Newb questions. Please be kind!
reddit / bbs

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JetsetCat · 2019-12-27 13:03

I used to dial in to British systems in the 1980s, mainly
Prestel/Micronet800 and occasionally CiX and even the French Minitel
system once or twice. So, I am hankering for a nostalgia trip. My
questions are:
1. Are there any BBSs which can be accessed just by going to a
website? (please nobody respond with www.reddit.com)
2. Are there any which emulate the Prestel style of display?
3. I understand that the Terminal application on Mac OS can be used to
access BBSs. What else is needed?
Thanks!

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elchicharo · 2019-12-27 16:06

Checkout this info on terminal access to WWIV


https://wwivbbs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/clients/

Its relevant to other systems

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blakespot · 2019-12-27 23:04

I have just put this page together as a very basic sort of BBS
resource for those wanting to check out BBSing.

https://bytecellar.com/bbsing/

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JetsetCat · 2019-12-28 13:14

Thanks very much.

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JetsetCat · 2019-12-28 13:15

Thanks. Much appreciated.

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nevarro · 2019-12-28 20:47

I can speak to 1: Many BBSes (such as my own) leverage fTelnet to make
their BBS accessible on a website. The fTelnet client web page is
here: [https://www.ftelnet.ca/](https://www.ftelnet.ca/)

Check out Telnet BBS Guide
([https://www.telnetbbsguide.com](https://www.telnetbbsguide.com)).
The website uses fTelnet to make BBSes listed there accessible through
their website.

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JetsetCat · 2019-12-28 20:49

Great! Thanks.

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arelas404 · 2020-01-09 19:05

If you want, you can check out [vortexbbs.com](https://vortexbbs.com)
We have a telnet client embedded in the site, so you don't have to
have any software to access it.

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JetsetCat · 2020-01-09 19:14

Nice, thanks!