Been too long away from social networking 1.0 (BBSing).... just decided to check out the "scene", and was horrifically disappointed - but, at the same time... I'm a bit overjoyed. Fewer boards available means better chance of having a decent userbase, if I were to return as a SysOp. I have toyed a bit with Synch running on ReactOS in a VirtualBox VM - no issues. Now, I'm on the threshold of setting it up on a live system, to see how it fares. I still have the old system archived, so I can take bits and pieces from there, and build a better system - if I decide to.
Been too long away from social networking 1.0 (BBSing).... just decided to check out the "scene", and was horrifically disappointed - but, at the same time... I'm a bit overjoyed. Fewer boards available means better chance of having a decent userbase, if I were to return as a SysOp. I have toyed a bit with Synch running on ReactOS in a VirtualBox VM - no issues. Now, I'm on the threshold of setting it up on a live system, to see how it fares. I still have the old system archived, so I can take bits and pieces from there, and build a better system - if I decide to.
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
Been too long away from social networking 1.0 (BBSing).... just decided to check out the "scene", and was horrifically disappointed - but, at the same time... I'm a bit overjoyed. Fewer boards available means better chance of having a decent userbase, if I were to return as a SysOp. I have toyed a bit with Synch running on ReactOS in a VirtualBox VM - no issues. Now, I'm on th threshold of setting it up on a live system, to see how it fares. I still ha the old system archived, so I can take bits and pieces from there, and build better system - if I decide to.
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
yikes, reactos is a jigsaw puzzle of non functionality...
non buyer beware unfortunately..
Been too long away from social networking 1.0 (BBSing).... just decided
to check out the "scene", and was horrifically disappointed - but, at
the same time... I'm a bit overjoyed. Fewer boards available means
better chance of having a decent userbase.
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Roalt to All on Wed Mar 08 2017 05:19 pm
you should probably run ubuntu. bbses have dwindled and our most active users are dvr botnets now ;[
I remember you (if I am right), I knew your aka, had to go looking, your the sysop of Mental Meltdown!
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
fine
yikes, reactos is a jigsaw puzzle of non functionality...
non buyer beware unfortunately..
Welcome back. I just came back last week; I'm thinking there may be a mass exodus from the normal civilian internet in the coming months I am also working on putting up a board, but the one I used to run is LONG gone.
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
Baked AF.
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
you should probably run Ubuntu. bbses have dwindled and our most active users are dvr botnets now ;[
yikes, reactos is a jigsaw puzzle of non functionality...
non buyer beware unfortunately..
Yes, most enthusiast users would install a board themselves. I have maybe 4 actives users and count myself lucky :-D ( and one is preparing is own bbs )
Back them affording a dedicated land line made this hobby prohibitive.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Lord Time to Roalt on Wed Mar 08 2017 06:29 pm
I remember you (if I am right), I knew your aka, had to go looking, your the sysop of Mental Meltdown!
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
fine
Yessir, that is I... er .... me.
:)
Anyway, how the hell is everyone??
Good and welcome back :-)
maybe it was a filter that enabled the people that were really into it to run a system. now anybody can run the setup and let it rot.
I had mine backed up. But I wish to implement my changes into a fresh install. It's not gonna be easy.
Baked AF.Sounds pleasant! :)
maybe it was a filter that enabled the people that were really into it to run a system. now anybody can run the setup and let it rot.
This is the bit of the case right now. I would be curious to see the start of how many system that stay up for more than a year.
run a system. now anybody can run the setup and let it rot.
This is the bit of the case right now. I would be curious to see the start o how many system that stay up for more than a year.
start of how many system that stay up for more than a year.
now any lame ass runs a setup can run a bbs. i dont think what we have now is the cream of the crop.
run a system. now anybody can run the setup and let it rot.
This is the bit of the case right now. I would be curious to see the star of how many system that stay up for more than a year.
now any lame ass runs a setup can run a bbs. i dont think what we have now the cream of the crop.
now any lame ass runs a setup can run a bbs. i dont think what we have now is the cream of the crop.
People said the same thing when you didn't have to hand-hack the software and hardware.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Mro to Ennev on Mon Mar 13 2017 07:09 pm
start of how many system that stay up for more than a year.
now any lame ass runs a setup can run a bbs. i dont think what we have now is the cream of the crop.
Yeah, especially ones that have to down others for wanting to relive some of their past, now that it is very cheap to do also. sometimes I believe those types of people like to do the crap they do just to cover up their insecurities.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Mro to Ennev on Mon Mar 13 2017 07:09 pm
now any lame ass runs a setup can run a bbs. i dont think what we have now is the cream of the crop.
People said the same thing when you didn't have to hand-hack the software and hardware.
back in the day when you had to dedicate a phoneline to a bbs, that pretty much ensured you had someone that was really going to devote something to it. they changed the menus, had files and had a personal relationship with their users.
back in the day when you had to dedicate a phoneline to a bbs, that pretty much ensured you had someone that was really going to devote something to it. they changed the menus, had files and had a personal relationship with their users.
those days are gone now. now it's just people who "run it for themselves", but still end up taking it down for the reason that they had no users.
ah well, nothing lasts forever.
it's just sad to see things drag on like this.
