Author Topic: Anyone remember BBS's? (Read 2776 times)

Czar · « **on:** October 05, 2006, 10:27:16 AM »

Im sure a few of you remember the old school, early/mid 1990's BBS systems. Before the internet was available to so many people. When you hadda dial in to a machine in your town and play games and chat with other users.

Well, i was given an old dell and made it in to a dedicated BBS box running the latest version of Synchronet along with some of the classes BBS games we couldn't stop playing: Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD), Barren Realms Elite, and Usurper.

telnet://czaralex.com to check it out and bring back those good `ole days!

Fabio · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2006, 01:17:38 PM »

to much reading!

Czar · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2006, 02:59:44 PM »

Quote from: "Fabio"

to much reading!

You...you spoiled GUI brats!!

Agent4054 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2006, 03:18:23 PM »

I remember playing MUDs and MOOs alot when i was younger.....

MUD = Multi User Dungeon

MOO = MUD Object-Oriented

if you were ever curious :P

zx2slow · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2006, 04:36:05 PM »

I loved those back in the day.

I rember when I had my TRS-80 and a 300 baud modem, I was a member at a few BBS's.

_!Rathe!_ · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:51:37 PM »

during college me and my friends were on a mud all the time called shadowmud. There is nothing like blowing off a class so you can get one more level.

Czar · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2006, 07:52:21 PM »

Ah. MOO's. Im quite involved in them. I host t hem on my linux box and do some administrating/programming on a few.

For those interested, I programmed a chat system that links several MOOs together. Installation code and other information is available at www.czaralex.com

sully! · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2006, 08:02:42 PM »

I think I broke it....

Whenever I log in, it asks me if I want to search for new messages. It doesn't matter if I choose yes or no, I always get the error:

Quote

[√] Search all groups for new messages? No
Specified COMMAND search directory bad

Microsoft(R) MS-DOS(R) Version 5.00
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1991.

C:\>

If I choose yes, I get a listing of topics, but then the same error at the end about the specified COMMAND search directory is bad.

Czar · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2006, 08:08:53 PM »

i -think- i fixed it.

sully! · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2006, 08:44:46 PM »

Nope, still broken. Now it errors immediately after signing in.

Sorry....

Czar · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2006, 09:05:12 PM »

No worries.. try again

The Shoctor · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2006, 07:10:42 AM »

OMG Synchronet!!!!! *swoon* I remember my old BBS... About 2k users in the Baltimore area. I was in Highschool and got drunk one night and setup over 100 games.

Czar · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:29:45 AM »

Quote from: "ShadoHawk"

OMG Synchronet!!!!! *swoon* I remember my old BBS... About 2k users in the Baltimore area. I was in Highschool and got drunk one night and setup over 100 games.

You wouldnt happen to have any registration keys for any good doors would ya?

The Shoctor · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:46:05 AM »

Wow that was about 10 years ago... I have no clue where that stuff is anymore. But I did hit up LORD pretty good thismorning... I had to find a damn ANSI font for iTerm, but then I was rocking in full ANSI color!

_!Rathe!_ · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:09:26 AM »

All this has got me going on Mudding again...might have to setup a mud on my slackware box just for the hell of it. I'll let you guys know when I get it up and running and I'll make you admins so you can code areas and monsters and stuff.