After a "hundred years" I got me a C128 and I would like to read my fido
mail with it. Is there a way to do that? Maybe download the messages with linux, make a qwk out of it and then read it with QWKRR on the C128? After all, I realized, that I don't have a hunch about fido, so any starting
point would be great. Back then I left the scene before fido was a thing,
so I'm quit old... :-D
Thanks a lot for your help.
Hi, all.
After a "hundred years" I got me a C128 and I would like to read my fido
mail with it. Is there a way to do that? Maybe download the messages
with linux, make a qwk out of it and then read it with QWKRR on the
C128? After all, I realized, that I don't have a hunch about fido, so
any starting point would be great. Back then I left the scene before
fido was a thing, so I'm quit old... :-D
Thanks a lot for your help.
Do you still have your modem? Should be possible then to find a BBS in
your area which might still has a FIDO feed.
I also saw some videos on YouTube connecting a C64 (and so probably a
C128) with some additional hardware and crazy cable setup to the internet.
Do you still have your modem? Should be possible then to find a BBS inGoing the BBS way would be the easiest for now.
your area which might still has a FIDO feed.
I also saw some videos on YouTube connecting a C64 (and so probably aYes, I have that working.
C128) with some additional hardware and crazy cable setup to the internet.
is there a reader for c64/128 for this format?
Going the BBS way would be the easiest for now.
But I wondered if I have e.g. blinkd and husky working on linux will I
get qwk files out of that or if not,
is there a reader for c64/128 for this format?
After a "hundred years" I got me a C128 and I would like to read my
fido
mail with it. Is there a way to do that? Maybe download the messages
linux, make a qwk out of it and then read it with QWKRR on the C128?
all, I realized, that I don't have a hunch about fido, so any startin
point would be great. Back then I left the scene before fido was a th
so I'm quit old... :-D
Thanks for your answer.
Do you still have your modem? Should be possible then to find a BBS inGoing the BBS way would be the easiest for now.
your area which might still has a FIDO feed.
But I wondered if I have e.g. blinkd and husky working on linux will I get qwk files out of that or if not, is there a reader for c64/128 for this format?
On 07/26/2018 06:00 PM, Andreas Dissel wrote:Yes, that's a good one.
is there a reader for c64/128 for this format?
It looks like QWKRR128 is an option.
Aren't blinkd and husky effectively FTN daemons for Linux? Doesn't thatYes, that's Linux. I"ll not setup new BBS. So husky is not for me. I
mean that you will need to establish your new BBS as part of FidoNet to receive echos and email?
Do you have the files on a physical floppy disk? Then Catweasel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Computers_Catweasel> mightCatweasel looks nice. I'll bookmark, but is not needed in the moment.
help.
Not a problem :) On the BBS I am replying to this message from (one of
mine) I carry Fido and Usenet newsgroups :) Granted wildcat.uuhec.net
runs a DOS-based package with some telnet server shims and I pull
newsgroups and email via a UUCP connection, but it all works well
together :)
Your statement, "I would like to read my fido mail" makes me think that
you want email, which I believe is tied to a specific BBS. Or at least
a specific BBS at the FidoNet node address.
This makes me think that connecting to any random BBS with your C128
won't do what you want.
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