Maybe there's some truth to that, but I'm not sure how much difference a dedicated phone line makes vs. an internet connection. Maybe the software shoulf be easier to mod somehow? I know Synchronet isn't necessarily the easiest for people (and it sounds like Mystic is popular for modding). Of course, with fewer BBSes these days, there are also fewer mod developers
and fewer mods available for sysops to choose from for modern BBS packages.
back in the day when you had to dedicate a phoneline to a bbs, that pretty much ensured you had someone that was really going to devote something to it. they changed the menus, had files and had a personal relationship with their users.
those days are gone now. now it's just people who "run it for themselves", but still end up taking it down for the reason that they had no users.
ah well, nothing lasts forever.
it's just sad to see things drag on like this.
What I beleive that Synchro bring, but I haven't tried Mystic so i'm just talking from that perspective. Maybe Synchro is harder to customize but i beleive a lot or "real world" skills since you can do it with javascript which nowadays if used in a lot if not most of the web technologies.
Its complexity make it more flexibles i think.
But I think we have to break our mentalities that "if we build it, they will come" I think we need to educate and promote more widely. Retro gaming craze is at it's peak this is an opportunity for us.
back in the day when you had to dedicate a phoneline to a bbs, that pretty much ensured you had someone that was really going to devote something to it. they changed the menus, had files and had a personal relationship with their users.
Maybe there's some truth to that, but I'm not sure how much difference a dedicated phone line makes vs. an internet connection. Maybe the software
course, with fewer BBSes these days, there are also fewer mod developers and fewer mods available for sysops to choose from for modern BBS packages.
But I think we have to break our mentalities that "if we build it, they will come" I think we need to educate and promote more widely. Retro gaming craze is at it's peak this is an opportunity for us.
What I beleive that Synchro bring, but I haven't tried Mystic so i'm just talking from that perspective. Maybe Synchro is harder to customize but i beleive a lot or "real world" skills since you can do it with javascript which nowadays if used in a lot if not most of the web technologies.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Ennev to Mro on Wed Mar 15 2017 08:43 am
But I think we have to break our mentalities that "if we build it, they will come" I think we need to educate and promote more widely. Retro gaming craze is at it's peak this is an opportunity for us.
I will agree that there has been a recent spark of interest in retrogamimg, but I would like to add that there seems to be an interest in
Maybe there's some truth to that, but I'm not sure how much difference
a dedicated phone line makes vs. an internet connection. Maybe the
software
there's a huge difference. you had to get the extra line, you had to pay the bill. you had to be dedicated to doing it. didnt you run a bbs back then?
course, with fewer BBSes these days, there are also fewer mod
developers and fewer mods available for sysops to choose from for
modern BBS packages.
people used to mod their own bbses.
javascript with synchronet is real complicated for the average joe.
baja is kinda complicated too. BUT.. you dont need to do any of that really. you can run it like a bbs and add doorgames, files, msgs and change the screens.
IMO, I think it can also be good to change the menu contents a bit, in addition to just changing the screens. With Synchronet that can be somewhat complicated because it requires scripting (with JavaScript or Baja). Other BBS packages use a menu editor to change the menu actions, which would be easier for sysops who don't have experience in scripting/programming.
somewhat complicated because it requires scripting (with JavaScript orbut with baja it's easy to figure out how to change or add a menu item
Baja). Other BBS packages use a menu editor to change the menu
actions, which would be easier for sysops who don't have experience in
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command
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i spent about 15 years or more promoting bbsing and it boiled down to the fact that most people dont want what we have. they are happy with what they are doing on the internet.
the most you can do is rope some nerd in saying its retro and then he'll visit a few times.
Yes, I ran a BBS back then. These days though, I don't feel any less motivated to mod my BBS just because it's on the internet rather than a
I think the implication is that the expense of a dedicated phone line meant the sysop who paid for it would feel more committed to maintaining their system.
I think the implication is that the expense of a dedicated phone line meant the sysop who paid for it would feel more committed to maintaining their system.
i spent about 15 years or more promoting bbsing and it boiled down to the fact that most people dont want what we have. they are happy with what they are doing on the internet.
the most you can do is rope some nerd in saying its retro and then he'll visit a few times.
I agree that the return in promotion might not be a flood, but if they don't know it's out there the 2 nerds won't visit.
I think the implication is that the expense of a dedicated phone line m the sysop who paid for it would feel more committed to maintaining thei system.
I do remember old board on phone lines that where broken and still
online so your right, it's not allways a guarantee, especially for bbs that where owned by small business, curating the bbs was handled by an employe that most of the time had more pressing thing to do.
