Subj : BBS client of choice for Linux
To   : Papa
From : Underminer
Date : Mon Aug 17 2020 21:56:04

  Re: BBS client of choice for Linux 
  By: Papa to All on Mon Aug 17 2020 06:22 pm 
 
 Pa> NetRunner? SyncTERM? Something else? What is your preferred software for 
 Pa> connecting to BBSs, and why? I will usually be connecting from a 64-bin Li
 
Depends a little on what the experience you're looking for is. Syncterm is by 
far the most feature rich of the modern terminals, and you can compile from 
source, but if you hit fullscreen or fullscreen window with a monitor aspect 
ratio that's not 4:3, it will stretch things out and can look off.  
 
NetRunner will force a 4:3 ratio with letterbox, and you can select what kind 
of filtering you want (I personally prefer either upscaled cp437 at nearest 
pixel, or non-upscaled with ansiotropic). 
 
So if I'm running a non full-screen window or need feature support, syncterm is
my choice, but if I want an accurate fullscreen experience then I use 
netrunner. Both are solid. 

MagiTerm also gets an honourable mention. It works well and has source available, and if NetRunner wasn't available would be my second choice behind SyncTerm.
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