If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260905

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260829

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

1993 interview with @tomjennings in FringeWare mag:
https://archive.org/details/FringeWare.Review.Issue.1.1993/page/n19/mode/2up

source: /r/bbs /user/SnarkHabit

#bbs #anarchism #fidonet

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260822

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260815

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260808

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260801

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

i was so surprised and delighted to see BBSes, FidoNet, and MUDs/MUCKs get mentions in the anthropomorphic (furry) culture history documentary The Fandom (2020).

i always knew there was significant overlap between furry culture and networked computing, but i had never fully made the connection. it's so nice to see a real, non-corporate, grassroots culture grown through informal othernetworks. no wonder masto is so furry-rich!

trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF9DQQsUcs0

watch here (free):
https://archive.org/details/the-fandom-a-furry-documentary-full-movie

#bbs #fidonet #documentary #film #furry #othernetworks #mud #mush

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260725

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260718

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

if anyone knows of an ssh BBS theyd recommend let me know

(via terminals not browsers)

#ssh
#BBS

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260711

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260704

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260627

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" THiS SATURDAY at 21:00 UK! (1pm PT/4pm ET)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260627

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

@peteorrall

Yeah, [trickle] is great for bringing back dialup shell access and #BBS vibes. XD

(As is SyncTerm for connecting to telnet BBSes. You can limit the baud rate in the client)

cc: @sjmulder

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260620

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

Pleased to announce the soft re-launch of https://www.telegard.net

Thanks to @vga256 for securing the domain and building out the mirror of the final Telegard website - what I'm hosting now is his initiative & work to recover the domain from a decade of squatting, and restore this piece of BBS history.

Down the road, I plan to keep adding content to the site, likely including a turnkey telnet DOSBox Telegard BBS, history, testimonials, a directory of active Telegard BBS's, etc.

#BBS #Telegard

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONiGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260613

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" THiS SATURDAY at 21:00 UK! (1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260613

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

Rewatching my favourite talk from @FOSS North conference 🇸🇪 this year:
Dirty Tricks: Using nginx and Lua to thwart bots and skript kiddies by @ltning.

Retro computing, life wisdom and even some actually useful mitigations in one presentation. All done on a 80486 machine!

Embedded content

Dirty Tricks: Using nginx and Lua to thwart bots and skript kiddies - Eirik Øverby
by foss-north on PeerTube
#retrocomputing #telnet #captcha #bbs #bots

Usenet is an ever-living, Casper the friendly ghost of discussion networks.

Just a friendly reminder that Usenet still exists and access to text newsgroups is still FREE. Access is provided by volunteer sysops around the world. See links below.

Back in its glory days it seems that just about every academic institution had its own Usenet hierarchy of newsgroups.

Linux was revealed to the world via Usenet.

Open source philosophy gained its steam via Usenet.

Usenet is the original free speech network.

Usenet is the original 'social network'.

Simple and free access to text-only Usenet Newsgroups
https://eternal-september.org/

#Usenet #BBS #NetworkNews #EternalSeptember #usenet #nntp #decentralized #censorship #retro #freespeech

If you've done 6 impossible things this week, why not round it off with a trip onboard "thE grAvY trAIn" TONIGHT at 21:00 UK! (1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern)

https://erb.pw/y/tgt20260103

#DontPanic #thEgrAvYtrAIn #TextMode
#RetroComputing #BBS #ChipTunes #TrackerMusic #ANSIArt #ASCIIArt

@selfhosting@a.gup.pe @retro@a.gup.pe @usenet@a.gup.pe @bbs@a.gup.pe @linux@a.gup.pe @nostalgia@a.gup.pe @opensource@a.gup.pe @networks@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe

I have been away from the Internet for at least a couple months. I came to quickly check my feeds and I am sad to have found report of the passing away of a very cool hacker, Thom Miller, known by the handle, Retro Guy. According to his wife Kaylen Miller, Thom died about two weeks ago from pancreatic cancer. He had a years-long struggle with cancer and multiple therapies and surgeries. During all the time of his illness he continued to hack away providing network access and software updates absolutely free to his user base. He was a strong believer in the value of open and decentralized communication for all. His software is simple and awesome, and useful for censorship-resistant communication. (https://gitlab.com/rslight-public/rocksolid-light)

Thom, known as Retro Guy, created the Rocksolid Light NNTP forums and server software. He served the hacker community as a free speech advocate and provider of free speech communication networking. He refused to censor opinions that he found offensive or stupid on the principle of the golden rule. He endured a lot of annoyances to provide service for many. Thom maintained the software for years giving web-based NNTP access to countless users. Thom was always helpful and patient with users needing assistance, even when he was feeling ill and suffering. He pushed through his pain to serve others with something he believed was a necessary tool and blessing for the general public.

I am sad to learn of Thom's passing. He will be missed and remembered. I will remember him by continuing to run his software.

More:
https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=1024&group=rocksolid.nodes.help#1024

More:
https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=560&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#560

More:
https://news.novabbs.org/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=561&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#561

More:
https://www.novabbs.com/interests/article-flat.php?id=25410&group=alt.obituaries

#obituary #rocksolidlight #usenet #nntp #freespeech #cancer #condolences #networknews #retroguy #novabbs #bbs

Usenet is an ever-living, Casper the friendly ghost of discussion networks.

Just a friendly reminder that Usenet still exists and access to text newsgroups is still FREE. Access is provided by volunteer sysops around the world. See links below.

Back in its glory days it seems that just about every academic institution had its own Usenet hierarchy of newsgroups.

Linux was revealed to the world via Usenet.

Open source philosophy gained its steam via Usenet.

Usenet is the original free speech network.

Usenet is the original 'social network'.

NovaBBS
https://novabbs.org

Simple and free access to text-only Usenet Newsgroups
https://www.i2pn2.org/

#Usenet #BBS #NetworkNews #EternalSeptember

@infostorm@a.gup.pe @academicchatter@a.gup.pe

https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/

#BBS #telnet #retro #networking