If folks did not know, I have uploaded Mass Transfer for the TIPI for use on the TI-99/4A. It is the 40 column version as I do not have an 80 column
device on the TI-99/4A.

Mass Transfer supports a phone directory, Xmodem, and MXT file transfer capability with the TIPI.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Should the F18 version 1 or 2 make its way to the market, I will be getting
one and I will add F18 capability.

Beery

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Just a head's up.

Mass Transfer and a number of other TIPI utilities have been added to the URL ftp.whtech.com/TIPI.

If you have a TIPI, you can specify a URL setting for the above URL, then be able to load and run a telnet capable terminal emulator on your TI-99/4A so
you can download files from this BBS or others.

Other files such as Archiver, DM2K, Disk Utilities, and EDIT40 and EDIT80 are available in that folder specific for the TIPI and getting users up and going.

Let myself or others know if you need any help.

Beery

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On 10/26/18, Beery said the following...

Mass Transfer and a number of other TIPI utilities have been added to
the URL ftp.whtech.com/TIPI.

I'm waiting for the PEB TIPI to show up again!

-=Pepper=-

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Yeah, me too.

I think Matt is resolving two issues. He is trying to figure out why the Geneve in stock format is not working properly with the Geneve. Second issue is to write a disk manager for it.

Beery

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On 11/03/18, Beery said the following...

Geneve in stock format is not working properly with the Geneve. Second issue is to write a disk manager for it.

hmm .. So does the PEB somehow change something? the regular TIPI mounts on
the same bus .... just the PEB version is at the end of the firehose and in a box. I must be missing something as to the differnce between the two. Or are you purely talking Geneve .... then I can understand.
I am not familiar enough with the Geneve to know how bus communication
happens.

-=Pepper=-

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Pepper,
The Geneve uses extra address lines to be able to access more memory with the GenMod modification. Because of the GenMod design, there was some super fast circuitry that may what is allowing a non-stock (GenMod Geneve) to do
something special that was not anticipated.

I have my fingers crossed when Matt has the time between his other responsibilities, whatever the hardware issue exists can be resolved.

As far as the TI-99/4A, there is no issue.

Beery

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On 11/13/18, Beery said the following...

As far as the TI-99/4A, there is no issue.

Ahh makes sense.. thanks for the explanation... I'll keep an eye out for new boards.

-=Pepper=-

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James,

I do not have anything setup with ssh for the TI. I'm not even aware of what would be needed.

I'm trying to fully understand your concerns. Are you worried about someone trying to telnet into your system? Or, is it dealing with telnetting out of your system. I know the telnet session is not encrypted, but outside of signing in, not sure what one may have that could be at risk.

Here on my BBS, my AT&T provided router allows me to port forward. So, when you telnet into my Windows Mystic BBS, you are using port 9640, not port 23. And, my Windows computer is listening on port 9640 and responds
appropriately.

As far as the TIPI, the Raspberry PI has some default configuration and it is not going to see any connections unless the router port forwards anything to it.



Beery

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Beery wrote to James Digriz:

James,

I do not have anything setup with ssh for the TI. I'm not even aware of what
would be needed.

I was considering getting a TIPI when I can afford it, to use with a TI or a Geneve. (Still owe Schneider or one of those Scart thingies if he's still holding it for me.) Mainly, my concern is as a BBS operator, not really wanting
to run a naked telnet server, whatever port it's on.

A) It's just not secure. Plaintext authentication is easily snooped and defeats
its own purpose. And then the traffic itself is unencrypted. Among other concerns with telnet. You can of course TLSify telnet with stunnel, and from my
understanding that should be possible to do transparently with the TIPI device
(or maybe it already can do that; I don't know), but otherwise this
requires you to telnet into an stunnel ingress port on a server on your LAN. Not a problem for me to set up stunnel for incoming, but this is another
excuse for a FAQ, which nobody will read, and instead complain that they can't telnet into your BBS. Life's just too short, Beery.

