Testing

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
Tristan B. Kildaire (deavmi@kk4qbn.synchro.net)
Info: `finger deavmi@kk4qbn.synchro.net` +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

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* Synchronet * KK4QBN - kk4qbn.synchro.net - 7064229538 - Chatsworth GA USA

Testing

Got it in Arkansas.

Daryl

---
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þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org

Well, after a computer fried, I'm now having to run Synchronet under
VirtualBox and having a few issues. Testing to see if this works and gets through.

-=Thumper=-
Sysop
The Wastelands BBS
Copperopolis, CA.

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þ Synchronet þ -=The Wastelands BBS=- wastelands-bbs.net -=Since 1990=-

Re: Testing
By: thumper to All on Wed Dec 06 2017 15:38:46

Well, after a computer fried, I'm now having to run Synchronet under VirtualBox and having a few issues. Testing to see if this works and gets through.

It came tgrough here! ... Like everything did.

-jag
Code it, script it, automate it!

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Please reply if you see this message.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

Same test over QWK mail... please reply


_ Best Regards,
_______________________ ________.--'-`--._____ Nighthawk |____==================_) \_'===================`
_,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' Saturn's Orbit BBS
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`-._ - - - ,' fcbessa@gmail.com
\_____,-'
... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
___ MultiMail/Win v0.51

--- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:46 pm

Same test over QWK mail... please reply

Looks good posted by the BBS or QWK.

Ttyl :-),
Al

... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.

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þ Synchronet þ The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada

Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:43 pm

Please reply if you see this message.

What should we do if we don't? <grin>

-jag
Code it, Script it, Automate it!

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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:46 pm

Same test over QWK mail... please reply

What am I replting to? <grin>

-jag
Code it, Script it, Automate it!

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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:43 pm

Please reply if you see this message.

Read you load and clear.

Hustler
Sent from: Havens BBS havens.synchro.net











Steve

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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 17:43:00

Saw it...

Marisa
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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 17:46:00

Saw this one too...

Marisa
--- https://AmigaCity.xyz - Portal for the Amiga - More than 3,500 free DLs
--- https://amigacity.xyz/index.php/downloads/ourtorrents - Amiga Torrents
--- https://BBSlist.SynchronetBBS.org - Active BBS List for all BBS types
--- https://SynchronetBBS.org/OurServers - A list of all our websites
--- https://gamenet.SynchronetBBS.org - GameNet BBS Network
--- https://PocketGames.online - Handheld gaming emaulation players
--- https://SynchronetBBS.org/HostSplash - SBBS hosting for $14/month
þ Synchronet þ Amiga City - The BBS for the Amiga - more than 3,500+ files

Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:43 pm

Please reply if you see this message.

I see it here.

Nightfox

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þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Re: Testing
By: Marisag to Nighthawk on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:27 pm

Saw it...

It's always good to quote the part of the message you're replying to. We don't know what it was that you saw in this case..

Nightfox

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NIGHTHAWK wrote to ALL <=-

@VIA: TITAN
@MSGID: <5CBCD5EC.97779.dove-gen@vert.synchro.net>
Please reply if you see this message.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

One test to rule them all - dozens of answers. :-D




... Be alert! The country needs more lerts.
--- MultiMail/Darwin v0.49
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NIGHTHAWK wrote to ALL <=-

@VIA: TITAN
@MSGID: <5CBCD6B5.97780.dove-gen@vert.synchro.net>
Same test over QWK mail... please reply

_ Best Regards,
_______________________ ________.--'-`--._____ Nighthawk

|____==================_) \_'===================`

_,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' Saturn's Orbit BBS
`---------._ ~~~~~| Netmail:
4:801/189.1
`-._ - - - ,' fcbessa@gmail.com
\_____,-'
... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
___ MultiMail/Win v0.51

--- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

Transmission received Spock...




... Oh, pardon me, was that *your* culture? So sorry.
--- MultiMail/Darwin v0.49
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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:43 pm

Please reply if you see this message.

