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I don't think that site you posted comes anywhere near what I'm talking about. What is on that site is simply a message forum, not a dynamic user-created...
Larry
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Sep 2, 2005
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3386
http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/COMMODORE/C64/CNET64/ Not sure why I decided to run 9.6 when I had a copy of 10.0 at the time. 9.6 lacked word wrap, and two...
pyster
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Sep 2, 2005
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I Lost the email address of the guy from Lousiana but just wanted to say I hope you're ok.. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
KSyster@...
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Sep 2, 2005
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3388
You may be right, but let's not condemn the phpBB concept and product simply because of the limitations of one implementation. I'd like to have some of us...
Jim Selleck
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Sep 2, 2005
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I run a phpBB community. Two in fact, one for an alternative group and one for an Ultima Online shard.. It's very nice software, but not a real BBS in my...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 3, 2005
2:12 pm
3390
Cool. EXACTLY what mods would be needed to add to phpBB a "real BBS" area and experience? Jim ... From: "The Shrink" <Shrink908@...> To:...
Jim Selleck
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Sep 3, 2005
7:13 pm
3391
Well, for one, it'd have to be given a main menu instead of just a directly into the forums. It'd have to be capable of file bases instead of just message...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 3, 2005
7:57 pm
3392
... Well, this is definitely a retro way of looking at things but I don't know that there's a whole lot of point in "main menus" given today's ...
Quag7
jcentury
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Sep 3, 2005
8:35 pm
3393
Some more ideas I thought of when I was on the throne just now: (*) Optionally sysops could have their BBSes publicly advertised to a central server so when...
Quag7
jcentury
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Sep 3, 2005
9:01 pm
3394
... Actually I think he nailed it. The lack a menu that ties things together is one of the integral parts. Here's some of the things needed IMO. 1. interface...
Larry
biglare66
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Sep 3, 2005
9:01 pm
3395
On Sat, 2005-09-03 at 13:55 -0700, Larry wrote ... I just don't see the point; you're forced once again into a single-tasking environment if you have menus....
Quag7
jcentury
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Sep 3, 2005
9:21 pm
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I like that....can't think of anything to add right now... Quag7 <coldfront@...> wrote: ... Well, this is definitely a retro way of looking at...
d bruce
evildon666
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Sep 4, 2005
7:06 pm
3397
We should make a BBS system on Telnet so we can access it through Dos, so it'd be just like an old BBS....
minibosses2004
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Sep 5, 2005
4:16 am
3398
... True enough, I personally like a web interface for most bbs-style usability, it works, and is customizable.. other comments will be inline.. ... I think...
Michael J. Ryan
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Sep 5, 2005
10:44 am
3399
Telnet is easy.. I've done lots of telnet server programming for a multi-user chat.. I can write a telnet interface with multithreading with the new language I...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 5, 2005
10:44 am
3400
On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, minibosses2004 wrote: # We should make a BBS system on Telnet so we can access it through Dos, # so it'd be just like an old BBS. Theres a...
Jeff Mitchell
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Sep 6, 2005
7:30 am
3401
... taken ... Wow, I'm replying to a message posted almost three years ago (LOL!). I guess that's when I joined here, but haven't been back in a long time. ...
fewtch
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Sep 6, 2005
7:30 am
3402
... Seattle ... Another loooooooooooooooooooooooooong-belated reply. Nope, I don't remember either of those boards. Most BBS's had such memorable names that...
fewtch
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Sep 6, 2005
7:31 am
3403
Hmmm... (he murmurs, noting all sides of the discussion with interest) ... From: "Michael J. Ryan" <tracker1_lists@...> To:...
Jim Selleck
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Sep 6, 2005
7:32 am
3404
Trust me, if I could get a copy of C-Net 128 or 64 to work under VICE I'd have already written a telnet to modem driver for the new serial emulation feature. ...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 6, 2005
2:40 pm
3405
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, The Shrink wrote: # Trust me, if I could get a copy of C-Net 128 or 64 to work under VICE # I'd have already written a telnet to modem...
Jeff Mitchell
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Sep 6, 2005
3:03 pm
3406
Under winvice 1.5 the program loads but carrier is always detected. I have not yet experimented with linux vice, but I am told it does not have the same issue...
Bruce Landwaster
pyster
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Sep 7, 2005
12:49 am
3407
... Heh, running one right here even.. there's tons of options for dos<->telnet boards, and similar style boards etc... something that iirc Quag7 was talking ...
Michael J. Ryan
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Sep 7, 2005
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3408
Writing the telnet to hayes interp is easy.. The problem is I can't get a copy of C-Net 64 or 128 to run stably on it... The 128 version has quirks that...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 7, 2005
12:49 am
3409
... When I ran a BBS in undergrad, I used Eagle BBS on one of my *nix machines. It hasn't been maintained in ages, but the source can be downloaded from here: ...
The Doctor
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Sep 7, 2005
5:40 am
3410
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the 80sBBS group: On your primary machine, which operating system do you run most of the time? o...
80sBBS@yahoogroups.com
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Sep 7, 2005
6:01 am
3411
Unfortunately, it is not likely that C-Net DS-2 is going to run on an emulator because I tied it so darned close to the hardware and did so many tricks, mostly...
Jim Selleck
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Sep 7, 2005
10:56 am
3412
everything after 10.o was slow, unstable and buggy even back then. You have a copy of 9.6? can i score it from you? ... -Pyster "Imagination is more important...
Bruce Landwaster
pyster
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Sep 7, 2005
3:05 pm
3413
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Jim Selleck wrote: # Unfortunately, it is not likely that C-Net DS-2 is going to run on an # emulator because I tied it so darned close to...
Jeff Mitchell
coogfoo
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Sep 7, 2005
4:10 pm
3414
There are some things that are "netmodems" but the best one was COM/IP when I was using one.. ... From: Michael J. Ryan To: 80sBBS@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Sep 7, 2005
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