From b0724966399b8f041b77c37b9efeb3f5aa319bc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Koelle Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:12:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Jungsi WiModem232 OLED mention and sources section to Wi-Fi modem page --- retro/atari-networking-bbs/index.njk | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/retro/atari-networking-bbs/index.njk b/retro/atari-networking-bbs/index.njk index e0860ef..f7985ed 100644 --- a/retro/atari-networking-bbs/index.njk +++ b/retro/atari-networking-bbs/index.njk @@ -30,4 +30,15 @@ things it was never meant to do, and in experiencing the dial-up era's BBS culture on original hardware, over Wi-Fi instead of a phone line.

If you're chasing BBS nostalgia on real hardware: budget far more patience for the networking layer than for the actual computer. The 1980s hardware is the easy part; convincing 2020s Wi-Fi and modern BBS ANSI dialects to cooperate is the real challenge.

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Also worth noting

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Jungsi tested a WiModem232 OLED on his Atari ST and wrote about it on his blog. He used a different modem hardware than I did, but the idea is the same. The terminal program he used, "Connect", is most likely the same one I used in ST Medium resolution for my own BBS connection.

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Sources

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