You asked so politely!

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Re: Testing
By: Nighthawk to All on Sun Apr 21 2019 05:46 pm

Same test over QWK mail... please reply

OK! I'm pretty sure I've seen it.

---
þ Synchronet þ VA7AQD's Tavern - bbs.isurf.ca

On 04-21-19 17:43, Nighthawk wrote to All <=-

@VIA: VERT/TITAN
Please reply if you see this message.

Saw what? ;)


... <A>bort <R>etry <D>o what I mean!!!
--- MultiMail/Win v0.51
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On 04-21-19 17:46, Nighthawk wrote to All <=-

@VIA: VERT/TITAN
Same test over QWK mail... please reply

No I won't. :P


... My spelling? Oh, it's just line noise.
--- MultiMail/Win v0.51
þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.au

Re: Re: Testing
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTHAWK on Sun Apr 21 2019 10:52 am

_ Best Regards,
_______________________ ________.--'-`--._____ Nighthawk

|____==================_) \_'===================`

_,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' Saturn's Orbit BBS
`---------._ ~~~~~| Netmail:

Transmission received Spock...

Fascinating..


Nightfox

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þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Nighthawk wrote to All <=-

Please reply if you see this message.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

Made it here to The Wastelands! :)



... 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
--- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49
þ Synchronet þ -=The Wastelands BBS=- -=Since 1990=-

Nighthawk wrote to All <=-

Same test over QWK mail... please reply

_ Best Regards,
_______________________ ________.--'-`--._____ Nighthawk

|____==================_) \_'===================`

_,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' Saturn's Orbit BBS
`---------._ ~~~~~| Netmail:
4:801/189.1
`-._ - - - ,' fcbessa@gmail.com
\_____,-'
... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
___ MultiMail/Win v0.51

--- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Titan's Orbit - Experimental System

Gotcha here!


... DalekDOS v(overflow): (I)Obey (V)ision impaired (E)xterminate
--- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49
þ Synchronet þ -=The Wastelands BBS=- -=Since 1990=-

NIGHTFOX wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

@VIA: DIGDIST
@MSGID: <5CBF3718.39419.dove_dove-gen@digitaldistortionbbs.com>
@REPLY: <5CBE8B2B.97807.dove-gen@vert.synchro.net>
Re: Re: Testing
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTHAWK on Sun Apr 21 2019 10:52 am

_ Best Regards,
_______________________ ________.--'-`--._____ Nighthawk

|____==================_) \_'===================`

_,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' Saturn's Orbit BBS
`---------._ ~~~~~| Netmail:

Transmission received Spock...

Fascinating..

Do I see an eyebrow raise there? :-)




... Aside from that Mrs. Kennedy, how was the parade?
--- MultiMail/Darwin v0.49
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Nighthawk wrote:

Please reply if you see this message.

Seen here.

Retro Guy

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þ Synchronet þ RetroBBS - bbs.rocksolidbbs.com

Re: Re: Testing
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTFOX on Wed Apr 24 2019 12:36 pm

Transmission received Spock...

Fascinating..

Do I see an eyebrow raise there? :-)

Indeed.

Nightfox

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þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Quoting Nighthawk to All at 04-21-19 17:46 <=-

Same test over QWK mail... please reply

All good here.


[]'s
³
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Mauro R. Veiga Ä abutre.no-ip.org:2323 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ * ÄÄÄÄÄÄ
³

MeSSaGe SiTTeR 1.00 - Full Version
Live Long and Prosper

... */ \* <- Tribbles having a swordfight.
___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30

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þ Synchronet þ Ninho do Abutre 2 BBS - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Testing gating from Mystic QWK to Telegard FTN.

Jay

... A problem can be found for almost every solution.

--- Telegard v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
* Origin: Northern Realms/TG (999:1/2)

Re: Testing
By: Warpslide to All on Sat Jun 27 2020 11:50 am

Testing gating from Mystic QWK to Telegard FTN.

