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Add BBS details (Ignition, AnsiTerm, Atari BBS list) and networking (MAC, WiFi SNTP, WebOne, WRP, LXC proxy)

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<h2>Dialing the DarkForce! BBS</h2>
<p>To put it to the test, I dialed into <a href="https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/dark-force-bbs/" target="_blank">the DarkForce! BBS</a>, an Atari-centric system that has been running since the early 90s on a Mega ST4 with BBS Express! ST software. It's a fitting target for an Atari ST, since it's a fellow Atari machine at heart. With the terminal software on the Mega ST sending <code>ATDT</code> to the Wi-Fi modem, the connection to <code>darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org</code> over Telnet worked, and the ANSI login screen, message boards and file sections of a real BBS came up on the original hardware, no phone line involved.</p>
<p>Another BBS I tested is the <a href="http://18.221.141.17" target="_blank">Ignition BBS</a>, also accessible via telnet.</p>
<h2>Why do it</h2>
<p>The obvious question is "why bother?", the Atari ST was never designed
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<h2>Also worth noting</h2>
<p>Jungsi tested a <a href="https://www.jungsi.de/wimodem232-oled-retro/" target="_blank">WiModem232 OLED</a> 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. He used "Connect" as his terminal software on the ST, but I used a different terminal program that could render ANSI graphics in ST Medium resolution, though I'd have to look up which one it was exactly.</p>
<p>For better ANSI rendering, <strong>AnsiTerm</strong> is reportedly a better choice than Connect95 for BBS terminal use on the Atari ST.</p>
<h2>Sources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/dhansel/WifiModem" target="_blank">dhansel's WifiModem - GitHub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.jungsi.de/wimodem232-oled-retro/" target="_blank">WiModem232 OLED - Jungsi's Corner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/" target="_blank">Telnet BBS Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sfhqbbs.org/ataribbslist.php" target="_blank">Atari BBS List - sfhqbbs.org</a></li>
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