Wintermute_BBS<p>+++ Sysop News +++ Sysop News +++ Sysop News +++</p><p>Spring-cleaning at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@Wintermute_BBS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wintermute_BBS</span></a></span> continues! </p><p>I've replaced the rather dull <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ANSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANSI</span></a> menus I once designed in a hurry and without any creative idea (I never liked those) with some "new old stock". </p><p>See, there were several ANSI screens I had designed many years ago but for various reasons did not put into use even though I liked the way they turned out (mind you, I'm not a real ANSI artist)</p><p>So now I put some effort into making them fit with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MBSEBBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MBSEBBS</span></a> so that you people can enjoy them.</p><p>The screenshot of the message area menu is a just a little teaser, there are many more screens but I'm not going to spoil the fun ...</p><p>... and of course, I've preserved the iconic "red pin" ...</p><p>Visit: wintermutebbs.ddns.net:23 (use a terminal program!)</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telnet</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Fidonet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fidonet</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/fsxNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fsxNet</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Hobbynet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hobbynet</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WeedNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeedNet</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBSNet</span></a></p>
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Joaquim Homrighausen<p>"Put an Old-School BBS on Meshtastic Radio > Microsocial media comes to LoRa" 😊 </p><p>Wicked cool! 🤘 </p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/run-a-meshtastic-bbs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/run-a-meshta</span><span class="invisible">stic-bbs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meshtastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/oldschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldschool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/technerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technerds</span></a></p>
Ice Breaker<p>Tomorrow is a big day... why? Because tomorrow is the BBS's...</p><p>33rd Anniversary!</p><p>That's right, we've been sitting around living in the past for over 3 decades.</p><p>Starting off on a Commodore 64 running Image 1.2a, we moved quickly to Cbase 3.1, then DLG for the Amiga, to Renegade for the PC, then to Synchronet, back to Cbase and finally, back to Centipede in 2013 where we're staying!</p><p>Congrats to us! Hopefully we'll be around a bit longer!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
joany<p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opencloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opencloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nextcloud</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> ?</p>
Atari BBS<p>It’s a long weekend. Your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> 8-bit is ready to use. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fujinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fujinet</span></a> is connected, BobTerm is loaded up, and you call <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthernAmis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernAmis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> to relive the days of message bases, downloading warez, and connecting with other Atari A8 enthusiasts. </p><p>www.southernamis.com for all the how-to-connect details.</p><p>This is an advertisement to get you back on a BBS</p>
Woodoo Prod<p>The Computer Chronicles - The Internet (1993)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/U_o8gerare0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/U_o8gerare0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/www" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>www</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/worldwideweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwideweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ARPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/arpanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arpanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gopher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/finger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ftp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telnet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/irc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/bulletinboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bulletinboards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/oldcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/oldcomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/thecomputerchronicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thecomputerchronicles</span></a></p>
dirk dierickx<p>ABBS was a popular <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> server <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> which allowed you to host your own BBS. Development stopped and It was abandoned in 2000, but has now been revived. This is the first new release, now available for download.</p><p><a href="https://docster.itch.io/abbs-for-all" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">docster.itch.io/abbs-for-all</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Martin Rundkvist<p>Thinking about Marcel Bos (1966-2009), the colourful dyslexic poet and digital chaos agent who was legendary on 80s and 90s BBSs inside the Stockholm area code for his passionate, confusing and wildly misspelled screeds.</p><p><a href="https://dmzarkivet.se/pdf/198812.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dmzarkivet.se/pdf/198812.pdf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc80.net/archive/luxor/ABC-bladet/2010-nummer-1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc80.net/archive/luxor/ABC-bl</span><span class="invisible">adet/2010-nummer-1.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a></p>
