Did it really sell or did it get relisted? I saw it sold but then got a message that it was relisted with this link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166714330634?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=STMZsNWnRku&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=u2FuxoIrQBG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Agreed. It's been a long time coming. fTelnet ATASCII is now available for the Basement BBS too at http://basementbbs.ddns.net:7000 -JP

Just now, I was able to get a busy signal if I put in a bogus domain for a telnet address like bbb.dd.net:9000. But if I put in a legit domain but otherwise bad Telnet address, I get the ring, carrier, and then NO ANSWER message. For example: bbb.ddns.net:9000.

Let me know if there are other settings I need to share. I also tried it again, and I heard the modem connection sound before getting a “No Answer”.

You get a busy signal when it says “No Answer”? Weird. I haven’t heard that yet. As I said, I heard the modem connect noise and then saw the “No Answer” message.

It's really a great upgrade! I love mine. However, I did find it a little silly when I got a "NO ANSWER" message from the modem after hearing the dial tone and carrier. It may not be easy to add, but it would be really cool if the modem could just ring and time out or give a busy signal in the case of "NO ANSWER". 😁

I posted some memes on reddit.com/r/bbs and they received a good response. But when someone cross posted my Taco meme to /r/vintagecomputing, it received 100 upvotes and 37 comments as of today. Check it out: https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/1bc2kl3/this_tuesday_is_baud_day/?ref=share&ref_source=link -JP

Here is another cool post about Baud Day! This one comes from Brian Hall who co-authored a BBS program called Plexus in the late 80s for the Atari 800 and ST Computers! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7171924578871468033 -JP

Here are some nice posts about Baud Day: News Article: Happy Baud Day!! 3/12/24 a BBS callback | Hardware Asylum BLOG post on Baud Day with some old photos of Atari 8 bit hardware. https://driph.com/words/2024/03/hey-its-3-12-24-happy-baudday-yall/ A post with a nice stack of Hayes Smart Modems by Paul Rickards; the creator of the WiFi232 modem which was one of the first Wi-Fi emulated modems: paulrickards: "Almost forgot— it’s #BaudDay t…" - Mastodon You can see a lot more by Googling #baudday or "baud day". 😁

Callers to the Basement BBS on Baud Day (March 12, 2024) are entered into our raffle for free Baud Day T-shirts (www.cafepress.com/baudday)!

The best part of this meme is that both March 12th and December 3rd land on Tuesdays this year. So, this meme works with either date format (mm/dd/yy and dd/mm/yy). 😀

I gave these instructions to chatGPT: "Write a song that is a parody of 'Hey Joe' by Jimi Hendrix, but call it 'Hey Baud' and the first line is 'Where you going with that modem in your hand?' And write it from the point of view of the 1980s when there wasn't any Internet but lots of Computer Bulletin Board Systems." Here are the results. I like it! I think it really captures the magic of the BBSing in the 80s! "Hey Baud" (Verse 1) Hey Baud, where you going with that modem in your hand? Hey Baud, where you going with that modem in your hand? Gonna dial up the BBS, gonna log in with my command. (Chorus) Hey Baud, heard there's a new board in town, ASCII art and messages all around. Hey Baud, 2400 baud, feeling so fine, In the digital world of the BBS line. (Verse 2) Hey Baud, in the glow of the monochrome screen, Hey Baud, in the glow of the monochrome screen, Uploading files and living the dream. (Chorus) Hey Baud, on the dial-up ride, Through the modem tones, where connections abide. Hey Baud, in the pixelated glow, In the cyberspace where the legends grow. (Bridge) DOS commands and ANSI art, In the BBS world, we made our start. Bulletin boards and ASCII delight, Every line of code, we'd read at night. (Verse 3) Hey Baud, got my handle in the user list, Hey Baud, got my handle in the user list, Trading warez and messages, can't resist. (Chorus) Hey Baud, in the chat room haze, Baud rates racing in the modem's phase. Hey Baud, ASCII graffiti on the digital wall, In the BBS realm, we stand tall. (Outro) Hey Baud, where you going with that modem in your hand? Hey Baud, where you going with that modem in your hand? In the BBS era, where the geeks understand.

@southernamis The odds are good and the goods are odd! 😉

@darklord Your reputation precedes you! 😆

Baud Day (3/12/24)? Or Pi Day (3/14)? Why not celebrate both? 😁 Raspberry Pi Dumb Terminal : 4 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables -JP