• What Google might have been in the dial-up BBS era

    From Steve Asher@3:800/432 to All on Sunday, April 22, 2012 02:56:11
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    An emulation of what might have been if Google had come along in the dial-up BBS era - a typical BBS front end to google search:

    http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

    The results come back much like file listings.

    Also has links for Google images and Bing.

    Steve..

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Steve Asher on Friday, April 27, 2012 21:15:30
    Hello Steve,

    An emulation of what might have been if Google had come along in the SA>dial-up BBS era - a typical BBS front end to google search:

    http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

    Kewl!

    The results come back much like file listings.

    Not only kewl, but superkewl!

    Also has links for Google images and Bing.

    And in *color*! Or is that *technicolor*?
    Oh how I long for those DOS games of BBS lore,
    such as LORD. :)

    --Lee

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  • From Steve Asher@3:800/432 to Lee Lofaso on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 01:51:51
    G'day Lee,

    An emulation of what might have been if Google had come along in the SA>dial-up BBS era - a typical BBS front end to google search:

    http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

    Kewl!

    The results come back much like file listings.

    Not only kewl, but superkewl!

    Also has links for Google images and Bing.

    And in *color*! Or is that *technicolor*?
    Oh how I long for those DOS games of BBS lore,
    such as LORD. :)

    It would still require a FOSSIL driver in some form, but someone with the coding skills might be able to do it. A bit too hard for me though :)

    Cheers, Steve..

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  • From Lee Lofaso@3:800/432 to Steve Asher on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 09:21:04
    Hello Steve,

    An emulation of what might have been if Google had come along in the >SA>dial-up BBS era - a typical BBS front end to google search:

    http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

    Kewl!

    The results come back much like file listings.

    Not only kewl, but superkewl!

    Also has links for Google images and Bing.

    And in *color*! Or is that *technicolor*?
    Oh how I long for those DOS games of BBS lore,
    such as LORD. :)

    It would still require a FOSSIL driver in some form, but
    someone with the coding skills might be able to do it. A
    bit too hard for me though :)

    Piece of cake. Just find a magic dragon that lives by the sea...

    --Lee


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  • From Jim Kulwicki@1:154/20 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:13:17
    Re: What Google might have b
    By: Lee Lofaso to Steve Asher on Tue May 29 2012 09:21 am

    I just checked this out, that is SUPER cool!!!!! Nice job!!
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  • From Lee Lofaso@3:800/432 to Jim Kulwicki on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 16:23:02
    Hello Jim,

    Re: What Google might have b
    By: Lee Lofaso to Steve Asher on Tue May 29 2012 09:21 am

    I just checked this out, that is SUPER cool!!!!! Nice job!!

    Isn't it? I only wish I had done it first! :)

    --Lee


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  • From BOB KLAHN@1:123/140 to STEVE ASHER on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 06:19:30
    Hello Steve,

    An emulation of what might have been if Google had come along in the >>SA>dial-up BBS era - a typical BBS front end to google search:

    http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

    Kewl!

    The results come back much like file listings.

    Not only kewl, but superkewl!

    I agree.

    Thanks.

    BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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