Wintermute_BBS<p>I just found this interesting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a> script which acts as kind of a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telnet</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gateway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gateway</span></a>, accepting incomig telnet connections and then starting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dosbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dosbox</span></a> with your preferred <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> (e.g. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Telegard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telegard</span></a>) so that you can run and access old <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programs</span></a> via your <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> host:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/Geryon/TelnetBBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Geryon/TelnetBBS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Wintermute_BBS<p>Speaking of the - now abandoned - <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MagickaBBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagickaBBS</span></a>: I've preserved the last "known to compile and run" version of the code on my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Codeberg</span></a> because I really like this software and always thought it was a pity that the project was halted.</p><p>I've also been able to preserve some of the original documentation for the software, although I can *not* guarantee that it will match the checked in codebase in any way. Yet, I still think it's useful.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/ufud-org/MagickaBBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/ufud-org/MagickaB</span><span class="invisible">BS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bulletinboardsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bulletinboardsystem</span></a></p>
Wintermute_BBS<p>addendum: I've found something more or less useful to do with the aforementioned setup. I'm still trying to iron out a few things, but it's amazing what a little overclocking can do. </p><p>I'm quite impressed at how reponsive <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> on the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RapberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RapberryPi</span></a> Model 1 B (without the "plus" but with 512MB RAM - it's a rather early board manufacured in 12/2011).</p><p>So I decided to run <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MagickaBBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagickaBBS</span></a> on it, simply because it was the only <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> software that I was able to compile on NetBSD - most other bulletinboardsystem software will not compile on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> (evbarm platform) for one or another reason - what a shame.</p><p>Anyway, about five years ago, I've had quite a creative burst and designed several <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ANSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANSI</span></a> screens that I've never put into use. But this seems to be the right time to finally change that.</p><p>Stay tuned or follow: <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/netbsdonoldpi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netbsdonoldpi</span></a> (NetBSD on old Pi) - I'll try to provide further updates in case you are interested ...</p>
Profoundly Nerdy<p>Back in the day when 40 column displays were common on microcomputers, was email and newsgroup participation with 80 column systems awkward? Be that FidoNet and Echomail or the real ARPANET / Internet if (somehow) available. </p><p>By the time I was connecting to BBS systems I had access to an 80 column machine, so I don't personally recall.</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/usenet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usenet</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a></p>
OCTADEHacker and free speech advocate Retro Guy has passed away.<br><br>I have been away from the Internet for at least a couple months. I came to quickly check my feeds and I am sad to have found report of the passing away of a very cool hacker, Thom Miller, known by the handle, Retro Guy. According to his wife Kaylen Miller, Thom died about two weeks ago from pancreatic cancer. He had a years-long struggle with cancer and multiple therapies and surgeries. During all the time of his illness he continued to hack away providing network access and software updates absolutely free to his user base. He was a strong believer in the value of open and decentralized communication for all. His software is simple and awesome, and useful for censorship-resistant communication. (<a href="https://gitlab.com/rslight-public/rocksolid-light" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitlab.com/rslight-public/rocksolid-light</a>)<br><br>Thom, known as Retro Guy, created the Rocksolid Light NNTP forums and server software. He served the hacker community as a free speech advocate and provider of free speech communication networking. He refused to censor opinions that he found offensive or stupid on the principle of the golden rule. He endured a lot of annoyances to provide service for many. Thom maintained the software for years giving web-based NNTP access to countless users. Thom was always helpful and patient with users needing assistance, even when he was feeling ill and suffering. He pushed through his pain to serve others with something he believed was a necessary tool and blessing for the general public.<br><br>I am sad to learn of Thom's passing. He will be missed and remembered. I will remember him by continuing to run his software.<br><br>More:<br><a href="https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=1024&group=rocksolid.nodes.help#1024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=1024&group=rocksolid.nodes.help#1024</a><br><br>More:<br><a href="https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=560&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=560&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#560</a><br><br>More:<br><a href="https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=561&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#561" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=561&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#561</a><br><br>More:<br><a href="https://www.novabbs.com/interests/article-flat.php?id=25410&group=alt.obituaries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.novabbs.com/interests/article-flat.php?id=25410&group=alt.obituaries</a><br><br><a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#obituary</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=rocksolidlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocksolidlight</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usenet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usenet</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=nntp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nntp</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=condolences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#condolences</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=networknews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#networknews</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=retroguy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroguy</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=novabbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novabbs</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a><br>
