It's a funny thing! The older I get the more I want to retreat back into the past. I can understand where my dad was coming from now.
I think that is a normal part of "getting older". All of us look back and remember the "good old days" -- things change, and it is comforting in many ways to look back on those earlier years to a time when things were more "normal" in our minds.
Hi there.
I'm grymmjack a/k/a Rick :)
I am old, and nostalgic.
I feel very out of touch but I think a lot of us will.
It's a funny thing! The older I get the more I want to retreat back into the past. I can understand where my dad was coming from now.
I've spent hours on archive.org looking at old computer magazines lately.
Anyway...
*waves*
On 03-15-19 16:52, Grymmjack wrote to All <=-
@VIA: VERT
Hi there.
I'm grymmjack a/k/a Rick :)
I am old, and nostalgic.
On 03-16-19 08:47, Dmxrob wrote to Grymmjack <=-
I think that is a normal part of "getting older". All of us look back
and remember the "good old days" -- things change, and it is comforting
in many ways to look back on those earlier years to a time when things were more "normal" in our minds.
No. Could society change for the better? No. We
just need to bring our "normal" back into the light.
Dream Master
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than willing to return to "dreamastr", since 30 years have
passed and people may have taken my handle, the reality is that my original BBS created all those years ago was and will continue
to be called "Caught in a Dream". Further, the BBS List found on textfiles.com indicates "Caught in a Dream" existed between 1992
and 1994, it officially started in 1989 as a Wildcat! system and migrated to Synchronet in 1991 (thanks Rob for the 250-line count
license after convincing me to dump my Wildcat! software). :)
If the other Dream Master cares to share, I'm good. If not, I'm willing to return to my roots.
Dream Master
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than willing to return to "dreamastr", since 30 years have
passed and people may have taken my handle, the reality is that my
If the other Dream Master cares to share, I'm good. If not, I'm willing to return to my roots.
If the other Dream Master cares to share, I'm good. If not, I'm willing to return to my roots.
Dream Master
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
Nightfox wrote to Dream Master <=-
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than willing to return to "dreamastr", since 30 years have
passed and people may have taken my handle, the reality is that my
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the
handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: MRO to Dream Master on Sun Mar 17 2019 08:45 pm
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than willing to return to "dreamastr", since 30 years have
passed and people may have taken my handle, the reality is that my original BBS created all those years ago was and will continue
to be called "Caught in a Dream". Further, the BBS List found on textfiles.com indicates "Caught in a Dream" existed between 1992
and 1994, it officially started in 1989 as a Wildcat! system and migrated to Synchronet in 1991 (thanks Rob for the 250-line count
license after convincing me to dump my Wildcat! software). :)
If the other Dream Master cares to share, I'm good. If not, I'm willing to return to my roots.
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: MRO to Dream Master on Sun Mar 17 2019 08:45 pm
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: Dream Master to MRO on Mon Mar 18 2019 09:30 am
just so you know there's a guy already using the name dream master
I've been using Dream Master (originally styled as dreamastr when BBSs only supported 9 characters) since 1989 (originally on
MedCom and others throughout Southern California). Although I am more than willing to return to "dreamastr", since 30 years have
passed and people may have taken my handle, the reality is that my
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: Dream Master to MRO on Mon Mar 18 2019 09:30 am
If the other Dream Master cares to share, I'm good. If not, I'm willing to return to my roots.
You do what makes you happy. If the userid is available, which it appears it was, then you are golden in my book.
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the
handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Ditto.
Wait, have we finally hit critical mass again where nick duplication is an issue? I haven't seen that happen in the BBS world since the late 90s.
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
You could go back to BBS roots and be Dream Master/415 (or whatever your area code is)
MRO wrote to Dan Clough <=-
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the
handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Ditto.
you just got here a month ago, new guy
well anybody can be dmxrob too
There is someone who last posted in 2015 from Dreamland BBS. It is still up and running from the last look of it. As always, I'm not a fan of stepping on peoples toes and if he doesn't mind sharing, I'll be happy to share. :)
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the
handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Ditto.
you just got here a month ago, new guy
And I'm pretty sure we met before at Rock'n'Java... at least once, right?