I see your message here. Cool to see a Telegard BBS around.

Nightfox

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Testing Network tag and origin line... it does not seem to be working.

Scott
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þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Synchronet (DoveNet) - SlipStream BBS, Oshawa, ON www.slipstreambbs.net

Seems to be fixed now :)

Cheers,
Scott
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ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ Vertrauen ï¿­ Home of Synchronet ï¿­ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net

On 14 Jul 2021, Scott Styles said the following...

Testing Network tag and origin line... it does not seem to be working.

Scott
---
þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Synchronet (DoveNet) - SlipStream BBS, Oshawa, ON www.slipstreambbs.net

Working this time! :)


Jay

... Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/06 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Northern Realms

Setting up DOVE-Net on my Mystic board. Hopefully this works out. :D

CK

On 26 Aug 2021, Captain Kiwi said the following...

Setting up DOVE-Net on my Mystic board. Hopefully this works out. :D

Got you here, but your message doesn't have a tear or origin line. Make sure your message base is set to "Echomail" or "Networked" and they'll be added.


Jay

... The nicest thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/08/19 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Northern Realms

On 2021-08-25 9:28 p.m., Captain Kiwi wrote:

Setting up DOVE-Net on my Mystic board. Hopefully this works out. :D

CK

It does :-)

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Captain Kiwi wrote to All <=-

Setting up DOVE-Net on my Mystic board. Hopefully this works out. :D

CK

I received it here but your various infolines aren't showing. I fully quoted what I received.

... Old hypochondriacs never die, they just lose their grippe.
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct bbs.n1uro.com:2300

New BBS testing outgoing messages.

---
þ Synchronet þ Panthers Cave BBS - pcavebbs.ddns.net

On 18 Sep 2021, Snow Panther said the following...

@QSRC VERT
New BBS testing outgoing messages.

---
þ Synchronet þ Panthers Cave BBS - pcavebbs.ddns.net

Got you here.


Jay

... What do you mean? You actually read this Tagline?!?

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/09/07 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Northern Realms

Re: Testing
By: Snow Panther to All on Sat Sep 18 2021 03:48:24

New BBS testing outgoing messages.

Read you loud and clear here in Sweden. :D

---
þ Synchronet þ My Brand-New BBS

On 18 Sep 2021, Snow Panther said the following...

New BBS testing outgoing messages.

---
þ Synchronet þ Panthers Cave BBS - pcavebbs.ddns.net

Got you up here in remote Canada. Welcome. :-)

Mick Manning
-(< centralontarioremote.com:2323 >)-
-(< Tradewars 2002 @ Port 2002 >)-
-(< Gopher://centralontarioremote.com:70 >)-

Re: Testing
By: Snow Panther to All on Sat Sep 18 2021 03:48 am

New BBS testing outgoing messages.

use the sysop echo for that. that's how it's normally done.
---
þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::

Hello Snow Panther;

Snow Panther wrote to All <=-

New BBS testing outgoing messages.

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= Synchronet = Panthers Cave BBS - pcavebbs.ddns.net

I got you here in New England

... Barium - What doctors do when patients die
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct bbs.n1uro.com:2300

Wow, GOPHER... Haven't thought about that in years..!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: -::[ Phaseshift BBS // phased.port0.org:2323 ]::-

On 22 Sep 2021, Grud said the following...

Wow, GOPHER... Haven't thought about that in years..!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: -::[ Phaseshift BBS // phased.port0.org:2323 ]::-

Yup. Never give up. Kinda like bbsing. :-)

Mick Manning
-(< centralontarioremote.com:2323 >)-
-(< Tradewars 2002 @ Port 2002 >)-
-(< Gopher://centralontarioremote.com:70 >)-

Re: Re: Testing
By: Grud to Mickey on Wed Sep 22 2021 10:57 am

Wow, GOPHER... Haven't thought about that in years..!

yep back in the day i used gopher all the time.
i really had to work to get my bbs files.
---
þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::

yep back in the day i used gopher all the time.
i really had to work to get my bbs files.

