Thoughts about BBS's pre-2000.
reddit / bbs

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lucidphreak · 2021-07-13 13:24

ive been nosing around my archives and I've also stumbled across a few
things on the web...

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\--delta5

\--sysx

\--revers (or rvrs)

and a few others that do not match the typical "forum or telegard"
hack that we see in 99 percent of the bbs's from the 80's and 90's.

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Most of this software LOOKS very much like sigma!x, ami express, and
the other "scene" bbs software that was out in the late 90's as well..

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The groups, the coders, none of those people am i familiar and i have
been "in the scene" since about 1978 - hell I even know things that
would change the whole history of BBS'ing as it is known today - but I
will keep thatto myself till the grave. :)

I can only guess that source code got stolen or was relased to
"trusted" users who then put it up publicly... I would really love to
hear the story about this and also hear about any other bbs software
that follows that SysX/S!X type Amiga BBS software - but got converted
to pc...

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Thanks!

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Kodiak01 · 2021-07-14 02:43

> hell I even know things that would change the whole history

Answer the following without search engines:

Explain the function of a Blotto Box.

Describe the operational differences between a TS-21 and TS-22
handset.

What is the default admin login for a DECServer 200?

In which version did WWIV switch from Turbo Pascal to C?  When did
WWIVNet do it's mass node renumbering?

Yes, I'm fucking with you, despite the curiousity.  Also noting how
old I am as well.