Subj : Re: Visisting this group and finding it empty is like visiting a
To   : alt.bbs.lists
From : Stegozor
Date : Fri Jun 25 2004 12:06 am



Frank Vest a écrit:

> EnjoyDialup wrote:
> 
>> Visisting this group and finding it empty is like visiting a grave 
>> yard and
>> finding no tomb stones.
>>
>> Bulletin Boards were once the internet version of HAM Radio.  Now they 
>> are
>> all silent.
>>
>> Unlike the internet they were never archived.  As those who participated
>> grow old and die, they will forever be forgotten.
>>
>> History will incorrectly show the online generation started ten years 
>> later
>> than it really did.
>>
>> :'-(
> 
> 
> In an attempt to help:
> 
> "http://www.dallasinet.com/net124/nodes.htm"
> "http://www.usbbs.org/"
> "http://www.fidonet.ca/"
> "http://biseonline.com/r19/"
> "http://pages.sbcglobal.net/flv/"
> "http://www.winramturbo.com/fnsp/mainmenu.htm"
> 
> There. That should get you started. :)
> 
> Just in case:
> |Node #|     BBS Name        |    Sysop Name    |    Phone #     | 
> |+------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------
> | 1266 | loquinth.synchro.net  |  David Tawater   | 0-000-000-0000 |
> | 3006 |   Overkill World HQ   | Michael Montague |000-64-32-147-37|
> | 5009 |  www.family-bbs.net   |    R Hoffman     | 1-972-496-0650 |
> | 5013 |     Prison Board      |  Ruben Figueroa  | 1-972-329-0781 | | 
> 5025 |      Dumb Guy's!      |    Paul Lentz    | 1-972-234-5790 |
> | 6308 |   web-idiot.d2g.com   |    Frank Vest    | 1-972-562-8064 |
> | 7013 |    Pegasus Flight     |   Bryan Turner   | 0-000-000-0000 |
> +------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+
> 
> 
> 
> 

Three Minitel "BBS-like" servers you can access via the web still exist:
http://eureka.rxl1.com/
http://www.rtel.fr/rtel/
http://www.pulsar-rtc.fr.st/ or http://www.pulsar-rtc.org/
You'll have to download a plug-in (vtx-plug) for rtel, and Asconnect for 
Pulsar & Eureka. If you don't want to download these light softs, you 
can still connect using java. Otherwise, you can also connect to pulsar 
and rtel by dialing their phone numbers, but I don't think you got a 
modem supporting Minitel protocol, and calling France may be expensive :)

For english speakers, browsing to http://www.ccl4.org may be 
interesting, it's an english videotex (viewdata) server, with dial-up 
and java connections.
On all these servers, my nickname is Deadsmile if you'd like to contact me.


FYI, Minitel is the french videotex terminal, and of course all the 
servers I mentioned here are in French, except CCl4. These are not 
exactly Bulletin Boards but imho are really close. Between them, only 
Rtel was commercial, but today its sysop keeps it online just because he 
likes his server. Here are a few links if you want to lean more about 
the Minitel : http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/minitel-usa/ , 
http://www.minitelfr.com/Uk/home/index.html , http://teletext.mb21.co.uk/

Feel free to send a message for more information.

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