I can vouch for Brian... he's the *original* Dream Master. :-)
you just got here a month ago, new guy
give me the opportunity to exploit my "cloud" knowledge, it also let's me have as many servers as I want without having the wife yell at me for using all the electricity. The last time I kept a server farm in the basement, OH
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: Digital Man to Dream Master on Mon Mar 18 2019 08:26 pm
And I'm pretty sure we met before at Rock'n'Java... at least once, right?
I can vouch for Brian... he's the *original* Dream Master. :-)
Thanks Rob, I appreciate it. Let's see, I think the first time I met you was when you had the "BBS in the Garage" out in Brea. God, that was a long time ago.
I finally found the time to restart the BBS after all these years. Instead of running everything onsite I opted to go the AWS route. Not only does it give me the opportunity to exploit my "cloud" knowledge, it also let's me have as many servers as I want without having the wife yell at me for using all the electricity. The last time I kept a server farm in the basement, OH GOD!!! At least cable management was good. ;)
Did that, got the bill, said "electricity is cheaper" and switched back.
For small workloads, AWS/Azure/Google is great, but for what I want to do it was costing a fortune. I brought up a Hadoop system in AWS and just about went bankrupt trying to pay for the thing.
That's right! My guess is '91 or '92... A lifetime ago now, gone so quick. Glad to see you back!
What about the expense of paying for an AWS server?
What about the expense of paying for an AWS server?
Ahh, great question. I spend between $5 and $10 a month but I spin up servers all the time and the number will go up and down but not by much.
Did that, got the bill, said "electricity is cheaper" and switched
back. For small workloads, AWS/Azure/Google is great, but for what I
want to do it was costing a fortune. I brought up a Hadoop system in
AWS and just about went bankrupt trying to pay for the thing.
In that case, I understand. There is a lot of logical reasoning to build-out in the basement or garage, but for my purpose, I never actually saw it.
you just got here a month ago, new guy
Haha! Please try harder to get a clue, wouldja?
My board has been up 4+ months, and I was a user on other BBS's,
Yeah, I know, 4 months isn't long for a BBS. I also ran a FidoNet
BBS back in the early 90's for several years. Did you?
Re: I don't recognize a lot of you, but hi
By: MRO to Dmxrob on Mon Mar 18 2019 11:57 pm
well anybody can be dmxrob too
And your point is?
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the Ni>> handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Ditto.
you just got here a month ago, new guy
He could have gone back and looked at old messages..
Re: I don't recognize a lot o
By: MRO to Dan Clough on Mon Mar 18 2019 11:58 pm
you just got here a month ago, new guy
I finally found the time to restart the BBS after all these years. Instead of running everything onsite I opted to go the AWS route. Not only does it give me the opportunity to exploit my "cloud" knowledge, it also let's me have as many servers as I want without having the wife yell at me for using all the electricity. The last time I kept a server farm in the basement, OH GOD!!! At least cable management was good. ;)
MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-
I actually don't recall seeing anyone else on Dove-Net using the Ni>> handle "Dream Master". So I think you should be okay using it.
Ditto.
you just got here a month ago, new guy
He could have gone back and looked at old messages..
monkeys could fly out of my butt
MRO wrote to Dan Clough <=-
Yeah, I know, 4 months isn't long for a BBS. I also ran a FidoNet
BBS back in the early 90's for several years. Did you?
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK. OF COURSE I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT SHIT
NETWORK. ---
I currently have my main desktop PC and BBS PC in a spare bedroom in my house. It seems to work fairly well.
My BBS is a thin client PC I got off ebay for $13 that I added a 2.5 HDD to, this thin client PC is mounted to the back of my monitor and uses 12-18w
it is fanless so can't even hear it.
