Is there a command-line (non X11) ANSI-terminal that's good for BBS's? reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-10 02:41 I love using SyncTERM, but it doesn't work on the linux terminal (eg non X11). I want a client that is capable of providing a decent ANSI- BBS session via tmux/raw terminal. Any such a beast exist? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- djwyldeone · 2020-08-10 02:48 Not command line but Zoc is what I use for verything. Its the closest I've found to old school terminal software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Scoth42 · 2020-08-10 03:06 I've been using minicom for decades for actual serial connections. If you're using a real modem or some kind of serial-> wifi adapter it should work fine. If you're just using telnet, then all you should need to do is set up whatever terminal you prefer correctly with a proper font and it should work out of the box. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- genitor · 2020-08-10 05:04 Check out Qodem. You may have to build from source, but it’s worth it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robbiew · 2020-08-10 05:08 Ditto on Qodem. Definitely my Ncurses go to for BBSing... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- veeb0rg · 2020-08-10 10:02 Qodem is my go to for windows and 'nix. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HernBurford · 2020-08-10 10:38 Qodem + Xfce Term + DOS-style font is my poison ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ILikeBumblebees · 2020-08-10 15:22 Syncterm *does* have an ncurses mode: `syncterm -iC`. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dperry324 · 2020-08-10 19:17 Mystic BBS's nodespy works well as console ANSI terminal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cwstephenson71 · 2020-08-10 22:11 Netrunner. Syncterm can be compiled to use the console. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jcs · 2020-08-10 22:28 `syncterm -iA` might work for you. `syncterm --help` lists the other `-i` options for non-X11 output. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ozznixon · 2020-08-11 03:28 I use XTerm in 256 color mode - for GUI and TrueColor, I have written my own Terminals (Mac, Linux and Windows). Or, you can use my (WIP) [http://www.exchangebbs.com/](http://www.exchangebbs.com/) then disconnect from myBBS and click on the first button and put in address and port. Worse case, I can whip something out for Linux terminal (non- ncurses)... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-14 09:26 minicom is good, however it's not really any good at ANSI-BBS in my experience, plus I'm after a telnet client (which possilbl does SSH, like SyncTERM does). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-14 09:26 AFAIK Quodem doesn't run from CLI (it's an X11 app), isn't it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- genitor · 2020-08-14 14:01 I think there's an X11 version, but that's not what I use. There's definitely a CLI version (which is what I use) and it's pretty great. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-14 22:29 I got the cli version running, thanks, but it doesn't work nicely with ANSI-BBS's. What I'm doing is using mTelnet on my IBM PC to a Linux box and running qodem from there ---------------------------------------------------------------------- genitor · 2020-08-14 22:34 It works perfectly with ANSI. That's the reason I use it. Try running natively on Linux instead of telnetting into your Linux box - that's probably your problem. Otherwise make sure the "Emulation" for the BBS is set to "ANSI". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-14 22:43 It is set to ANSI. I also can't escape from any of the menus. The whole point of using qodem on the cli is so I can use it from my PC/XT so if I don't telnet from there, there's no point! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- genitor · 2020-08-14 22:44 Idk then man. Good luck ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2020-08-15 03:23 Linux out of the gate already supports ANSI codes: [https://man7.org/linux/man- pages/man4/console\_codes.4.html](https://man7.org/linux/man- pages/man4/console_codes.4.html) No need to add extra programs, assuming by "e.g. non-X11" one is going through the getty /dev/tty\* consoles. To enable this just add If you add to your \~/.bashrc: ```export TERM=ansi``` This works by configuring the default termcap/terminfo to parse as ansi instead of the usual defacto vt100 emulation. https://hackaday.com/2018/11/28/linux-fu-controlling-the- terminal/https://hackaday.com/2018/11/28/linux-fu-controlling-the- terminal/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gnu2tux · 2020-08-15 03:59 Yeah my tty is already ANSI