But yes enterprise bbs like where you where usually where on top, that's where customer where getting theirs supports etc. Salesman on the road would do theirs orders and get theirs sales data through it.
On 03/16/17, Ennev said the following...
I think the implication is that the expense of a dedicated phone line m the sysop who paid for it would feel more committed to maintaining thei system.
I do remember old board on phone lines that where broken and still online so your right, it's not allways a guarantee, especially for bbs that where owned by small business, curating the bbs was handled by an employe that most of the time had more pressing thing to do.
I got my first IT job as a BBS Sysop. I ran 3Com's 16-line in house TBBS system. It was my only task.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Nightfox to Mro on Tue Mar 14 2017 08:00 pm
back in the day when you had to dedicate a phoneline to a bbs, that pre much ensured you had someone that was really going to devote something it. they changed the menus, had files and had a personal relationship w their users.
Maybe there's some truth to that, but I'm not sure how much difference a dedicated phone line makes vs. an internet connection. Maybe the software
there's a huge difference. you had to get the extra line, you had to pay the bill. you had to be dedicated to doing it. didnt you run a bbs back then?Ya, the bills were freak'n high. carriers used to charge a lot cause of the extra line. Then you had that computer which weren't cheap like today. Now a days you only need 400$ and you got a new computer if you look carefully and it runs BBS really fine hehe
course, with fewer BBSes these days, there are also fewer mod developers fewer mods available for sysops to choose from for modern BBS packages.
people used to mod their own bbses.
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Ennev to Mro on Wed Mar 15 2017 08:43 am
But I think we have to break our mentalities that "if we build it, they w come" I think we need to educate and promote more widely. Retro gaming cr is at it's peak this is an opportunity for us.
i spent about 15 years or more promoting bbsing and it boiled down to the fa that most people dont want what we have. they are happy with what they are doing on the internet.Thats until the FCC and the CRTC (the canadian fcc) tells carriers and every comm company its ok to tier their packages and products.
the most you can do is rope some nerd in saying its retro and then he'll vis a few times.
I got my first IT job as a BBS Sysop. I ran 3Com's 16-line in house TBBS system. It was my only task.
Yeah, if you didn't mind paying long-distance phone calls to a business BBS (since many business BBSes were likely in a different state). I think it could have been fun working on a BBS for a business, although like anything
there's a huge difference. you had to get the extra line, you had to pay the bill. you had to be dedicated to doing it. didnt you run a bbs back then?
people used to mod their own bbses.Ya, the bills were freak'n high. carriers used to charge a lot cause of the extra line. Then you had that computer which weren't cheap like today. Now a days you only need 400$ and you got a new computer if you look carefully and
Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Gryphon to Ennev on Fri Mar 17 2017 11:19 am
On 03/16/17, Ennev said the following...
I think the implication is that the expense of a dedicated phon line m the sysop who paid for it would feel more committed to maintaining thei system.
I do remember old board on phone lines that where broken and still online so your right, it's not allways a guarantee, especially for that where owned by small business, curating the bbs was handled b employe that most of the time had more pressing thing to do.
I got my first IT job as a BBS Sysop. I ran 3Com's 16-line in house TB system. It was my only task.
Awesome! How long did you do that for?
Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Gryphon to Ennev on Fri Mar 17 2017 11:19 am
I got my first IT job as a BBS Sysop. I ran 3Com's 16-line in house TB system. It was my only task.
how much did they pay you?
I got my first IT job as a BBS Sysop. I ran 3Com's 16-line in house TB system. It was my only task.
how much did they pay you?
I got $15/hr as a contractor. No benefits. This was in '93 so it was very good pay. I left a government job when I took this one. That previous job was only paying $12/hr.
I agree that the return in promotion might not be a flood, but if they do know it's out there the 2 nerds won't visit.
well i dont think it would be a flood of trolls, necessarily; just a flood of people who prefer facebook, snapchat, kik and instagram.
I agree that the return in promotion might not be a flood, but if they do know it's out there the 2 nerds won't visit.
well i dont think it would be a flood of trolls, necessarily; just a flood of people who prefer facebook, snapchat, kik and instagram.
Yuck, you made me puke in my mouth.
flood of people who prefer facebook, snapchat, kik and instagram.
Yuck, you made me puke in my mouth.
someone doesnt have strippers as snapchat friends!
dance on stage with the performers sometimes. Not really interested in them in that way though... cuz I'm not throwing away a 16 year long marriage over that!
dance on stage with the performers sometimes. Not really interested in th in that way though... cuz I'm not throwing away a 16 year long marriage o that!
you have to figure out how to keep it secret!
Re: Re: Well, well, well.....
By: Mro to Roalt on Fri Mar 31 2017 12:33 am
dance on stage with the performers sometimes. Not really interested in th in that way though... cuz I'm not throwing away a 16 year long marriage o that!
you have to figure out how to keep it secret!
uhh. No.
uhh. No.
it will add some excitement to your sexlife. or atleast for one of you.
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