Hello! I am new to this and have no idea where to start.
reddit / bbs

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AlipheeseXVI · 2019-08-16 06:36

As the title says, I started to get into using BBS stuff because I
wanted it to be an extension to a website I am creating, something
that I also very much am learning as well, and really need some sort
of guide on how to get started. A friend of mine helped me for a bit
and managed to help me get renegade running on a Windows XP VM and I
was able to make a profile and log in good. My problem now though is
kind of everything else like:


How do I make my own pages with working commands?

Why do I have a "Time left" above my "enter command" space?

Why do the games have certain number of moves before I can't even play
them for the day anymore, according to them.

How do I add games to my list of games and customize them like they
say you can do?


And many more questions, but since my friend has life stuff going on
its hard to get time with him in and the tutorials I found online
doesn't seem to be what I am looking for. This friend even told me you
are very much better off talking to someone who knows how to do this.
If anyone does know a guide I could read over or watch though, or has
time to talk for a bit on discord or something, that would be nice.
Otherwise thanks and have a good day!

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jexer-author · 2019-08-16 11:17

Check out the BBS documentary, it is [available for download
here](https://archive.org/details/BBS.The.Documentary).  The short
answer to your questions is: dialup.

A BBS used to run off a single physical phone line, so only one user
at a time could be on it.  Hence the time limit and maximum daily move
count: you shared the computer with other people, and when your time
was up you needed to get off so someone else could use it.

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AlipheeseXVI · 2019-08-16 18:53

Thank you for the answer :) I will check it out. Are there ways of
getting rid of the timers?

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dperry324 · 2019-08-16 21:11

TBH, Renagade is a legacy BBS software that runs on DOS. Very very few
Sysops run it now. The one BBS program that is most like Renegade and
is still being maintained for modern OS's like Window and Linux and
Raspberry Pi, is Mystic.  See Mystic Guy on Youtube to find out how do
what you're asking, and go to [mysticbbs.com](https://mysticbbs.com)
for downloads.

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Heliarc1957 · 2019-08-20 13:31

You could try connecting to a BBS and learning about what software to
use etc. Start here http://havens.synchro.net