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Re: Telnet BBS Guide

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Post by jarcane »

tenebrisalietum wrote: post #12
simias wrote: post #5

I really dislike the www bloat so I was excited to browse the list, unfortunately so far I mostly see ancap/libertarian/declinist posts (or just people who seem very sad and/or angry) as well as many far-right dogwhistles I recognize from 4chan. Can somebody recommend more, uh, uplifting BBS communities?

The late 80's/early 90's when BBS's were probably at their peak were such a different time - politics were different and more civil, but also there was nothing like Facebook, no mass usage of cell phones, no streaming, you still made/received calls on your landline phone, you still went shopping at the mall, etc. A BBS isn't going to turn the whole clock back. What's amazing honestly is that 4chan started in '02 or '…

Well, when 4chan started it was basically just a porn board. The idea of actually hanging around was akin to being someone who’s really dedicated to their pornhub comments.

It took a few years of those few dedicated weirdos bouncing off each other (and their Japanese equivalent boards) to fully metastasise into the face of modern neofascism.

Re: Telnet BBS Guide

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Post by reaperducer »

jtvjan wrote: post #16
JKCalhoun wrote: post #8

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?

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.

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.

Re: Telnet BBS Guide

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Post by xenophonf »

reaperducer wrote: post #24
jtvjan wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

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.

Fax connections over GSM required a special (read: expensive and inefficient) circuit-switched data service that was limited to 9600 bps, at least here in the U.S.A.:

http://navasgroup.com/attwireless/gsm_data.htm

Re: Telnet BBS Guide

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Post by jbledsoe2112 »

JKCalhoun wrote: post #11
hoppyhoppy2 wrote: post #4

https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/

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

There's a daily one as well. Most up to date if you download the daily list.

Re: Telnet BBS Guide

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Post by jbledsoe2112 »

simias wrote: post #5

I really dislike the www bloat so I was excited to browse the list, unfortunately so far I mostly see ancap/libertarian/declinist posts (or just people who seem very sad and/or angry) as well as many far-right dogwhistles I recognize from 4chan. Can somebody recommend more, uh, uplifting BBS communities?

The Diamond Mine Online BBS (bbs.dmine.net) is a great place to start. :)
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