I remember using Gopher, IRC, Usenet. The web came along and having a "shell account" enabled you to use Lynx browser and the like to do WWW in text. Fun stuff.

Oh and SLIP on dialup with winsock on windows 3.1

The bad old days. I would say BBSes have actually aged pretty well.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: -::[ Phaseshift BBS // phased.port0.org:2323 ]::-

Re: Re: Testing
By: Grud to MRO on Thu Sep 30 2021 10:16 am

I remember using Gopher, IRC, Usenet. The web came along and having a "shell account" enabled you to use Lynx browser and the like to do WWW in text. Fun stuff.

I didn't use a shell account very often, but I liked having one. One thing I found is that if my download speed was slow for a certain site, sometimes I'd get on my ISP shell account and download the file there (which would usually go faster), and then I'd download the file from my ISP space.

It seems funny to think that there used to be shell accounts offered with internet service. These days, I think most people wouldn't know what to do with a shell account.

Nightfox

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

With a shell account you could run all the cool IRCII scripts like LiCe.

It was pretty damn hard to run your own Linux distro back then, like say Slackware.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
* Origin: -::[ Phaseshift BBS // phased.port0.org:2323 ]::-

Nightfox wrote to Grud <=-

It seems funny to think that there used to be shell accounts offered
with internet service. These days, I think most people wouldn't know
what to do with a shell account.

Around 1994/1995, the cutting-edge BBSers discovered shell accounts, usenet, MUDs, and FTP repositories in obscure countries. Trek Filk written in Esperanto, that kind of stuff.




... FOR SYSOP USE ONLY - Do not write below this line.
--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
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Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Fri Oct 01 2021 06:09 am

It seems funny to think that there used to be shell accounts offered
with internet service. These days, I think most people wouldn't
know what to do with a shell account.

When I got my 1st Internet account in 95 it was a shell account with a company called Xmission, then I bought an Internet phonebook so I could get to websites.

---
þ Synchronet þ outwestbbs.com - the Outwest BBS

Denn wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

When I got my 1st Internet account in 95 it was a shell account with a company called Xmission, then I bought an Internet phonebook so I could get to websites.

Around here, all the cool kids had @netcom.com accounts, and that became a requirement for cool.


... Abandon desire
--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.

Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Denn on Sun Oct 03 2021 08:04 am

Denn wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

When I got my 1st Internet account in 95 it was a shell account with a company called Xmission, then I bought an Internet phonebook so I could get to websites.

Around here, all the cool kids had @netcom.com accounts, and that became a requirement for cool.

What is that?

þ Crystal Palace, Orbitsville þ

---
þ Posted via InnerRealmBBS þ
---
þ Synchronet þ Inner Realm BBS - Charlotte, NC - innerrealmbbs.us

Vlk-451 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Around here, all the cool kids had @netcom.com accounts, and that became a requirement for cool.

What is that?

Netcom was a shell provider - you'd dial into a *nix shell. Not sure what
they used back then...

You'd have Elm and PINE for email, tin for news, and gopher clients. And
FTP. A tilde web space if you were lucky (http://netcom.com/~username)


... Overtly resist change
--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.

Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Vlk-451 on Fri Oct 08 2021 06:48 am

Vlk-451 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Around here, all the cool kids had @netcom.com accounts, and that became a requirement for cool.

What is that?

Netcom was a shell provider - you'd dial into a *nix shell. Not sure what they used back then...

You'd have Elm and PINE for email, tin for news, and gopher clients. And FTP. A tilde web space if you were lucky (http://netcom.com/~username)

ICG becomes Level 3, someone aquired someone else and it all became something else at some point.

þ Crystal Palace, Orbitsville þ

---
þ Posted via InnerRealmBBS þ
---
þ Synchronet þ Inner Realm BBS - Charlotte, NC - innerrealmbbs.us

Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Vlk-451 on Fri Oct 08 2021 06:48 am

Vlk-451 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Around here, all the cool kids had @netcom.com accounts, and that became a requirement for cool.

