Today I whipped out my first external modem, a Boca 14.4k, and hooked it up to Beige Beauty. It still worked fine, but I had no where to dial into...yet.
So wrote a dial-in/remote access server program in C++ that ties into my Asterisk box. I use a Sangoma T1 card and a Dialogic Diva server card along with other equipment to digitally tie into the PSTN. Yes, I have a PRI at home.
The neat thing about my program is that it can answer PPP, shell, or tie into any other piece of software. I compiled and installed WWIV for some retro BBS goodness. Too bad it is laden with bugs. I'd like to buy a copy of the old version and run it on a VM. Maybe try PCBoard too.
I probably should create a dedicated post for this, but modems seem to get a lot of hate here.
Pics:
Modem
![9bCatcJ.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9bCatcJ.jpg)
Hangman
![x3fzQnF.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/x3fzQnF.jpg)
Links browsing
![PqmI2Y1.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/PqmI2Y1.jpg)
Zmodem download
![Q6E9Afh.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Q6E9Afh.jpg)
WWIV BBS on a REAL MODEM
![qzadkpx.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/qzadkpx.jpg)
![oWC3Leu.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/oWC3Leu.jpg)