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ms123 · 4 years ago
If you're looking for a simple web-based one, have a look at https://midnight.pub. :)
kingcharles · 4 years ago
Is this content computer-generated?

'When we went for a new wife

acquaintance, on the way I asked "What is she doing?" .. He replied,

slightly embarrassed, "Yes, nothing at all."'

teitoklien · 4 years ago
Nah, just a guy joking to show he’s drunk lol
swayvil · 4 years ago
Now that is a tasteful design. So easy on my withered eyes. I may redesign my own balls-simple site to something similar.
iCarrot · 4 years ago
Not for my withered eyes, I need to zoom 130% for it to be readable.
freebreakfast · 4 years ago
"BBS: The Documentary" is worth a watch.

http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/

01100011 · 4 years ago
It is, but I found it still missed out on large parts of what BBSing was like in the 80's and early 90's.
hoppyhoppy2 · 4 years ago
JKCalhoun · 4 years ago
Direct link to what appears to be the monthly list of BBS's (if you want to peruse just that):

https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbslist/ibbs1121.zip

jbledsoe2112 · 4 years ago
There's a daily one as well. Most up to date if you download the daily list.
JKCalhoun · 4 years ago
I suppose we'll never see an iOS "terminal/modem" that calls out from the phone to dial-up BBS's.

Anything like that for Android?

jtvjan · 4 years ago
I don't think it's practical. The lossy compression that GSM uses is incompatible with the protocol used with modems, which assume the analog characteristics of real phone lines.

If you want to reach a BBS on your phone, you could use a telnet app like Termius or Termux over 4G.

toast0 · 4 years ago
There's certainly practical issues, but not every call is stuck with the GSM codec anymore. G.722.2 (aka HD Voice) may be better than GSM at carrying modem noises (or it may not be).

Of course, way back when, when mobile carriers had modem banks for outgoing calls, that worked a whole lot better.

reaperducer · 4 years ago
The lossy compression that GSM uses is incompatible with the protocol used with modems, which assume the analog characteristics of real phone lines.

People say this all the time on the internet, but in the 90's, I had a Nokia phone that could send faxes over GSM.

Karrot_Kream · 4 years ago
Take a look at the Quiet Modem [1] project, which has bindings for Android and iOS if you're looking for a softmodem. I'll bet there's telnet apps on iOS though if you just want to do some IP based BBSing.

[1]: https://github.com/quiet

dg246 · 4 years ago
Not exactly what you're asking for, but there's this for Linux - https://www.aon.com/cyber-solutions/aon_cyber_labs/introduci...
marcodiego · 4 years ago
I remember someone trying to port minimodem to run under termux. Nevertheless, it still not a HAYES modem, but I don't think it is difficult to build one using minimodem.
jbledsoe2112 · 4 years ago
Here's a listing of over 1000 Telnet and SSH enabled BBSes. Even lists a few dial-up BBSes! Very good find!

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ToddWBurgess · 4 years ago
sysop breaking in for chat:
soitgoes511 · 4 years ago
Your comment made me feel nostalgic. Phreaking, 950's, 988's and warez.
anthk · 4 years ago
On BBS and MUDs, cyberpunk MUDs and the Dragon Ball ones are really cool :D.

And Nethack/Slashem/Crawl over Telnet/SSH, OFC. A must have.