My BBS is a thin client PC I got off ebay for $13 that I added a 2.5
HDD to, this thin client PC is mounted to the back of my monitor and
uses 12-18w it is fanless so can't even hear it.
This sounds like it would make for an interesting blog post to show folks how you did it!
My BBS is a thin client PC I got off ebay for $13 that I added a 2.5 HDD to, this thin client PC is mounted to the back of my monitor and uses 12-18w it is fanless so can't even hear it.
I finally found the time to restart the BBS after all these years. Instead of running everything onsite I opted to go the AWS route. Not only does it give me the opportunity to exploit my "cloud" knowledge, it also let's me have as many servers as I want without having the wife yell at me for using all the electricity. The last time I kept a server farm in the basement, OH GOD!!! At least cable management was good. ;)
I had a renegade board back in 96'/97' and always felt it was the 'best' internet. Certialy got caught up in the AOL/IRC/Newsgroup explosion though too.
monkeys could fly out of my butt
You stuff monkeys up your butt?
Any gerbils up in there?
MRO wrote to Dan Clough <=-
Yeah, I know, 4 months isn't long for a BBS. I also ran a FidoNet
BBS back in the early 90's for several years. Did you?
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK. OF COURSE I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT SHIT NETWORK. ---
So.... you either type in all small letters, or all caps.
Perfect.
What was your Fido node number back then?
On 03-20-19 11:42, Nightfox wrote to Dmxrob <=-
I've seen a couple different kinds of small form-factor PCs on the
market that you can mount to the back of a monitor. One is the Intel
NUC, which either comes with a VESA monitor mounting bracket or you can order one separately. I saw a furniture store once that was using
Intel NUCs mounted to the back of monitors for the employee
workstations and thought that was interesting..
I discovered syncronet in 2006 when a good friend of mine told me "I think this is what you have been looking for [all these years]" when he shared the link to synchro.net with me. I started setting up my board again around 07'/08' and I have been able to keep her backed up and restored over the
years. I got pretty involved with the community back then and expressed a lot of my feelings around some of the things that I felt would really get the software up to par (e.g. long file name support). Ive always felt that the bbs file system is the best way to organize files that are not personal, you can search for them quickly on the bbs system, and I like saving documents and random software programs. The SBBS system is a pretty nice suite. I haven't messed around with the web server much but I find it impressive that the package incorperates so many internet techonologies and its nice to see regular updates to it.
MRO wrote to Dan Clough <=-
Yeah, I know, 4 months isn't long for a BBS. I also ran a FidoNet
BBS back in the early 90's for several years. Did you?
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK. OF COURSE I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT SHIT NETWORK. ---
So.... you either type in all small letters, or all caps.
Perfect.
What was your Fido node number back then?
go look it up
Since you don't have the balls to use a real name, "MRO" isn't
found.
a lot of my feelings around some of the things that I felt would really get the software up to par (e.g. long file name support). Ive alwaysLong filename support would be wonderful as is other functionality that'd make the software better, the problem comes down to support for "doors" and
files arent really that popular now on bbses, anyways. i have mostly a file bbs and real users seem to gravitate towards the doorgames.
Nightfox wrote to Dan Clough <=-
Since you don't have the balls to use a real name, "MRO" isn't
found.
It's fairly common to use a handle on a BBS.. It's not about
having balls or not.
MRO was saying he used to run a Fido BBS back in the day, and told
me to "look it up". Can't do that with a Fidonet nodelist that
only uses real names, if he's going by "MRO".
Re: I don't recognize a lot o
By: MRO to Dream Master on Thu Mar 21 2019 20:34:21
files arent really that popular now on bbses, anyways. i have mostly a file bbs and real users seem to gravitate towards the doorgames.
I don't see that myself. I get maybe 100 or more average a day downloaded. I've seen it as high as 500 in one day...
MRO wrote to Dan Clough <=-
What was your Fido node number back then?
go look it up
Well, I thought of that, but Fido requires a real Sysop name in
the Nodelist.
