My a500 is online. Now what?

[olliethebasset]

Hi there! I purchased a Plipbox from a fellow amibayer and got my a500 (with aca500plus) connected to the next. It seems to work as I was able to ping Google. Great. So now what should I do? It occurs to me that a web browser is likely off the table for this thing. Maybe BBS? Or downloading and playing mods? Any suggestion is appreciated.

 

[Boing-ball]

Hi there! I purchased a Plipbox from a fellow amibayer and got my a500 (with aca500plus) connected to the next. It seems to work as I was able to ping Google. Great. So now what should I do? It occurs to me that a web browser is likely off the table for this thing. Maybe BBS? Or downloading and playing mods? Any suggestion is appreciated.

I wouldn’t dismiss the Web Browser. Ibrowse is the one and only currently supported browser for the Amiga. Ideal for Aminet downloads and some Amiga friendly websites. Also supports the latest AMISSL.
You can also setup and use Samba for file transfer as well as using AMIFTP.

The only thing that will make things slow is unfortunately the plipbox and the A500.

 

[olliethebasset]

I wouldn’t dismiss the Web Browser. Ibrowse is the one and only currently supported browser for the Amiga. Ideal for Aminet downloads and some Amiga friendly websites. Also supports the latest AMISSL.
You can also setup and use Samba for file transfer as well as using AMIFTP.

The only thing that will make things slow is unfortunately the plipbox and the A500.

thank you for getting back to me. I assumed that ibrowse would be too slow on a 14mhz 68000. Given that it’s not free, I want to make sure I get a little joy out of it.

What’s going to be the best way for me to connect to a bbs? DCTelnet?

 

[Boing-ball]

thank you for getting back to me. I assumed that ibrowse would be too slow on a 14mhz 68000. Given that it’s not free, I want to make sure I get a little joy out of it.

What’s going to be the best way for me to connect to a bbs? DCTelnet?

Although you won’t be using Ibrowse (You can download the demo to try which lasts 30 minutes a go) then Aminet is the place to go for this sort of software:

BBS

Aminet - comm/amiex/Amix561.lha

aminet.net

DCtelnet:

Aminet - comm/tcp/DCTelnet_16.lha

aminet.net

 

[fgh]

Some useful ones:
UHC Tools
Envoy
SMB2FS

 

[olliethebasset]

Although you won’t be using Ibrowse (You can download the demo to try which lasts 30 minutes a go) then Aminet is the place to go for this sort of software:

BBS

Aminet - comm/amiex/Amix561.lha

aminet.net

DCtelnet:

Aminet - comm/tcp/DCTelnet_16.lha

aminet.net

What are some good BBS’s to connect to for Amiga? I have my Mac SE/30 on one for Apple Enthusiasts but I suspect there are more options for Amiga.

 

[levo-ace]

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned IMP , an excellent little sweet of programs with an on-line database of amiga music to play in the background .

IMP3: The Only Amiga App You Will Ever Need

 

[olliethebasset]

Although you won’t be using Ibrowse (You can download the demo to try which lasts 30 minutes a go) then Aminet is the place to go for this sort of software:

BBS

Aminet - comm/amiex/Amix561.lha

aminet.net

DCtelnet:

Aminet - comm/tcp/DCTelnet_16.lha

aminet.net

I keep getting an error #80000004 when trying to run DCTelnet. I looked at the guide and it appears that it’s compiled for a 68020 and an internet search seemed to confirm. Any other suggestions for Telnet?

 

[AmigaDigital]

What are some good BBS’s to connect to for Amiga? I have my Mac SE/30 on one for Apple Enthusiasts but I suspect there are more options for Amiga.

there still about 15 a 20 amiga bbsén online , same as myn amiga bbs is still online

 

[gseb]

Try that :

Aminet - mus/play/imp3.lha

aminet.net

You can do a lot of things with that.

EDIT : I just saw it was already mentioned by levo-ace…. Probably the best advice from this thread for a basic Amiga 500….

 

[olliethebasset]

Well after much trial end error, I purchased Roadshow and took the groups advice and tried out IMP3. Wow, what an awesome program! It worked and the instructions I found were quite good! Thank you for the advice!

 

[akuehnemund]

Well after much trial end error, I purchased Roadshow and took the groups advice and tried out IMP3. Wow, what an awesome program! It worked and the instructions I found were quite good! Thank you for the advice!

I love IMP!