h-1^[solo]<p><a href="https://github.com/AaronFriel/qmodem-4.51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/AaronFriel/qmodem-4</span><span class="invisible">.51</span></a> - <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/qmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qmodem</span></a> a crucial <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> technology has been open sourced by the son of the original author. That's awesome and key to preserve! big thank you to Aaron Friel if accidentally he reads that. <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
vga256<p>this honeywell teletype in a briefcase is absolutely hot</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/eeGI1FoySaE?feature=shared&t=145" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/eeGI1FoySaE?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared&t=145</span></a></p><p>(begins at 02:45)</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a></p>
Axel Gutmann<p>Holy shit! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@tomjennings" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomjennings</span></a></span>, der Gründer von <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/FidoNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FidoNet</span></a> (<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNe</span><span class="invisible">t</span></a>), meinem ersten Sozialmedium (vor 35 Jahren, als die noch <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> hießen) ist im <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> / auf <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>!<br>Aber eigentlich war das ja zu erwarten …<br>Seine FidoNet-Policy: "Thou shalt not excessively annoy others. Thou shalt not be too easily annoyed." wäre auch heute noch eine gute Regel für <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Onlinekommunikation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Onlinekommunikation</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/IchBinSoAlt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IchBinSoAlt</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>OMG I just remembered the BBS craze. Which happened in the decade or so between my childhood computers (Commodore 64), and owning my first PC, so I didn't get to participate. By the time I got back into computers, net connections, email and the web were a thing.</p><p>But the BBS is one aspect of the future we need to build. A community-hosted server, offering members a range of services, connected to others via an open digital network.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CommunityHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityHosting</span></a></p>
vga256<p>back in the early 90s my parents brought home an ibm ps/1 with an internal 2400 baud modem. i assumed it was only for sending/receiving faxes. </p><p>one day my computer teacher (thank you mr. mckinney!) explained that the modem made my computer capable of dialing out to *other computers* and exchanging data with them. he printed off a five page ream of tractor feed paper titled "The 403 BBS List" and sent me home with it.</p><p>i stayed up until 3am that night, dialing every single board on that list using Windows Terminal, creating accounts, and exploring what BBSes were capable of. by the wee hours, i had a new terminal program (Terminate!), knew how to use the z-modem protocol, and had <br>pirated my first game 😅 </p><p>one of the little mysteries i came across that night was FILE_ID.DIZ files. every board had them. every zip file had them. they were tiny capsule descriptions of what a program/game was, constrained to 45 cols and 10 rows of ascii. they usually also included some kind of nod to the piracy group that "released" the program.</p><p>most BBS software would extract the .DIZ file from the zip, and use that as a file area description for the program, allowing users to understand what they were downloading.</p><p>to celebrate this weird little historical curio, today kiki got a FILE_ID.DIZ packed into the zip 😆 </p><p>in version 1.10 onwards every copy of kiki will now include a FILE_ID.DIZ. </p><p>if you haven't heard of kiki yet, check out the project page:<br><a href="https://tomo-dashi.itch.io/kiki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tomo-dashi.itch.io/kiki</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>and if you're new to the kiki community, please post to the <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kiki</span></a> hashtag so we can start building a little webring of kiki instances</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/kiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kiki</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/smolweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smolweb</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/smallweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/shareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shareware</span></a></p>
Wintermute_BBS<p>I just noticed some existing user trying to log into <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rcbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rcbox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rc2014bbs</span></a> but being unable to remember their password.</p><p>In this case, feel free to contact me here on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> so I can reset it for you.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a></p>
vga256<p>thank you <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@ernie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ernie</span></a></span> for this great writeup on <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/shareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shareware</span></a> </p><p>I had no idea that the file_id.diz standard was a creation of the ASP (association of shareware professionals). i always just assumed it was a file format created by one of the many <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> programs of the 90s</p><p><a href="https://tedium.co/2016/10/27/shareware-history-legacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tedium.co/2016/10/27/shareware</span><span class="invisible">-history-legacy/</span></a></p><p>more here on the file format:<br><a href="http://artscene.textfiles.com/information/faq-file_id.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">artscene.textfiles.com/informa</span><span class="invisible">tion/faq-file_id.html</span></a></p>
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