Since you don't have the balls to use a real name, "MRO" isn't
found.
It's OK. I know you didn't really run a Fido BBS. So does
everybody else, now. :)
Hell, I'd like to see the birthdate query go MM/DD/YYYY
On 04-30-19 03:25, Rampage wrote to Dream Master <=-
@VIA: VERT/SESTAR
Re: I don't recognize a lot o
By: Dream Master to Electrosys on Wed Mar 20 2019 20:26:44
Hell, I'd like to see the birthdate query go MM/DD/YYYY
i'd love to have a date format choice of YYYY/MM/DD... that's my
preferred format for these last 20 years or so since LFNs have been available in my chosen OSes ;)
i'd love to have a date format choice of YYYY/MM/DD... that's my
preferred format for these last 20 years or so since LFNs have been
available in my chosen OSes ;)
I ue the latter a lot for archiving, because the filenames then automatically sort in chronological order (on modern OSs). :)
... MS-DOS: MR-DOS's sister; DR DOS: MS-DOS's Gynecologist.
On 05-01-19 09:05, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I ue the latter a lot for archiving, because the filenames then automatically sort in chronological order (on modern OSs). :)
I also tend to use that format for the same reason.
... MS-DOS: MR-DOS's sister; DR DOS: MS-DOS's Gynecologist.
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I don't think that's correct.
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I
don't think that's correct.
I'm inclined to agree, because DR stands for "Digital Research", who released DR-DOS.
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I don't think that's correct.
Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I
don't think that's correct.
I'm inclined to agree, because DR stands for "Digital Research", who released DR-DOS.
Yep, that's correct.
My co-sysop back in the day worked for Addstor, the people that made a disk compression product called SuperStor that competed with
Microsoft's DriveSpace, and was bundled with DR-DOS. Back then,
Microsoft used to find all sorts of ways to make Windows 3.1 not
install on DR-DOS' memory manager, and they had an array of mysterious incompatibilities with SuperStor.
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I
don't think that's correct.
My co-sysop back in the day worked for Addstor, the people that made a disk compression product called SuperStor that competed with
Microsoft's DriveSpace, and was bundled with DR-DOS. Back then,
Microsoft used to find all sorts of ways to make Windows 3.1 not
install on DR-DOS' memory manager, and they had an array of mysterious incompatibilities with SuperStor.
He called it Doctor DOS; don't know if that's what they called it internally.
haha.. I've heard people pronounce DR-DOS as "Doctor DOS", and I
don't think that's correct.
People here in NL called it also Doctor DOS but they were aware it was Digital Research behind it, I think too long too pronounce.
We did call it also Doctor... easier to say.
I only remember Stacker and DoubleDrive shipped with MS/PC-DOS. I disabled it on my drives back then: too slow and crash=lost everything never again I swore. lol
Hawkeye wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I only remember Stacker and DoubleDrive shipped with MS/PC-DOS. I
disabled it on my drives back then: too slow and crash=lost everything never again I swore. lol
On 05-04-19 15:14, Nightfox wrote to Hawkeye <=-
I think just calling it DR-DOS is even easier.
The concern about losing data was real - back then I was backing the
BBS up on floppies. It wasn't until Windows 95, I think, when I got
one of those HP Colorado tape drives that ran off of your floppy controller.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
something that was compatible). I remember that tape drive being
fairly loud..
In those days I used to think tape drives were pretty
awesome though. I liked being able to back up my entire BBS, and also much of my hard drive, onto a single tape rather than sitting at my PC
for a couple hours to swap floppy disks.
| Sysop: | Ragnarok |
|---|---|
| Location: | Dock Sud, Bs As, Argentina |
| Users: | 136 |
| Nodes: | 10 (0 / 10) |
| Uptime: | 17:20:39 |
| Calls: | 15,171 |
| Calls today: | 4 |
| Files: | 19,857 |
| D/L today: |
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