Are the BBS's that are from other countries? reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra_Park4063 · 2023-03-27 21:41 Hello, so I started thinking about BBS's in other countries, and then I came up with the idea "Are there BBS's that are in other countries?". Like, I mean, are there Spanish BBS's?, Japanese BBS's? Chinese BBS's? Thank you! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rlauzon · 2023-03-27 22:19 Yes, there are. I know I've seen Chinese and Spanish ones listed. I remember Japanese ones, but there should be some. BBSs are all over the world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rumdumpstr · 2023-03-27 22:23 Yes. Why wouldn't there be? Google has a pretty clear answer for you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RolandMT32 · 2023-03-27 22:26 "Other countries" yes.. I know of BBSes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.. I think you're asking about BBSes in non-English speaking countries? I've heard the BBS scene is actually popular in China (due to their internet censorship), but I haven't connected to any of them. I'm sure there are others in other non-English speaking countries too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- superbirra · 2023-03-27 22:30 wait, are you saying you have bbs's in *your* country?? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- transizzle · 2023-03-27 22:33 There has to be. How else does codename chicago spread like wildfire? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AlltidMagnus · 2023-03-27 22:51 Norway here. Can confirm BBSing in the 90s. Still some active boards today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra_Park4063 · 2023-03-27 23:12 Can you send some of the Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese BBS's? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2023-03-27 23:49 Here's a start: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/?s=japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Practical_Cartoonist · 2023-03-28 00:26 There are quite a lot, and they can be massive. PTT (based in Taiwan), the largest BBS in the world, gets more daily comments than reddit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SqualorTrawler · 2023-03-28 00:38 [This should be helpful to you.](https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/?step=location&all=0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DissociatedRacoon · 2023-03-28 04:20 I mean, long distance calls where very expensive back then so yeah, there had to be local BBSs everywhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2023-03-28 08:47 All over the world. Check out the Telnet BBS Guide https://telnetbbsguide.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tikkaboti · 2023-03-28 09:28 I used to run a BBS out of Pakistan in the mid 90s :D There were a few others out there too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- krozarEQ · 2023-03-28 10:00 FidoNet had nodes all over the world. Zone 6 was Asia (now merged with zone 3). IIRC the **zone:network/node** format came out in 1985. Probably some historic node listings you can find online. Since not every BBS was a Fido node, there would've been a lot of them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- quentinnuk · 2023-03-28 16:58 Not strictly a bbs, but if you `telnet telehack.com` and then login and `dial 8094310784` you will be connected to `quisqueya` which contains a large amount of south American Spanish bbs files. Usuario on quisqueya is "guest". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra_Park4063 · 2023-03-28 21:39 Thank you so much! This is very helpful! But can you also give me a terminal where I can change the language? (I am using SyncTERM, and I can't change the language to Simplified Chinese) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SqualorTrawler · 2023-03-29 05:29 Have no idea -- looked into it; unsure. This is what I would try: Assuming your current OS supports Simplified Chinese, use the telnet client included with the OS to telnet to one of those Chinese-language boards. Log in using ASCII; some of the BBS may look strange but you just need to get to a point where you can create an account and ask the sysop a question. Then find a forum or send feedback to the sysop asking what they suggest.