Post AxT6WdmanQOCW8o4GW by vga256@dialup.cafe
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 (DIR) Post #AxT6WdmanQOCW8o4GW by vga256@dialup.cafe
       2025-08-23T16:53:55Z
       
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       bbs enthusiasts might remember the name Telegard - a bbs server written based on wwiv's source code and hugely popular with the ibm pc/ms-dos crowdtelegard had a long and tumultuous history by its authors, and its own source was eventually leaked and was modded into many more popular (pirate-friendly) ms-dos boards like Renegade, Oblivion and Iniquity. while i was doing research a few months ago on the history of those systems, i found out that telegard.net - the original home of tg - was taken over by a domain squatter in 2010, populated with ads for the past 15 years.two months ago, i noticed that the squatter had not renewed the domain, and it went into the long grace/redemption/auction/expiry cycle. i checked on it every single morning, and to my absolute delight, it was released this morning for purchase. 💸 the domain will be used purely for historical preservation of telegard and its many descendants#bbs #warez #softwarePreservation
       
 (DIR) Post #AxTo1G6ZAxjs5VzmBk by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-08-24T01:43:49Z
       
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       @vga256 Nice work!