B) SSH offers other potential features that TIPI could conceivably export through DSR's on the TI side. Rsync, port forwarding, etc.

I'm trying to fully understand your concerns. Are you worried about someone
trying to telnet into your system? Or, is it dealing with telnetting out of
your system. I know the telnet session is not encrypted, but outside of signing in, not sure what one may have that could be at risk.

Here on my BBS, my AT&T provided router allows me to port forward. So, when
you telnet into my Windows Mystic BBS, you are using port 9640, not port 23.
And, my Windows computer is listening on port 9640 and responds appropriately.

I don't worry, I OBSERVE on a CONTINUAL basis, spammers, crackers, etc.
banging away on the Telnet port to the extent that xinetd is overloaded and barfs. Then won't restart. MBSE has an unpassworded newuser account, too, making things worse. I've tweaked xinetd and the hanging has (knock on wood) stopped, and csf firewall helps greatly, but I just don't like it.

I appreciate that vintage equipment, or vintage software don't often offer much
beyond telnet, so I keep it running for now.

As far as the TIPI, the Raspberry PI has some default configuration and it is
not going to see any connections unless the router port forwards anything to
it.

Refresh my memory, but what OS is TIPI running?

jbdigriz


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James,

The Raspberry PI is run some flavor of Linux. Not sure which off the top of
my head. Now, the TIPI itself talks to python scripts on the PI, however the TIPI itself is running 9900 assembly out of the DSR space.

Now, if you are wanting to use the TIPI on a TI for a BBS, I am not sure that specific potential is there unless you want to use the TIPI for file storage rather than telnet capability. Outbound Telnet is fine, the issue I
understand deals with the inbound connection. If you want to run a BBS, get
a WiModem232 and a TIPI for file access. At the moment though, I do not know what existing BBS software would do on file uploads and downloads. I know
with MXT as a terminal emulator, all was well. Just not sure what kind of
file access a BBS uses.

Beery

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Beery wrote to James Digriz:

James,

The Raspberry PI is run some flavor of Linux. Not sure which off the top of
my head. Now, the TIPI itself talks to python scripts on the PI, however the
TIPI itself is running 9900 assembly out of the DSR space.

My curiosity is engaged and I will look into it.

Now, if you are wanting to use the TIPI on a TI for a BBS, I am not sure that
specific potential is there unless you want to use the TIPI for file storage
rather than telnet capability. Outbound Telnet is fine, the issue I understand deals with the inbound connection. If you want to run a BBS, get
a WiModem232 and a TIPI for file access. At the moment though, I do not know
what existing BBS software would do on file uploads and downloads. I know with MXT as a terminal emulator, all was well. Just not sure what kind of file access a BBS uses.

Frankly I would just connect the TI to a serial port and connect to a Linux (or
BSD) box. Several ways to mediate serial to TCP/IP, emulate dial-ins, etc. from there.

I've done this with a real vintage Unix box (TI S1500 w/o ethernet)
and currently for a couple of emulated 4.3BSD Vax 750 systems. Haven't tried yet
with a MAME emulated 4A or Geneve but it's in the works. Nor Pitts' 990 simulator.

Seems to me for the TIPI to provide file access there may be some TCP/IP networking in the backend on the Pi, if it's doing ISCSI, NFS, Samba, or similar to reach any external storage. Again, I'm going to look into it.

Thanks for the info!

jbdigriz


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It would be cool if Mass Transfer could be adapted for use with the F18A. I think (you would need to check) the F18A emulation in Classic99 is good
enough to work with working out the code for it and the F18A code is out on
AA to access the different modes for the unit. Just a thought.

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I still have SCART Genies available.

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SHIFT838 wrote to James Digriz:

I still have SCART Genies available.

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Thanks, I still want one, but funds are still kinda short at the moment. I MAY
be able to send payment sometime this month, though. We'll see.

later,
jbdigriz

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