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diff --git a/network/qodem/README b/network/qodem/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..577222ae81 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/qodem/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +qodem (BBS-oriented terminal emulator) + +qodem is a from-scratch clone implementation of the Qmodem +communications program made popular in the days when Bulletin Board +Systems ruled the night. Qodem emulates the dialing directory and +the terminal screen features of Qmodem over both modem and Internet +connections. + +qodem also emulates ATASCII (Atari 8-bit) and PETSCII (Commodore +8-bit), and can be used to run a local shell. + +Note: qodem-x11 doesn't handle PETSCII correctly. Instead, launch +qodem in a terminal with the PETSCII font (adjust the size= to your +taste): + +$ urxvt -fn "xft:C64 Pro Mono:size=13" -e qodem + +More information on BBSes can be found here, along with an up-to-date +list of telnet BBSes: +https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ |