Anyone know of any sysops running the latest Telegard? If there are any cool TG bbses in the wild, I'd actually like to check it out.
Anyone know of any sysops running the latest Telegard? If there are any cool TG bbses in the wild, I'd actually like to check it out.
Dude; I love TG. Its where I started. I love RG, too, but some of my
fav TG boards are:
bbs.nrbbs.net - Northern Realms
darkrealms.ca - Its RG but really oldskool and worthy.
Is there a new version of that? I ran it briefly under OS/2 ages ago,
and just a few years ago I had it setup in an OS/2 VM. I always felt
like it was kind of like Renegade on steroids -- very configurable,
but it took quite a bit of time to dial out the stock look.
There was an open Telegard Project (OpenTelegard/2 BBS). However, it's not actively developed. It's available on github at:
I don't know how other folks feel about WWIV BBS software, but those
guys have been doing some great work on it lately. It has built-in FTN/WWIV networking without using external packages. Linux/Win/OS2/ARM versions, a menu configuration system, a "matrix" to host multiple
boards, and some other cool stuff. I plan to run it at some point.
I mention WWIV because Telegard was reportedly spawned from WWIV. If you login to a stock TG system, the WWIV influence is right there at the
login prompt.
I registered WWIV back in 1994 and modded the source code extensively
for the next year and a half. It was the most popular software here in
our area, with nearly every operator running it, so there was something subversive about modifying it to the point that it looked and functioned more like OBV/2 -- people would call and not know they were on a WWIV board.
It was also one of the best packages for simply reading and writing messages, IMHO.
It's not everyone's cup of tea, for sure. There is a quirky quality to
it that some people don't like, although I find it charming.
Is there a new version of that? I ran it briefly under OS/2 ages ago,
and just a few years ago I had it setup in an OS/2 VM. I always felt
like it was kind of like Renegade on steroids -- very configurable, but
it took quite a bit of time to dial out the stock look.
I mention WWIV because Telegard was reportedly spawned from WWIV. If you login to a stock TG system, the WWIV influence is right there at the
login prompt.
Telegard 3 was a lowkey favorite among BBS modding scene back in the
late 90s. We all love it, though few people ever actually did anything productive with it. Still one of the all time greats, IMO.
I don't know how other folks feel about WWIV BBS software, but those
guys have been doing some great work on it lately. It has built-in FTN/WWIV networking without using external packages. Linux/Win/OS2/ARM versions, a menu configuration system, a "matrix" to host multiple
boards, and some other cool stuff. I plan to run it at some point.
a lot of fond memories of it, and glad their is still such a huge niche community around it these days when other, similar softs are all but completely abandoned. I've also generally always love that "subversive" aspect of modding, though I never got that far with WWIV myself (and certainly probably couldn't have even begun to wrap my head around C
back then. hehe.)
I recently got Hermes running on an Apple emulator, and it's supposed to be a WWIV clone. It actually looks pretty cool! Shame there were no
games or anything, I love the idea of using BBSes on different formats.
I don't know how other folks feel about WWIV BBS software, but those guys have been doing some great work on it lately. It has built-in FTN/WWIV networking without using external packages. Linux/Win/OS2/ARM versions, a menu configuration system, a "matrix" to host multiple boards, and some other cool stuff. I plan to run it at some point.
Oh? Are there any of this modern WWIV boards in the wild? I'd love to chec one out. It's been a while since I've logged onto a WWIV board.
I ran 3.09 (if I remember correctly) for a while, with an old BBS I had called "Alien Workshop" (original, I know, hehe). I had fun modding it with the rudimentary scripting language.
Oh? Are there any of this modern WWIV boards in the wild? I'd love to check one out. It's been a while since I've logged onto a WWIV board.
Omigod dude, I have a sick pervesion for Hermes also. Someone gave me an old G5 tower and I installed Hermes on that thing. I have an old G4 Mac Mini here and I was knocking around the idea of putting Hermes on that. It's my understanding they had FTN support in that somehow.
You don't check the telnet bbs guide much do you?
You don't check the telnet bbs guide much do you?
Exodus, give poor 5mOotH a break. He's got a "honey to do" list a mile long and he's only allowed out of the yard for a certain amount of time. Poor gu
jack phlash wrote to Zero Reader <=-
Telegard 3 was a lowkey favorite among BBS modding scene back in the
late 90s. We all love it, though few people ever actually did anything productive with it. Still one of the all time greats, IMO.
You don't check the telnet bbs guide much do you?
Exodus, give poor 5mOotH a break. He's got a "honey to do" list a mile long, and he's only allowed out of the yard for a certain amount of
time. Poor guy.
There are a few, Bloodstone comes to mind: bsbbs.com. Right here in my hometown, one of the early WWIV legends started his board back up maybe
a year or so ago. He's the guy that wrote the program to allow gating between Fido and WWIVnet, although I don't have his address off the top
of my head. Here's the official list:
https://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/latest/misc/bbslist/
I installed it on my spare Raspberry Pi last night, and I plan to get it going and see what I can do with it.
Look who's talking... None other then the guy that wears the permanent pink leash his wife put on him. You better take your wife's pants off before she sees that you're trying to wear HER pants in HER house. :P
haha
Ok, new topic time lol. I have a Powermac G5 2.7ghz (the dreaded water cooled one) running that new hacked OSX (can't remember the name of it) and it is awesome. Very fast.
I also have a G4 powerbook for MorphOS, and a G4 Mac Mini that I run a hacked OS9 on. I love macs haha.
Ever find any doors for Hermes?
Of course, after WWIV was unrecognizable, good luck keeping it stable
with all those source code changes, hahah.
I switched to Maximus after that, but would love to set up a "modern" TG board.
I installed it on my spare Raspberry Pi last night, and I plan to get going and see what I can do with it.
Let me know when I can check it out. :D
Oof. Yeah, I don't recall it being extremely stable back in those days
in the first place. :)
That sounds like quite a museum you have going there. I ended up giving
my G5 tower back to the guy who gave it to me because every time I
booted it up it sounded like a jet taking off.
But yeah pulling out the old G4 Mini might be fun... now I'm probably going to do it.
You've seen www.hermesbbs.com I'm sure? It can apparently support Python for making games.
I don't need to start another BBS... but why the hell not?
Smooth wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I switched to Maximus after that, but would love to set up a "modern" TG board.
Ahhh yeah. Maximus! I installed and played around with this back in
the 90s. I must've tested out a bunch of forum-hack boards at the time before deciding which one I truly wanted to customize and run.
Editing the default strings requires editing the source code (sigh...) Ages ago, WWIV's strings were all externalized and were easily editable. Now, they are in the code, which is a hassle, but the recompile process isn't bad, at least on Linux.
At the end of the day, I feel compelled to run a WWIV board only because
I registered it way back in 1994 and I want to make sure I get my $80 worth out of it.
WTF? I still have fond memory of all of the stupid strings files kiddies used to install. Give me "jive talk" or give me death, my brotha!
Running newest WWIV on Linux here..
The file sections are yet to be 100 percent but otherwise it is pretty great.
Running newest WWIV on Linux here..
| Sysop: | Kurt Weiske |
|---|---|
| Location: | Aptos, CA |
| Users: | 157 |
| Nodes: | 6 (1 / 5) |
| Uptime: | 24:36:12 |
| Calls: | 9,929 |
| Calls today: | 4 |
| Files: | 12,140 |
| D/L today: |
1 files (7K bytes) |
| Messages: | 138,839 |