get it to work. >>> >>> I really always loved BBSing, so I would be in full support of using a >>> Model T focused BBS. >>> >>> -George >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 7:30 AM Ben Strewens <bungop...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2023-02-26 4:50 a.m., Daniel L wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm considering a specialized launch of a BBS catering to the modelT >>>> community. Any good boards out there already doing this that I can peruse? >>>> >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> I'm currently working on one that will support multiple systems, >>>> including the model 100. I'm aiming for going all the way down to the Epson >>>> HX-20, but we'll see how that pans out. It won't be up and running for a >>>> while yet. We're supposed to get a new ISP here this year. The one who >>>> bought out the company I was with closed all my ports and had no clue how >>>> to re-open them, so my BBS got shut down. In the meantime, I figured I'd >>>> work on one that caters to the vintage computer community. I still have >>>> lots of work ahead of me. >>>> >>>
