Guides:MAME - Software - Terminate (Terminal Software)

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Terminate - Terminal Software

Seeing if its feasible to use MAME for bbsing, it is and this is roughly how to do it.

Noting I am running a base DOS 6.22 installation CHD with a second storage CHD at drive D:\ where Terminate is installed as such you need to configure both HDDs in the bios as type 47. You don't need to take this approach as C:\ drive is just as good.

Note: I have run into issues between MAME versions where CHDs installed/configured would no longer boot (both CHD version 5) and reinstalling DOS didn't work, but you could boot from a floppy and still use the attached hard drives. A fresh CHD creation and install of DOS was OK.

Needed

  • MAME
  • DOS
  • Terminate
  • tcpser

Installation

Terminate Install

$ mkfs.msdos -C 1440 terminate5.img
# mkdir /mnt/floppy-terminate5
# mount -o loop terminate5.img /mnt/floppy-terminate5
$ cp ter500.zip /mnt/floppy-terminate5/
# unmount /mnt/floppy-terminate5/

  • Copy and run the installer

tcpser

  • Get a copy of tcpser (not available in repos on ubuntu 20.04)

$ wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/139812064/tcpser_1.0rc12-2_amd64.deb
# dpkg -i tcpser_1.0rc12-2_amd64.deb

  • Startup tcpser to listen on 25232, using the VICE RS232 prot, speed and port can be whatever so long as MAME matches

tcpser -v 25232 -p 6333 -s 38400 -l 4 -i Z

Option Description
-v tcp port for VICE RS232 (e.g. 25232). Cannot be used with -d
-p port to listen on (defaults to 6400)
-l 0 (NONE), 1 (FATAL) - 7 (DEBUG_X) (defaults to 0)
-i modem init string (defaults to , leave off 'at' prefix when specifying)

-p probably isn't really required, but you can hook another console in if you care and watch along

Tcpser-login.png


MAME

  • Get a copy of MAME and set it up for the ct486 machine - https://www.mamedev.org/
  • Start up MAME with the bitbanger device on port 25232 and a null modem connected. Add this to your launch params

  -board2:comat:serport1 null_modem \
  -bitb socket.127.0.0.1:25232

Note: it will auto connect to the tcpser instance at boot
Note: looks like if you connect it as board2 it'll be become com2?

  • Go into partial UI mode (scrlock) and confirm the speed on the serial device
Ct486-partialui.png


  • Machine Configuration -> root:board2:comat:serport1:null_modem
Ct486-serial-device-config.png


Setting Value
Flow Control Off
Data Bits 8
Parity None
RX Baud <tcpser speed>
Stop Bits 1
TX Baud <tcpser speed>
  • Reset the machine to reconnect the tcp instance at the correct speed

Terminate Config

Boot into dos and start Terminate

Ct486-ter500.png


Note: if you are in partial ui mode, go back to full because scroll lock in terminate toggles doorway mode

Check your comports

Ct486-ter500-comport.png


  1. ALT-O
  2. Communications Setup
  3. COM Ports

Configure a Hays compatible mode

Ct486-ter500-modem-config.png
Ct486-ter500-modems.png


  1. ALT-O
  2. Communications Setup
  3. Hayes Accura 28.800(1) on COM2
  4. UART/Serial
  5. Baudrate <tcpser speed>
  6. Databits / Stops Bits / Parity 8,N,1


Configure a Phonebook Entry

Ct486-ter500-phonebook-entry.png
Ct486-ter500-phonebook.png


  1. ALT-D
  2. A (Add)
  3. E (Edit)
  4. System name: <whatever>
  5. Phone Number: <telnet address>
  6. ESC
  7. V (SaVe)


Connect

If this is an ANSI based bbs, configure ANSI.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS and reboot the machine or you'll run into all those fun old errors.

Ct486-black-flag-bbs.png


(1)caveats, you can't hang up the call because the bit is always high atm

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