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Re: Telix clone

#11

Post by blauditore »

gruturo wrote: post #5
cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #3

what is this?

The Telix terminal interface. I spent so, so much time on it in the 80s, discovering BBSes, other people and later exploring the worldwide X25 network. Also, from the page's source code: // UUDDLRLRBA! var kkeys = [], konami = "38,38,40,40,37,39,37,39,66,65"; :)

I have a hard time finding information about Telix. How did this work, e.g. how would one "discover" other people?

Re: Telix clone

#12

Post by ilaksh »

blauditore wrote: post #11
gruturo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Telix terminal interface. I spent so, so much time on it in the 80s, discovering BBSes, other people and later exploring the worldwide X25 network. Also, from the page's source code: // UUDDLRLRBA! var kkeys = [], konami = "38,38,40,40,37,39,37,39,66,65"; :)

I have a hard time finding information about Telix. How did this work, e.g. how would one "discover" other people?

I think Telix was just one popular modem program of many.

Just Google for "BBS" i.e. bulletin board system.

They worked over phone lines. Normally you would know about one BBS from a computer magazine and then that BBS would have a megalist of other ones on it.

Re: Telix clone

#13

Post by seszett »

imdsm wrote: post #2

alt-z for help Cries in MacOS

It doesn't seem to work under Linux either. I also tried Alt-W in case my AZERTY keyboard layout would be the problem, but it doesn't do anything either.

Re: Telix clone

#14

Post by Meic »

blauditore wrote: post #11
gruturo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Telix terminal interface. I spent so, so much time on it in the 80s, discovering BBSes, other people and later exploring the worldwide X25 network. Also, from the page's source code: // UUDDLRLRBA! var kkeys = [], konami = "38,38,40,40,37,39,37,39,66,65"; :)

I have a hard time finding information about Telix. How did this work, e.g. how would one "discover" other people?

Telix[0] was just a terminal emulator, to find dial up systems you generally got information offline, such as via magazines or friends, and then got to know other systems from there, or from lists like the FidoNet node list.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telix

Re: Telix clone

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Post by torgoguys »

I saw the title and thought, "This is probably some other product named Telix, not the one I know about." And then I clicked on the link and it all came back to me. So. many. hours. using Telix back in the day.

I eventually switched from Telix to Telemate because of its limited multitasking. I LOVED the BBS scene. Good times. Good times.

Re: Telix clone

#18

Post by fullstop »

blauditore wrote: post #11
gruturo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Telix terminal interface. I spent so, so much time on it in the 80s, discovering BBSes, other people and later exploring the worldwide X25 network. Also, from the page's source code: // UUDDLRLRBA! var kkeys = [], konami = "38,38,40,40,37,39,37,39,66,65"; :)

I have a hard time finding information about Telix. How did this work, e.g. how would one "discover" other people?

Usually you'd find one BBS through word of mouth, and that one would have listings of systems which were hopefully a local number.

There usually had just the one line so users were limited to a certain number of minutes a day before they were no longer permitted to sign on. Sometimes a shareware game or new "Demo" would make to to a BBS and it might take you a week or two to download the entire thing because of time limits.

Some systems gave you extra time if you uploaded new content to encourage sharing. It was kind of a neat system, and I miss how small it was.

Re: Telix clone

#19

Post by fullstop »

psim1 wrote: post #17

atdt8675309 OK In the 90s, my modem terminal of choice was Terminate. It's still available! http://www.terminate.com

I used telix until I was able to download Terminate. Nostalgia overload going on over here. Do you remember HS/Link? Being able to chat with the sysop while downloading blew my mind at the time.
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