Julio J.
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Santiago
@santiago@mastodon.uy  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
Santiago
@santiago@mastodon.uy  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
vga256
@vga256@dialup.cafe  ·  activity timestamp last week

now nearly 20 years after it was first published, rob o’hara’s Commodork remains to be the most faithful recollection of the bbs era. i’ve re-read it almost every year since it was printed, and i’m always struck by how accurate his memory for the warez and modeming scene is.

i’m amazed that we still do not have a comprehensive written history of BBSes to this day.

#bbs#retroComputing #warez #commodore #books
vga256
@vga256@dialup.cafe  ·  activity timestamp last week

now nearly 20 years after it was first published, rob o’hara’s Commodork remains to be the most faithful recollection of the bbs era. i’ve re-read it almost every year since it was printed, and i’m always struck by how accurate his memory for the warez and modeming scene is.

i’m amazed that we still do not have a comprehensive written history of BBSes to this day.

#bbs#retroComputing #warez #commodore #books
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

OMG I just remembered the BBS craze. Which happened in the decade or so between my childhood computers (Commodore 64), and owning my first PC, so I didn't get to participate. By the time I got back into computers, net connections, email and the web were a thing.

But the BBS is one aspect of the future we need to build. A community-hosted server, offering members a range of services, connected to others via an open digital network.
Dendrobatus Azureus
@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Who recognises this wonderful retro Technology, used in Times Long past for retro places where UUCP was the language between machines, port 23 was actively used over POTS twisted pair wires, and the Sysop could read all text you wrote...

#RetroComputing#AF16550#ATX3DT#ATA#MNP5#Telebit #programming#Waffle#BBS

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The photographic composition shows a close-up view of a computer cable with blue connectors against a red, bubble-wrapped background. The cable is coiled together, with one side having a DB9 connector and the other a DB25 connector. The connectors are metallic with a blue plastic interior, and the cables appear to be slightly worn, indicating they have been used. The background is a red bubble wrap, which adds a textured and reflective quality to the image. The lighting is warm, highlighting the connectors and casting soft shadows. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.160 Wh
The photographic composition shows a close-up view of a computer cable with blue connectors against a red, bubble-wrapped background. The cable is coiled together, with one side having a DB9 connector and the other a DB25 connector. The connectors are metallic with a blue plastic interior, and the cables appear to be slightly worn, indicating they have been used. The background is a red bubble wrap, which adds a textured and reflective quality to the image. The lighting is warm, highlighting the connectors and casting soft shadows. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.160 Wh