Project - MSX HB-75D to the Network [P.O.: MSX] Part II.

Project Name: MSX HB-75D to the Network [MSX]
Project Owner: MSX
Project Start: 20.06.2022
Project Status: Finished

It took a while, but I successfully received a BaDCat Wifi modem. It should be an interesting feeling using a retro device in the home network and reaching other computers on the Internet. And yes, it is a really interesting feeling, i don't had this earlier.

Link to BaDCaT.

Some pictures from the BaDCat Modem:

I "installed it" and .....what should i do... on the website i found a document about the configuration.

First of all we needed the bdterm.bin file and a telnet software (telnetf). After both was downloaded, and copied to the SD-Card under the bcw folder, both was ready to use with the SD 512 SD/MMC-512K Mapper cartridge.

Bdterm is the configuration file for the BaDCat Modem... 

BDTERM

The bdterm.bin should used and loaded under the basic mode - so i "escaped" from the Nextor MSX-DOS.

>basic

>bload "a:\bcw\bdterm.bin",R

The command at+config do an initialisation for the modem.

Now a little setup.. SSID and password given, and we are connected. So easy was that..

The main menu:

 

The Wifi option lists all SSID in the area.  

Some problems i found:
- I use hidden SSID, and the card is not support it.
- I was unable to connect to mobile hotspot, don't know why.

Now, things saved, reboot.

 

TELNET

The easiest way to test the modem is to connect to a BBS site. I try to connect to the sotanomsxbbs.org.

A:\>cd bcw
A:\>telnetf sotanomsxbbs.org 23 

 

BBS asking for Ascii os Ansi - MSX1 used Ascii, MSX2 Ansi (as i know)

 

 MS-DOS os UTF-8, i used MS-DOS..

 

MSX1 with 40 columns, no color.

 

A sort wideo about the connection: