Hi Dave, It's true that the microcontroller is a ESP 8266 (ESP-01 module), it's running a custom firmware that I wrote. So, yes, you can simply issue a ATDT bbs.fozztexx.com:23 Many existing terminal apps will work using a built in "phone book" to dial out. If you find one that doesn't, let me know-- I'll add it. Firmware is update-able "over the air." Cheers, -p On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On 05/12/2017 11:28 AM, Ethan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I've created a WiFi RS-232 Internet modem that plugs into a 25 pin RS-232
port and emulates the Hayes AT command set. It allows you to use your retro computer or terminal to dial "dial" BBSs online.
Can you just ATDT an IP address and port or something?
Essentially, yes. It's essentially a carrier board with a level converter for an off-the-shelf ESP8266 board. The ESP8266 has a serial command language that's based on the AT protocol. It's not ATDT, but you do essentially "dial" an IP address and a port, like this:
AT+CIPSTART=0,"TCP",10.0.0.1,23
It should be trivial to set up most any comm program to do this. The worst case is that you'd end up typing the AT commands manually, if the software doesn't allow you to set up an arbitrary command string to do the dialing.
Maybe there needs to be a indexing service for internet BBSes... a BBS
list of phone numbers and IP addresses.
That's a great idea!
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA