[NBLUG/talk] BBS nostalgia

[gandalf at sonic.net]

I was running WWIV which is now apparantly avaialbe for linux download on sourceforge:

http://wwiv.sourceforge.net/

oohhhhh, the temptation.....


(imagine a cute or dirty tagline here)

 On Thu 14/05/09  1:49 PM , Jordan Erickson jerickson at logicalnetworking.net sent:
> I do remember that =) That was cool, I remember a few other boards 
> having similar things. It was always cool to put your own creativity 
> into your board. I hated the generic RG boards (I hate to admit I was a
> renegade fanboy).
> 
> Just to throw some ON topic info to this OT thread, anyone using Linux 
> and wanting a REAL BBS telnet client with REAL ANSi capabilities, I 
> found this, and it rocks.
> 
> http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/
> 
> Cheers,
> Jordan
> 
> 
> gandalf at son
> ic.net wrote:> Anyone remember the ANSI rotator I had on The
> DarkSide? It was programmed (in batch files no less) to load a different
> batch of ten ANSI logoff art pics each day and special collections on
> special days. Then the art would cycle for each logoff. Some users would
> login/logoff just to see what was loaded that day. >
> > (imagine a cute or dirty tagline
> here)>
> >  On Thu 14/05/09 12:23 PM , Jordan Erickson jerickson at logicalnetworking.net sent:>   
> >> Heh! What's up DaMiT, long time no chat. =)
> SVN is in Petaluma now, I >> worked in the same building with Scott and
> Bill when they started >> working with API/Cornisica.
> Crazy.>>
> >> I miss DF. I still have a backup of it. I
> need a good ANSi viewer for >> Linux so I can marvel at the days it took me
> to make some of the >> shuttle.ans animations. TheDraw was awesome.
> =)>>
> >> /s
> >>
> >> Whoops. =p
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> cecrops@
> >> sandwich.net wrote:> Hey, Dark Forces was
> one of my favourite BBSes!>> Glad to see you're doing > well. We also
> worked at SVN a few years apart ->> I remember seeing your > name in comments
> on the nbcls system.>>     
> >>> - David Turover (aka DaMiT in an
> earlier>>>       
> >> age)>
> >>     
> >>> On Wed, 13 May 2009, Jordan
> Erickson>>>       
> >> wrote:>   
> >>     
> >>>> Date: Wed, 13 May 2009
> 13:35:18>>>>         
> >> -0700>> From: Jordan Erickson >>
> Reply-To:>>     
> >>>>     "General NBLUG chatter
> about>>>>         
> >> anything Linux, answers to questions,
> etc.">>      >>> To: "General NBLUG chatter
> about>> anything Linux, answers to questions,
> etc.">>      >>> Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk]
> BBS>> nostalgia>>
> >>     
> >>>> I remember those boards as well. Ah,
> BBSes.>>>>         
> >> I still think about putting>> one up
> again some day, just for fun. In the>> meantime, there's some>> pretty cool
> activity here (via telnet),>> including active RG
> development:>>>>     
> >>>> ttb.slyip.com
> >>>>
> >>>> (Official Renegade BBS)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> gandalf at son>>>>         
> >> ic.net wrote:>>     
> >>     
> >>>>> Cool. I remember Dark Forces
> although>>>>>           
> >> I'm not certain that I had an account there.
> I was hanging out on Oceans of>> the Moon, City Nights and Rapture. I'm
> pretty sure the DarkSide is sitting>> in my storage locker. I could probably put
> in a new CMOS battery plug it in>> and it'd start taking calls. It's a Packard
> Bell 486sx25.>>>>>     
> >>>>> (imagine a cute or dirty
> tagline>>>>>           
> >> here)>>>
> >>     
> >>>>>  On Wed 13/05/09  1:10 PM ,
> Jordan>>>>>           
> >> Erickson jerickson at logicalnetworking.net sent:>>>>>     
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>>>> Nice to run into you again,
> Gandalf.>>>>>>             
> >> =)>>>>
> >>     
> >>>>>> -= The Darkener
> =->>>>>>
> >>>>>> (SysOp of "Dark
> Forces">>>>>>             
> >> (and later named
> "Innerlink")>>>> BBS)>>     
> >>>>>> [...snipping long
> >>>>>>             
> >> thread...]>>>>        
> >>     
> >>>       
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