Category Archives: Serial Terminal

Configure Your Mac to Allow Vintage Computers to “Dial In” [Updated]

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Blake Patterson

As regular readers are aware, I enjoy spending time logged in to a few personal favorites of the myriad telnet bulletin board systems that are presently online and serving as discussion communities for their users. As often as I can, … Continue reading →

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Modern-Day BBSing on the Epson PX-8 CP/M Laptop, Circa 1984

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Blake Patterson

Regular readers and those who follow me on twitter have seen me talking a lot about my new hobby: spending time online logged in to telnet Bulletin Board Systems or BBSs around the net. Here on the blog I recently … Continue reading →

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Four Colors Into Sixteen: Terminal Innovation on the Atari ST

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the growing telnet BBS world lately and it’s really been a blast. I’ve been “dialing” in to my favorite BBSs by way of Paul Rickard’s WiFi232 Internet Modems (which I covered in … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari, BBS, Serial Terminal | 6 Comments

The Wonderful WiFi232: BBSing Has (Literally) Never Been Easier

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Blake Patterson

Over the past year or so, I’ve been loading up SyncTerm and logging in to various telnet-accessible BBSs here and there — nothing too consistent. But, thanks to a piece of kit released by Paul Rickards, over the past month … Continue reading →

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Gearing Up For Proper BBSing With the Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Blake Patterson

A few recent retro challenges I’ve undertaken had me wanting to spend a bit more time logged in to BBS’s strewn here and there about the web. I’ve spent an enormous amount of time on BBS’s over the years, nearly all of it long ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Amiga, BBS, Multi-Platform, Serial Terminal | 4 Comments

Apple //c Serial Terminal in the Byte Cellar

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Blake Patterson

So, I’ve recently received a number of links in to Byte Cellar accompanied by blushworthy praises from bloggers out there. (I’m looking at you, Gnome of Retro Treasures…) They’ve made me feel bad and lazy (and maybe a little flattered). … Continue reading →

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My New TRS-80 Model 4

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Blake Patterson

In my last post, I mentioned that I had rearranged my basement computer room to make room for a new addition to the Byte Cellar. Well, my latest acquisition finally arrived: a TRS-80 Model 4, my first Tandy / Radio … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Platform, Serial Terminal | 7 Comments

Epson PX-8 As Mac OS X Dumb Terminal

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Blake Patterson

Let me first say “no.” I am not in the process of transforming this retro computing blog of mine into Byte Cellar: All Things As Mac OS X Dumb Terminals. Honest! But yes, I do seem to suffer from a … Continue reading →

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Newton eMate 300 As A Serial Terminal

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Blake Patterson

Ok, my three regular readers may be asking themselves, “didn’t we just read this story?” They would be mistaken in thinking so, however. Back in late July I described the manner in which I configured my Apple //c to serve … Continue reading →

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Apple //c as a Dumb Terminal to my Mac mini

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Blake Patterson

Several months ago – maybe more like a year or two ago now, I purchased an Apple //c in mint condition and didn’t really have a plan for just where I would house this little treasure. You see, my second … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple II, Serial Terminal | 19 Comments