Subj : Re: 1984.ws
To   : apam
From : tenser
Date : Sun Jun 04 2023 06:44 am

On 03 Jun 2023 at 06:51a, apam pondered and said...
 
 ap>  > As I recall, apam had an "ASCII-only" BBS, and
 ap> 
 ap> I did, but I added optional ANSI colour to it in the end through simlar
 ap> ctrl-a codes to synchronet.

Stand firm!  Don't give in!  Never surrender!

 ap> I kind of think you might be splitting hairs a bit though.. perhaps the
 ap> correct statement would be "kitty is not ideal for calling the majority
 ap> of todays BBSes" - but then neither are most unix terminals (although
 ap> perhaps less hostile to the idea)

That's kind of my point: it may not appear exactly
as one would expect, but to say that BBS systems
just won't work with it feels a bit harsh.

I'll certainly concede that if one's primary purpose
for logging in is, say, viewing ANSI art that it won't
appear to work as expected.

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