This is the Windows app named Atari-usbModem whose latest release can be downloaded as usbModem.jar. It can be run online in the free hosting provider OnWorks for workstations.
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SCREENSHOTS:
Atari-usbModem
DESCRIPTION:
Connect to any BBS or SSH host from any 8 or 16 bit Atari computer using an RS232 to USB PL2303 cable* support and other inquiries can be made on our BBS at:
$ telnet 13leader.net 8023
Debian - Raspberry Pi Usage:
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- Best run on a Raspberry Pi. When you order the USB/RS232 cable - buy a Pi as well!
- Purchase a USB to RS232 Adapter with PL2303 Chipset (on Amazon)
- Install java JVM
On Raspberry Pi/Debian run $ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-jdk
- Install the librxtx-java API
On Raspberry Pi/Debian run $ sudo apt install librxtx-java
-Install the JSch API
On Raspberry Pi/Debian run $ sudo apt install libjsch-java
-Run the app: $ ./usbModem.jar "-s=/dev/ttyUSB0" "-b=19200" where:
s = serial port of the adapter
b = serial port baud rate
-Connect up the cable to an Atari and run some terminal program - like TAZ or Bobterm -ensure the baud rate is as above and bits/stop bit is 8/1
Features
- Retro Computing
- BBS and SSH
- Atari 8 / 16 bit
This is an application that can also be fetched from https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari-usb-modem/. It has been hosted in OnWorks in order to be run online in an easiest way from one of our free Operative Systems.