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    From Patch@21:1/101 to All on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 07:24:20
    This time around in our resurrection I wanted to get the original BBS software running, I may still plan on adding Mystic BBS to it as well.

    I've been actively working on the BBS to get it more aligned with the original back in the 90's.

    I am hoping that the BBS scene isn't dead, as I've had no callers to the BBS yet.

    Stop by and say HI, and maybe field a WWIV question or two. =)

    Patch
    The Lair of the Wolverine
    bbs.theshardforge.cc

    ___
    ooO(# .)Ooo
    =-=Patch=-=
    Lair of the Wolverine | bbs.mywire.org:23016

    ... BREAKFAST.COM Halted... Cereal port not responding.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Alonzo@21:1/130 to Patch on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 17:05:12
    I've been actively working on the BBS to get it more aligned with the original back in the 90's.
    I am hoping that the BBS scene isn't dead, as I've had no callers to the BBS yet.

    The BBS scene isn't dead but it does seem to be in a
    deep coma. I ran a BBS back in the 90s called The Lost
    City. I do miss those glory days but I also think that
    bulletin boards are still a lot of fun. The Sysops are
    mostly a bunch of old men now but hopefully we can
    get more people of all ages involved. It will take
    some work. Young people I talk to have absolutely no
    idea what a BBS is. I guess it is up to us old-timers
    to educate them.

    -= Alonzo =-

    ... ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: From the depths of Bunker 3 (21:1/130)
  • From claw@21:1/210 to Alonzo on Thursday, April 11, 2024 07:56:30
    On 10 Apr 2024, Alonzo said the following...
    The BBS scene isn't dead but it does seem to be in a
    deep coma. I ran a BBS back in the 90s called The Lost
    City. I do miss those glory days but I also think that
    bulletin boards are still a lot of fun. The Sysops are
    mostly a bunch of old men now but hopefully we can
    get more people of all ages involved. It will take
    some work. Young people I talk to have absolutely no
    idea what a BBS is. I guess it is up to us old-timers
    to educate them.
    -= Alonzo =-

    Actually if you get on MRC you will see there a many users that are in their 20s and even younger. Talk with them all the time. Most are seeking knowledge of the older times or just like the idea of a nonstandard way of doing things. Even though this was the standard years ago. I call it the underground re-imagined

    |23|04Dr|16|12Claw
    |16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |20|15Radio|10@|14HTTP://Noverdu.com:88
    |16|10 Standard ports for SSH/Telnet |04 WEB|14@|12HTTP://noverdu.com:808 |20|15Global Chat, Global Messaging and Games! |16|10Ditch the Unsocial Media

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)
  • From Alonzo@21:1/130 to claw on Sunday, April 14, 2024 08:43:37
    Actually if you get on MRC you will see there a many users that are in their 20s and even younger. Talk with them all the time. Most are seeking knowledge of the older times or just like the idea of a

    That is good to hear. I do think that younger people should
    know something about the way the Internet works and the
    possibilities of it all. There is so much more to it than
    the World Wide Web.

    ... Press SPACEBAR once to abort, or twice to save changes

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: From the depths of Bunker 3 (21:1/130)
  • From Patch@21:1/101 to Alonzo on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 04:44:33
    I ran into the same issue, where a younger/earlier generation froend asked the question 'What's a BBS?"

    I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that she can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

    Thanks for responding!

    ___
    ooO(# .)Ooo
    =-=Patch=-=
    Lair of the Wolverine | bbs.mywire.org:23016

    ... Evil triumphs when good people do nothing. - Einstein

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Exodus@21:1/144 to Patch on Monday, April 22, 2024 15:49:47
    I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

    Good luck, mine sees me in a DOS prompt and says I'm "hacking" ... oh how the world has fallen. ;)

    ... If God wanted us to go METRIC Jesus would've had 10 disciples not 12.

    --- Renegade v1.35α/DOS
    * Origin: The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info (21:1/144)
  • From Atreyu@21:1/176 to Exodus on Monday, April 22, 2024 21:44:53
    On 22 Apr 24 15:49:47, Exodus said the following to Patch:

    I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

    Good luck, mine sees me in a DOS prompt and says I'm "hacking" ... oh how th world has fallen. ;)

    Nahhhh... in this household, "Contact your system admin" when something crashes in Windows is the running joke.

    Atreyu

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (21:1/176)