What is that?

Netcom was a shell provider - you'd dial into a *nix shell. Not sure what they used back then...

You'd have Elm and PINE for email, tin for news, and gopher clients. And FTP. A tilde web space if you were lucky (http://netcom.com/~username)

*nix as in Unix/Linux, or something else entirely? Sounds like they get a fair bit set up for you, especially if they provided a web space.

þ Crystal Palace, Orbitsville þ

---
þ Posted via InnerRealmBBS þ
---
þ Synchronet þ Inner Realm BBS - Charlotte, NC - innerrealmbbs.us

Vlk-451 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

*nix as in Unix/Linux, or something else entirely? Sounds like they get
a fair bit set up for you, especially if they provided a web space.

*nix was a term from back then for a Unix/Linux system, basically a POSIX environment to bang on...


... Once the search has begun, something will be found
--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.

This is just a quick test post. I have been away for around 6 months and ended up misplacing a lot of my vintage computer equipment, including my system disks for my Mac which I have always used for BBsing. I am using an emulation device on my computer called Floppy EMU as the orignal disks are gone for good. Everything appears to be working fine now that I have managed to download an operating system which is compatible with the UK keyboard I have.

Hope you are all doing well!

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þ Synchronet þ BBS for Amstrad computer users including CPC, PPC and PCW!

Re: Testing
By: Andeddu to All on Tue Jan 25 2022 08:10 pm

This is just a quick test post. I have been away for around 6 months and end up misplacing a lot of my vintage computer equipment, including my system di for my Mac which I have always used for BBsing. I am using an emulation devi on my computer called Floppy EMU as the orignal disks are gone for good. Everything appears to be working fine now that I have managed to download an operating system which is compatible with the UK keyboard I have.

Hope you are all doing well!

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a floppy
bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotary dial
is used to change disk images.

It is good to hear vintage computers being put to use.

---
þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.net

Re: Testing
By: Moondog to Andeddu on Wed Jan 26 2022 01:51 am

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a floppy bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotary dial is used to change disk images.

It is good to hear vintage computers being put to use.

That's a really neat looking device. I had never heard of a Gotek before. I will probably try to fix up a few spares/repairs machines I have this spring/summer and will consider that an option as it is a lot cheaper than the device I am currently using.

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þ Synchronet þ BBS for Amstrad computer users including CPC, PPC and PCW!

Re: Testing
By: Andeddu to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 09:13 pm

---
þ Synchronet þ t0kerZ hUt

Re: Testing
By: Andeddu to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 09:13 pm

bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotary

It is good to hear vintage computers being put to use.

That's a really neat looking device. I had never heard of a Gotek before. I will probably try to fix up a few spares/repairs machines I have this spring/summer and will consider that an option as it is a lot cheaper than the device I am currently using.

I had thoughts of getting one for the 486 I have so I can have a boot img.
The 486 will only boot from a drive 559megs or smaller however once in DOS you can make use of a drive partitioned into a few 2gb segments.

Using a boot disk would be fine too I guess :D

---
þ Synchronet þ t0kerZ hUt

Moondog wrote to Andeddu <=-

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a
floppy bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotary dial is used to change disk images.

That would have come in handy when installing OS/2 -- 18 disks for the OS, another 15 disks for the fixpaks... :)


... THE SEVEN JOURNEYS TO ITSELFNESS
--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52
þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.

Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 06:55 am

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a
floppy bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions.
A rotary dial is used to change disk images.

That would have come in handy when installing OS/2 -- 18 disks for the OS, another 15 disks for the fixpaks... :)

I remember that.. OS/2 fixpacks requiring so many floppy disks.. I don't remember if IBM provided fixpacks as a single installer that you could run like Microsoft did for Windows.

Nightfox

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Re: Re: Testing
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jan 27 2022 01:24 pm

Re: Re: Testing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 06:55 am

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a
floppy bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions.
A rotary dial is used to change disk images.

