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Short:client for the Compunet Reborn service
Author:Tristan Greaves (Compunet Reborn); original by Ariadne Software
Uploader:Tristan Greaves <tristan extricate org>
Type:comm/tcp
Version:1.1.0
Architecture:m68k-amigaos >= 2.1
Date:2026-07-24
Requires:bsdsocket.library TCP/IP stack
Distribution:Aminet
Download:comm/tcp/CompunetReborn.lha - View contents
Readme:comm/tcp/CompunetReborn.readme
Downloads:2

Compunet Reborn - Amiga Client
==============================

Compunet (aka CNet) was a UK interactive online service that ran from 1984 to
1993, serving the Commodore 64 community: user-generated content, electronic
mail ("Courier"), telesoftware downloads, a page editor, multi-user Partyline
chat, and the iconic horizontally-scrolling "duckshoot" menu.

This is the *original 1989 Amiga Compunet client* - recovered and reverse-
engineered from the shipping binary, reconstructed as recompilable C, and re-
pointed from its modem/cnet.device transport at the Compunet Reborn server
over native TCP/IP. The on-the-wire X.25 framing and the entire 
application-layer protocol are preserved unchanged; only the hardware
transport is swapped for bsdsocket.library.

Features:
  * Directory browsing with the "duckshoot" menu and PETSCII frame rendering
  * Electronic mail (Courier) - send, receive, recipient ID lookup
  * Downloads and uploads (telesoftware, IFF pictures, text pages)
  * The frame/page Editor
  * Partyline multi-user chat (via the resident CnetTty viewer)
  * LIFE / VOTE / user catalogue

Requirements:
  * Workbench / Kickstart 2.1 or higher
  * A TCP/IP stack providing bsdsocket.library (Roadshow, AmiTCP, Miami, ...)
    installed and online
  * A free Compunet Reborn account - register at https://compunet.live/

Usage:
  Un-archive the download to get a "Compunet" drawer. If needed, edit the
  "TCPHOST" file inside; it is preset to the live server:

      vme.compunet.live:6400

  Bring your TCP/IP stack online, then double-click the Compunet icon.

Compunet Reborn is an open recreation of the Compunet online service - 
connect from a C64, a PETSCII terminal, or the Amiga. Register and read more
at:

  https://compunet.live/

The reverse-engineering and reconstruction are documented at:

  https://github.com/tgreaves/compunet-reborn


Contents of comm/tcp/CompunetReborn.lha
 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[Amiga]                    632     632 100.0% -lh0- 15c5 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet.info
[Amiga]                  79832   79832 100.0% -lh0- ccbd Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/Compunet
[Amiga]                   1798    1798 100.0% -lh0- 8496 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/Compunet.info
[Amiga]                  33124   33124 100.0% -lh0- 9233 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/CnetEditor
[Amiga]                   5900    5900 100.0% -lh0- 68fe Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/CnetTty
[Amiga]                     54      54 100.0% -lh0- b948 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/cnet-configuration
[Amiga]                     23      23 100.0% -lh0- 8592 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/TCPHOST
[Amiga]                   1553    1553 100.0% -lh0- 6d20 Jul 24 12:00 Compunet/README
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         8 files  122916  122916 100.0%            Jul 24 21:52
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