Preferred Terminal Client reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BryanLee35 · 2022-11-21 17:07 Hey everyone, I'm just curious what your preferred terminal client of choice is? I'm a fan of using SyncTERM mostly, NetRunner is awesome as well but there isn't a Mac OS version and I bounce around different OS's quite a bit....the reason why I'm asking is because does anyone use any older terminal software from back in the day through any emulators? RIPTERM or Telemate etc? I found CyberCOM is really cool because it supports so many different Protocols. Anyway what's your choice? ​ EDIT: Thanks for everyone's comments on what clients they prefer... it helps me to see if I should continue working on some old terminal software that requires emulation or not.... (I was hoping i could get people interested to try out CyberCOM emulated through DOSBox) It's a lot like RIPTERM but in many ways better it supports external protocols including the YAPP Protocol which is a lot like RIP only better (1024x768 256 SVGA Color graphics.) would anyone be interested in trying it out with my BBS? If you're interested I've packaged a copy with DOSBox-Staging but you can extract it and run it with your own DOSBox version. [https://www.leemagazine.net/CYBER160.ZIP](https://www.leemagazine.net /CYBER160.ZIP) ​ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rumdumpstr · 2022-11-21 17:20 RIPterm was so far ahead of it's time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-11-21 17:20 I use Netrunner and a lot of old ones with dosbox; telemate, telix, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InvaderBeepis · 2022-11-21 17:28 I’ve honestly only ever tried SyncTERM. Do the others have special features that make them worth trying, or is it just the nostalgia? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2022-11-21 18:17 SyncTerm has ATASCII. That's the important feature of any term program! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SanguineBrah · 2022-11-21 18:53 I mostly connect using old hardware. I'd rather use a modern client than emulate just to use terminal software. Telemate on MS-DOS, Term 4.8 on Amiga, NetRunner on Linux and... nothing on Windows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BryanLee35 · 2022-11-21 18:58 I agree it really was ahead of its time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blakespot · 2022-11-21 20:35 Terminus on Amiga, SyncTerm on modern machines, Banana on DOS, ProTerm 3.1 on 8-bit Apple II, Spectrum on Apple IIgs, TAZ on Atari ST. I've got some of these in the video here: https://bytecellar.com/bbsing/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ten-oh-four · 2022-11-21 21:40 Wow that’s a helluva resource! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- n4tivo · 2022-11-22 00:52 IcyTERM looks quite promising... ​ https://github.com/mkrueger/icy\_term ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DoItLive247 · 2022-11-22 04:29 Telix, there is a blast from the past. I think I still have a SALT reference manual. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grenadeselfie · 2022-11-22 04:56 That's the script language right? Anyway I could get it from you? ..or is it a physical manual =) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- YogurtclosetOwn5322 · 2022-11-22 06:10 This is an awesome question. Just brought back some great memories, but one of my favorites was ProComm Plus. Man, do I miss the days of browsing around BBS systems! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ILikeBumblebees · 2022-11-22 15:21 Still works great in DOSBox. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BryanLee35 · 2022-11-22 17:02 I agree with you Procom was an awesome piece of software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- blakespot · 2022-11-22 17:04 I'm glad you find it such! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-11-23 03:38 Bananacom was a great client it's author is quite fascinating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul\_Wheaton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-11-23 03:40 why do you think that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- byteknight6 · 2022-11-29 15:33 [Black Night](https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/black-night) on vintage Macs and [Zoc](https://www.emtec.com/zoc/) on modern Macs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DoItLive247 · 2022-11-29 20:33 Yeah, that is the builtin scripting language. It is a physical book. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mike3y · 2022-12-30 04:08 Why does SyncTerm look somewhat blurry compared to Netrunner? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MenloPart · 2023-04-13 08:08 I like Zoc for Windows pretty well, but I haven't tried many Windows terminals.