That would have come in handy when installing OS/2 -- 18 disks for the OS, another 15 disks for the fixpaks... :)

I remember that.. OS/2 fixpacks requiring so many floppy disks.. I don't remember if IBM provided fixpacks as a single installer that you could run like Microsoft did for Windows.

then one disk was bad!
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Re: Testing
By: Andeddu to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 09:13 pm

Re: Testing
By: Moondog to Andeddu on Wed Jan 26 2022 01:51 am

Another floppy substitute that is common is a Gotek. It fits in a floppy bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotary d is used to change disk images.

It is good to hear vintage computers being put to use.

That's a really neat looking device. I had never heard of a Gotek before. I will probably try to fix up a few spares/repairs machines I have this spring/summer and will consider that an option as it is a lot cheaper than t device I am currently using.

Goteks sell on amazon starting at $30 on up depending on features. Depending on the platform it is going in, it may require flashing (pc, amiga, apple.)
I haven't done the research but I heard they were originally made for an electric piana/ keyboard that took floppies to record songs or trasfer instrument data. They also have industrial applications, where a floppy
would not last long in a dusty or hot, dirty environment.

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Re: Testing
By: Lux to Andeddu on Thu Jan 27 2022 12:10 am

Re: Testing
By: Andeddu to Moondog on Wed Jan 26 2022 09:13 pm

bay, and will format a usb stick into 1000 floppy partitions. A rotar

It is good to hear vintage computers being put to use.

That's a really neat looking device. I had never heard of a Gotek before. will probably try to fix up a few spares/repairs machines I have this spring/summer and will consider that an option as it is a lot cheaper tha the device I am currently using.

I had thoughts of getting one for the 486 I have so I can have a boot img. The 486 will only boot from a drive 559megs or smaller however once in DOS y can make use of a drive partitioned into a few 2gb segments.

Using a boot disk would be fine too I guess :D

Another option you can try is finding a stand alone IDE controller with it's own BIOs configuration. You would go in your motherboard BIOS, and shut off the hard drives. When the pc boots, a prompt will pop up from the controller card asking to press a key to set up, then show which drives it detects.
That is how the SCSI drives used to connect. You might be able to get away with a CF-IDE adapter with an IDE card

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Re: Testing
By: Moondog to Andeddu on Sat Jan 29 2022 02:23 pm

Goteks sell on amazon starting at $30 on up depending on features.
Depending on the platform it is going in, it may require flashing (pc, amiga, apple.)
I haven't done the research but I heard they were originally made for an electric piana/ keyboard that took floppies to record songs or trasfer instrument data. They also have industrial applications, where a floppy would not last long in a dusty or hot, dirty environment.

Cheers, I'll look into it. I have been interested in floppy disk emulators as floppy disk drives themselves are fragile and don't tend to survive long periods in storage. I have a bunch with damaged mechanisms and broken gears that require a lot of TLC which can be time consuming.

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Good evening!

Testing out the sub.

Charon

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On 17 May 2023, Charon said the following...

Testing out the sub.

Looks pretty darn good to me, nes-pa?


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Good evening!

Testing out the sub.

Charon

... A Skydiver is taken by the gravity of his situation.

Looks like maybe your origin line is missing?


* SLMR 2.1a * Mason-Dixon Line n. Separates y'all from youse guys

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Hi Everyone

Migrating from PCBoard to sbbs.
Testing

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Re: Testing
By: Luis Silva to all on Fri Aug 11 2023 07:16 pm

Migrating from PCBoard to sbbs.
Testing

Got you here in Australia :)

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Txs for the reply

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Second test - ignore.

no

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On 24 Apr 2024, Ib Joe said the following...

Second test - ignore.

no

Thanx

IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB)
AKA Joe Schweier
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Second test - ignore.

no

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Your posts are winding up in Dovenet General Chat. Since they came
through a Fido<>Usenet Gateway, I am guessing that isn't where you wanted
them to go.



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