"thenprintchr$(as(
asc(a$)));
815 remget#1,a$:ifa$<>"thenprintasc(a
$);" ";as(asc(a$))
820 goto800
5000 rem functions list
5020 rem 520: petscii to ascii table
5030 rem 550: send s$ string in ascii
5040 rem 570: save seq file over rs23
2
5050 rem 700: listen input channel
5070 rem 800: simple terminal
9999 end
10000 rem ===========================
=
10010 rem =
10020 rem = seq to evernote
10030 rem =
10040 rem = sends seq files in a disk
10050 rem = over rs232 to a linux pc
10060 rem = for further import to
10070 rem = evernote via nixnote prg.
10080 rem =
10090 rem = (c) ilker ficicilar
10100 rem = ilkerf AT geocities dot c
om
10110 rem = version: 20141021b
10120 rem =
10130 rem ===========================
=

I don't know how to perform this procedure in Windows. It may be possible
in DOS mode using x/y/z modem transfers. However, a simple null-modem
cable will not suffice (Windows requires RTS, DTR etc. lines).

In short, the procedure is as follows:

* Run the seq2enote program in the C64 for each diskette.

* The PETSCII SEQ text files in diskettes appear in the given directory in
Linux as ASCII .txt text files.

* And, NixNote synchronizes them with Evernote servers.

NOTES

** Null modem cable schematics:
cbm.ficicilar.name.tr/uncorrected/nullmodem.txt

** Simple RS-232C interface for C64: cbm.ficicilar.name.tr/uncorrected/rs232c24.txt

Ilker Ficicilar
October 21, 2014

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BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM
A totally incomplete explanation
for Commodore users
*************************************

As the title suggests, this is in no way a full history of the BBS system (Bulletin Board); it's more a quick and dirty history guide. If you
haven't heard the term BBS then this document will provide you with enough information so you can see how the system worked. Other readers may find
some information or history they hadn't seen or heard of before -
old-timers will class the whole document and indeed the magazine as LAME.

Way before the internet, and back in the midst of time, Commodore users
would connect to Bulletin Board Systems. Some were commercial, and others
were just people with a spare phone line and basement with some computer hardware lying around.

Ward Christensen apparently termed the phrase Bulletin Board in reference
to the cork pin boards found in schools and colleges, where people would
pin on messages or items for sale onto the cork board

The first public BBS was developed by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess, and went online on February 16, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois.

Quite simply, a bulletin board system, or BBS for short, is a computer with
a phone line connection running software permitting users to connect with terminal software program running on their computer and with their modem connected to a phone line. The computer would "dial" the bulletin board
and send information over the phone line. Depending on the system the user connected to, you (as the user) were able to upload or download files, post
and read messages, and some of the more sophisticated systems even had
"online gaming". The systems were accessed only over a standard phone line using a modem. Problems on the system would be dealt with by the SYSOP (an abbreviation for system operator).

By the late 90s the systems had reached their peak, with the Internet threatening them and offering the same features, but with better graphical content and (some say) easier navigation. With the aid of web browsers and point and click, the days of old-fashioned typing and the traditional BBS
were doomed.

Because a modem was used to connect to a BBS and the user had to dial a
phone number, you would more likely to dial a local number, and so local communities would emerge, with people wanting to meet up and chat face to
face. Some meetings would be arranged by the systems SYSOP in local pizza places or coffee shops, for example.

The BBS also gave way to something called ASCII art, where coloured
characters would be arranged to form a crude picture. With the onward
march of progress the humble modem started to reach faster and faster
speeds, leading to larger, faster file transfers. Much of the BBS software
was customised by the SYSOP to tailor it to their needs and add features
and tweaks.

Popular commercial BBS programs were
programs like Blue Board, Ivory BBS, Color64, and CNet 64. In the early
1990s a small number of BBSes were also running on the Commodore Amiga,
with popular BBS software for the Amiga like ABBS, Amiexpress, C-Net, StormforceBBS, Infinity, and Tempest.

Commodore BBSes supported PETSCII. PETSCII was also supported by the nationwide online service Quantum Link. Due to character set
customisation, dissimilar systems such as a Commodore 64 user calling into
a DOS BBS would just see plain ASCII rather than the machine's native
character set. Over time programs began using the ANSI standard, but could
use their native character set if it was available.

Skyline BBS for the Amiga (1987) was the first software to feature a script mark-up language communication protocol called Skypix which was capable of giving a graphical interface, feature rich graphic content, changeable
fonts, mouse-controlled actions, animations, and sound.

Since early BBSes were frequently run by computer hobbyists, they were typically technical in nature with user communities revolving around
hardware and software discussions.

Although mostly monitored by the SYSOP for shareware rather than commercial software, some BBS systems were well-known for having warez or commercial software that had the protection removed (you would more commonly know this
as pirated software).

BBS systems also had their own language (or slang), with new users being
called LAMERS. Some systems could also route email through the Internet to other BBS systems (using Fidonet) via something called nodes, so a user
could communicate with another user from the other side of the world.
Although this doesn't sound like a bid deal by today's standards, I think
the postal services became rather concerned about the potential demise of common snail mail (letters placed into the postal system). Of course BBS systems could send and receive email to other users on the same BBS.

Lamers were classed as anyone who came on the board but wasn't part of the 'scene' so a none (cracker, phreaker, supplier, sysops, etc) or only
'leeched' (that is downloaded warez or other software but didn't contribute
in any other way) they were considered a lamer. Also, you could just
generally be annoying and be called a lamer. Standard BBSes, which were
more like home town gathering spots, didn't have terms such as that for
their users.

You may like to view this series:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJgRHYw9-fU&list=PLgE-9Sxs2IBVgJkY-1ZMj0tIFxsJ-vOkv

BBS The Documentary its listed as being in 8 parts.

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INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN GREEN
Particles BBS SysOp
*************************************

www.particles.org/particlesbbs/

Long Before the internet and way back in the midst of time, Commodore users from around the world were "dialing" into the BBS or bulletin board
systems. One such system still running today is ParticlesBBS. I took some time out to talk to the SYSOP about his love of all things digital.

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Q. Hi. Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?

Hi, my name is Brian Green, and I live in the US. Some might know me as
Ice Breaker, icbrkr, IceB-[B], or something along those lines.

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Q. When and why did you become involved with Commodore computers?

I saw my first Commodore 64 in 1984 when I was 11 years old. My sister's boyfriend brought over an original bread-bin and 1541 one day and we spent
it playing Spy Vs Spy, Pitstop, and other games. Unfortunately, at 11 I


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