Board:   [fsxNet] BBS Software Development/Support
Subject: x/84 revived
From:    Outatime #1 @1
Date:    Sun Oct 18, 2026 14:37

With some AI help to handle "chore" work I spent some time reviving the x/84
BBS system written by Jeffrey Quast. If you're not familiar, this is a BBS
written in Python and has been dormant since the Python 2 days.

What I have always liked about this BBS software is that it's Python and easy
to modify, even if you're not a great Python developer. Leans in to the hacker
spirit of operating a BBS.

The main thing it lacks is message network integrations, which is why my BBS
(bttfbbs.com) doors-out to WWIV to handle message nets. Nevertheless, could be
an opportunity for someone who loves Python and wants to dig in.

Anyway, my fork of jquast's work, modernized a bit and ready to go on current
versions of Python 3 is at github.com/billsimon/x84 . Hope others can take it
up as well and enjoy.
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