Subj : dumb terminal
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Fri Jun 18 2021 08:44 pm

>> I remember that display from binleyterm, 4 colour CGA or something.. :)
>> I've often thought that one day someone would write some sort of
>> graphical front end for binkd but I have never seen one.

> If you can point a DOS-like box at the BSO (via a network share, even), you
> could use Bonk (the old BSO util) to drive the outbound.  Even a Binkley
> non-fossil task would do.

I only use one external app here, showold.pl to have a quick look at the outbound.

>  Then there's the Argus trio: Argus, Radius, or Taurus.  Probably more that
> I don't know of.

I had a quick look at argus shortly after it was released. Quite impressive. I don't have a windows box here so I haven't been able to follow radius/taurus but from what I read they made some improvements.

Even if there was a graphical front end I don't think I'd use it but I do get nostalgic for the old FD, Binkley and PoP days.. :)

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