Terminal program for CP/M?

[IBM_User]

If I try to dial into one of the remaining BBS's, what sort of program do I need for doing so?

I've got a working Hayes 1200 Smartmodem recently, and since I have one serial port on my IMSAI
which is currently not in use, I will try to connect it with the Hayes and get it to dial.

I remember several terminal programs for an DOS environment, but under CP/M?

 

[Chuck(G)]

IMP (good one), MEX, BYE... there were a lot of them

See http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cpm/ALLFILES.html

 

[IBM_User]

Thanks for your prompt reply Chuck.

I think I'll try BYE67 first because it offers support for the Hayes modem.

 

[gslick]

How well does Kermit work on CP/M ?

http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/cpm.html

 

[Chuck(G)]

A lot of people liked it and there still exists lots of customization overlays for it. There's even a version that uses IOBYTE to get to the UART (assuming that your BIOS IOBYTE is set up correctly).

Personally, I found it rather cumbersome to use. IMP was easier for me, as was MEX.

 

[geoffm3]

Ditto on IMP and MEX... that's what I've always used on my Coleco ADAM.

 

[Sharkonwheels]

Funny...

I just dusted off and unboxed my trusty old US Courier HST Dual-Standard last night.
Still powers on.... amazing the longevity of those beasts!!!

I was going to do similar, or actually, try to get one up and going again. however, I was going to use a CoCo3 and OS-9 L2, or NitrOS-9 L2.

let us know how it goes!! I'm curious how many board still exist. My only dial-tone choice would be over a SIP/VoIP circuit, so I'd have to get the line tweaked to get a modem running on it.

 

[Ole Juul]

I'm curious how many board still exist. My only dial-tone choice would be over a SIP/VoIP circuit, so I'd have to get the line tweaked to get a modem running on it.

I wrote a lot about this a few years ago. That site is getting a bit old, but I bet there's still a lot of boards out there. However, if you don't have a POTS line you may be better off just using telnet boards. There's lots of those.