Ok, I don't think AcornSCII is a thing, but I'm wondered if the way you integrated PETSCII could be a basis for supporting BBC Mode 7.
The BBC was a popular British computer used throughout schools in the 80's. It's one of those "coming back in" retro computers. As you know, I've been working on a videotex (viewdata) system which works with 7E1 but I'm thinking that since Mode 7 the BBC uses is 40 columns, and PETSCII also supports 40 columns, Maybe we can find a way to support BBC Mode 7 characters.
Colours are basic, red, yellow, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and white. They can be steady for flashing. Same colours can be used for background or foreground. Graphics are simple 2 column x 3 row blocks either contiguous or separated all controlled by character codes. There's also double height and a few other things but otherwise that's all you really have.
How would I go about developing this idea further with the possiblity of including it in sbbs?
Ok, I don't think AcornSCII is a thing, but I'm wondered if the way you integrated PETSCII could be a basis for supporting BBC Mode 7.
I guess point me to a spec first and I'll take a look-see and let you know if I think it's feasible. I assume you didn't mean actually developing the feature yourself (though that is possible).
Ok, I don't think AcornSCII is a thing, but I'm wondered if the way you integrated PETSCII could be a basis for supporting BBC Mode 7.
How would I go about developing this idea further with the possiblity of including it in sbbs?
I'm not sure if you recall, but I've been doing viewdata/videotex for sometime as well - with Synchronet as the engine. (You can see it in action at https://alterant.bbs.dege.au/2018/12/31/oztex/ or connecting to my BBS on port 516.
You can also use the viewdata emulator with the BBS basic emulaator, and that works well too...
Nice, but you're not running it natively. This is a viewdata system, like mine. However if someone wishes to run in a terminal, it would be different. sbbs may be able to convert 40 column ansi screens to mode 7 screens with some translation.
You can also use the viewdata emulator with the BBS basic emulaator, and that works well too...
What BBS basic emulator?
Not sure I follow? If you connect to my bbs on port 516, it'll talk to you in viewdata, so without a viewdata terminal it wont mean much.
Do, using something like Commstar, you'd need to set it to 7E1 then?
7E1 is a serial link layer protocol, so if if the other end of the serial link is receving 8bit and converting to 7bit, then using 7E1 might still be right...
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