The BBS Scene has been around quite awhile, some people staying on board andsome jumping ship. It seems lately that there have been quite a few people returning to the scene. That's a good thing; people returning to their roots as SysOps and users o
-cr1mson
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I think a lot of people are trying to find an escape from the internet
and the politics and covid, and everything else going on. BBS's are a place you can hide, play games, exchange netmail, participate in fun and exciting groups and, mostly, avoid everything else.
For some it's their own reality. BBSing a great hobby and should be treated as such. A lot that goes into it receives its own reward. Networking with others has been one of my faves and chatting as well. Interacting socially through netmail is about as safe as far as health goes from this covid stuff. Probably not good on the eye sight though depending how much time is spend behind a screen.
Re: Re: The BBS Scene
By: cr1mson to Nelgin on Wed Jul 15 2020 04:30:51
For some it's their own reality. BBSing a great hobby and should be tr as such. A lot that goes into it receives its own reward. Networking others has been one of my faves and chatting as well. Interacting soci through netmail is about as safe as far as health goes from this covid stuff. Probably not good on the eye sight though depending how much tim spend behind a screen.
I work from home and spend 8+ hours at the computer anyway so I can get
a lot of this in during downtime.
The BBS Scene has been around quite awhile, some people staying on board and some jumping ship. It seems lately that there have been quite a few people returning to the scene. That's a good thing; people returning to their roots as SysOps and users of B
I ran a Telegard board back in the late 90's. As the internet became more & more popular I got fewer & fewer calls. I was also just finishing high school, so the time seemed right to shut it down.
I noticed a lot of these message networks were quite busy during lockdown, but have seemed to become a little more quiet. I'm hoping we don't have another lockdown, but if we do, it'd be interesting to see what that does to the message traffic.
It's fun to come back to this after 2x years of being away. A lot has changed ---- but a lot is just as it used to be. I will say I'm super amazed, and super grateful to those that are keeping the software and networks alive and even developing new features for us.
I have a multi-part bulletin online, basically "You Want To Be A Sysop?", showing the truth of what Sysops have to deal with. That was the case when BBS's were just dial-up, but now, more are telnet/web.
The BBS Scene has been around quite awhile, some people staying on boar and some jumping ship. It seems lately that there have been quite a fe people returning to the scene. That's a good thing; people returning t their roots as SysOps and users of B
BBSes, I had a C64 but my first electronic communication was the internet in 96 so this is all new to me. I think you get saturated a lot by the modern web, Ads and clickbait and articles engineered to draw you in somehow or provoke some sort of negative response, ironically to draw you in again. So although I'm here primarily out of technical interest it's
Back in the 90's there were huge pay
BBSes, like ExecPC, Ed & Eddys. 200
line boards, all running off of 200
networked using ancient technology.
you're interested in the history of
all check out "The BBS Documentry" b
Jason Scott. Pretty much the
authorative reference on the topic.
yeah i watched the documentary while i
was waiting for my synchronet install
to compile, watched the entire series
in the time it took on my wee pi haha!
I just wanted to say Hi. This is my first time on the network and I thought this was as good a spot to jump in as anywhere.
My area was probably about 99% WWIV back in the old days. I'm on a mixture of systems now and really enjoying all the different software options. The first time around it became a lot about what software package you liked or didn't like, the crowd, etc. This time it's more about having fun and exploring the different options out there. I miss the local get togethers and meeting new people in person, but I'm fortunate to be able to participate in some BBS chats which are a very close second.
I read that document, I think you posted it somewhere on an FTN. It's funny how much of it applies still -- just change the names of the software involved.
I just wanted to say Hi. This is my first time on the network and I thought this was as good a spot to jump in as anywhere.
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