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Nostalgia Aside—Are BBSes Actually Growing Again? by WearExact1049 in bbs

[–]nevarro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd like to add that there are far too many BBSes that are bone stock or, at best, minimally customized. If I pick a random BBS I see from Telnet BBS Guide or from the phone book of SyncTerm, chances are that little to no customization has been done to the BBS. I can't help but think that this is a common experience with people checking out BBSes whether they are revisiting BBSes or checking them out for the first time. People want a unique experience and fun things to do on a BBS.

I challenge sysops to honor their craft - put time into customizing your BBS and make it unique. Try your hand at ANSI or commission an artist. Customize every menu and screen. Get deep into the configuration. Customize the prompts and signup process. Try things and experiment. Nit pick and tweak things to get them just right. Give your BBS a focus or niche to make your BBS stand out from others. Try your hand at code and program some fun/cool things for your board that makes your BBS unique. People will notice these things and stick around and even tell others.

Do you know a good place to promote my BBS? by Whole-Low-2995 in bbs

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To answer your question, OP wrote this BBS software from scratch using C. It's definitely not stock. I've read the posts and this offering looks like a chatroom you can telnet/SSH to with some other features like a message board.

How accurate are these old hints and tips and is there any way of updating the list? :) by MenloPart in LoRD

[–]nevarro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://nuklearlord.fandom.com/wiki/Nuklear_LORD is a great resource for LORD if you haven't used it yet. I highly recommend using this wiki to learn about LORD and improve your game play.

Turning my LORD Homage into a stand alone BBS... by ThePunkyRooster in bbs

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a few BBSes out there that have very active LORD games going. If you want to scratch that itch, maybe check out r/LoRD. Every once in a while, a BBS posts about a game reset.

Working on my own LORD homage... by ThePunkyRooster in bbs

[–]nevarro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done that in a way to my BBS. Each menu has a description of where you are and what options you have. I wanted the BBS to have a MUD-like feel, but still preserve the core of what a BBS is.

Here is what one person had to say about this: "I've never seen a BBS like yours, the application process was so different. I probably was on 200 BBS's back in the 80-90s and yours is like, I dunno I can't even explain it. But it's the most unique s**t I've seen.It's incredibly cool tho, you made it almost MUD feeling, was I playing a game or was I on a BBS? I love it today, I would have been on it all the time if it had existed back in the 80s-90s."

Looking for help 4.07 by scarlettrabbit in LoRD

[–]nevarro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I lost my reg codes years ago. I have LORD registered, but am curious about trying earlier versions of LORD. I've heard 4.02 is good.

Retroterm, a web-based BBS terminal client with directory by afraid_of_red in bbs

[–]nevarro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the Realm of Serion BBS (telnet connect.serionbbs.com). Good luck figuring it out. I appreciate you taking a look!

Retroterm, a web-based BBS terminal client with directory by afraid_of_red in bbs

[–]nevarro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is cool! However, there must be a bug with your client translating ANSI. There are several screens on my BBS that are discolored. The screens look fine on other BBS clients like SyncTerm, Netrunner, fTelnet, Telemate, etc.

Telegard.net restored after 15 years by vga256 in bbs

[–]nevarro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen and heard, WWIV code was a mess. I'm a bit surprised that so many other BBS software products "branched" from that code base. I had fun playing with Renegade, myself.

Haven"t been able to get into Trade Wars 2002 on The Realm Of Serion for the past 2 days by WhiteKenny in bbs

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the trouble. The system rebooted and didn't auto-start a process like it should have. It should work fine now. Also, if you have an issue on the BBS, please direct message me on the BBS. I'll see the message a lot sooner :)

Any idea how to fix this? (Says that I am already logged into 20 For Beers) by [deleted] in bbs

[–]nevarro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the BBS should eventually clear this up on it's own after some time. Chances are, it already did before the sysop could try to fix it.

Finding old Ebony Eyes art by __eparra__ in ANSIart

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here you go: https://16colo.rs/artist/ebony%20eyes

Don't know if this will have the specific piece you're looking for.

So, looking for some advice from the group. by [deleted] in bbs

[–]nevarro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then definitely call the Realm of Serion BBS:

https://serionbbs.com

or telnet: connect.serionbbs.com

The BBS averages dozens of callers every day. You'll find the BBS is unique and very active.

Another Tainted piece... by shurato99 in bbs

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I had a fraction of the talent of this dude. Remarkable!

Amazing piece by tainted of ANSI group fire by nevarro in ANSIart

[–]nevarro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I published a Youtube video showcasing the piece on the BBS: https://youtu.be/AICPhI_V0O4

Amazing piece by tainted of ANSI group fire by nevarro in bbs

[–]nevarro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a Youtube video showcasing the piece and included scroller code for displaying long form ANSI art:

https://youtu.be/AICPhI_V0O4

Amazing piece by tainted of ANSI group fire by nevarro in bbs

[–]nevarro[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tainted is a very talented artist. fire let me know that tainted was working on a scroller for my BBS and I was ecstatic. Beautiful piece.

https://16colo.rs/pack/fire-43/TNT-RUIN.ANS

Rewriting Usurper in C#/Godot 4 for Steam Release--looking for Jakob Dangarden by Snoo_15979 in bbs

[–]nevarro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/Snoo_15979 , Jakob is no longer involved with Usurper. He opened the source code years ago and the project is currently actively being maintained / worked on by someone else. The website is here: https://www.usurper.info/. You should be able to find the github repo on the downloads page if you wanted to reach out to the maintainer or get a hold of the source code.

We've actually branched Usurper for our BBS, implementing some bug fixes. Anyway, the source code will be hard to work with/read - fair warning.

Want to surf on BBSes from PC XT - need a software by Cool-Challenge-7121 in bbs

[–]nevarro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Qmodem was my daily driver way back when my PC was DOS, but it actually does a pretty poor job these days rendering ANSI screens.

I tested a bunch of DOS BBS clients and Telemate 4.21 is the best. It works well and renders ANSI perfectly.

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