Just curious, with Minecraft taking off and text messaging and other
textual forms of communication being the norm I keep wondering if BBSes
will ever be the new 'New' that the younger generations flock to.
will ever be the new 'New' that the younger generations flock to. Also privacy concerns, net neutrality, and other political issues of the
Internet and technology seem to be mute to BBSes since BBSes transend them all.
Thinking about it, Minecraft is EVERYWHERE, and it is using 8-bit style graphics. Also with online privacy concerns BBSes using SSH can add that
I just keep waiting for a renaissance of BBSes to take off.
Sync is such a
modern system even compared to today's Internet standards, and given how customizable and powerful it is I can't help but think it would take off at least through a small niche of younger users.
I just keep waiting for a renaissance of BBSes to take off. Sync is such a modern system even compared to today's Internet standards, and given how customizable and powerful it is I can't help but think it would take off at least through a small niche of younger users.
Thinking about it, Minecraft is EVERYWHERE, and it is using 8-bit style graphics. Also with online privacy concerns BBSes using SSH can add that
I just keep waiting for a renaissance of BBSes to take off. Sync is such a modern system even compared to today's Internet standards, and given how customizable and powerful it is I can't help but think it would take off at least through a small niche of younger users.
privacy concerns, net neutrality, and other political issues of the Internet and technology seem to be mute to BBSes since BBSes transend them
Just curious, with Minecraft taking off and text messaging and other textual forms of communication being the norm I keep wondering if BBSes will ever be the new 'New' that the younger generations flock to. Also privacy concerns, net neutrality, and other political issues of the Internet and technology seem to be mute to BBSes since BBSes transend them all.
Thinking about it, Minecraft is EVERYWHERE, and it is using 8-bit style graphics. Also with online privacy concerns BBSes using SSH can add that security on the wire not unlike HTTPS, but not all websites or forums offer HTTPS.
I just keep waiting for a renaissance of BBSes to take off.
Sync is such a modern system even compared to today's Internet standards, and given how customizable and powerful it is I can't help but think it would take off at least through a small niche of younger users.
I would agree with that. Most folks today don't want to do the work that running a BBS involves. There was a time when BBSs were essential to the average user. They are still good and usefull but all the services provided by BBSs are provided elsewhere with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Re: Re: Any sign of a BBS renaissance ?ed
By: Al to Sam Alexander on Sun Apr 12 2015 03:45 pm
I would agree with that. Most folks today don't want to do the work that running a BBS involves. There was a time when BBSs were essential to the average user. They are still good and usefull but all the services provid
by BBSs are provided elsewhere with just a few clicks of the mouse.
part of the draw in running a bbs back in the day WAS the work and customization you would put into it.
if you didnt do any of that, you wouldnt last. i worked on my bbs for months before it went public back in the dialup days.
oh, one other thing.
you have been around a long time but you never stick around with this
bbs stuff. either running a bbs, or being a user you dont ever stick around for long.
why are you wondering why things arent exploding in popularity when you have problems finding interest yourself.
The other problem is advertising. Let's be honest, if you type bbs in google, you are going to get a lot of php boards. You might see a sync board by the 5th page, but that doesn't do any good.
To do that though, I think it would feel like an old school bbs, but have to be more modern tech, a dhtml website that
feels like oldschool, but is actually a modern implementation.
Or it would have to have a modern face, that would give you an option to slip into the real bbs guts if and when needed.
The other problem is advertising. Let's be honest, if you type bbs in google, you are going to get a lot of php boards. You might see a sync
board by the 5th page, but that doesn't do any good.
If we could make a retro bbs somehow seem like the cool new trend or very "you need an invite to attend" elite, you could garner some attention, but
to be more modern tech, a dhtml website that
feels like oldschool, but is actually a modern implementation.
Or it would have to have a modern face, that would give you an option to
why are you wondering why things arent exploding in popularity when
you have problems finding interest yourself.
My interest in BBSes has always been there, life just keeps pulling me away... work, marriage, kids, moving, various projects, you name it. So I admit my activity on the boards has waxed and waned over the years, but I'd like to think I've been an advocate of BBSing since I called my first board
I don't really see any reason right now why BBSes would make such a comeback. If people really wanted a different user experience, I'd think BBSes would have started significantly catching on again already. It just seems to me that GUI interfaces and point & click (or tapping & swiping on mobile devices) is the new norm, and most people aren't going to want to use something that is purely text-driven. I'm not sure what most people would think BBSes offer over newer technologies.
Sam Alexander babbled to Mro <=-
Re: Any sign of a BBS renaissance ?
By: Mro to Sam Alexander on Sun Apr 12 2015 02:42 pm
oh, one other thing.
you have been around a long time but you never stick around with this
bbs stuff. either running a bbs, or being a user you dont ever stick around for long.
why are you wondering why things arent exploding in popularity when you have problems finding interest yourself.
My interest in BBSes has always been there, life just keeps pulling me away... work, marriage, kids, moving, various projects, you name it. So
I admit my activity on the boards has waxed and waned over the years,
but I'd like to think I've been an advocate of BBSing since I called my first board in the late 80's.
Things now are finally getting to a point where I can focus on some of
my past hobbies, namely BBSes, amateur radio, and classic computing.
To do that though, I think it would feel like an old school bbs, buthave
to be more modern tech, a dhtml website thattelnet://vert.synchro.net
feels like oldschool, but is actually a modern implementation.
Or it would have to have a modern face, that would give you an option to slip into the real bbs guts if and when needed.
Then again I may be full of hot air.
-Denny
Denny's Computers - Not for profit computer repair - dpccom.blogspot.com
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To do that though, I think it would feel like an old school bbs, buthave
to be more modern tech, a dhtml website that
feels like oldschool, but is actually a modern implementation.
Or it would have to have a modern face, that would give you an option to slip into the real bbs guts if and when needed.
Then again I may be full of hot air.
-Denny
Denny's Computers - Not for profit computer repair - dpccom.blogspot.com
---telnet://vert.synchro.net
þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ
Maybe being full of hot air is only way to rise in this world. haha
could almost take a piece of software like Opensource social network and ski it to look oldschool and yet already has a fairly complete modern backend. was toying with the idea previously but is a non-project lately due to time. https://retrodigital.net/social/
Time is so short these days.
Just curious, with Minecraft taking off and text messaging and other textual forms of communication being the norm I keep wondering if BBSes will ever be the new 'New' that the younger generations flock to. Also privacy concerns, net neutrality, and other political issues of the Internet and technology se to be mute to BBSes since BBSes transend them all.
Thinking about it, Minecraft is EVERYWHERE, and it is using 8-bit style graphics. Also with online privacy concerns BBSes using SSH can add that security on the wire not unlike HTTPS, but not all websites or forums offer HTTPS.
I just keep waiting for a renaissance of BBSes to take off. Sync is such a modern system even compared to today's Internet standards, and given how customizable and powerful it is I can't help but think it would take off at least through a small niche of younger users.
Anyway, just thinking outloud. Thanks ..
Not entirely. Though a fido offshoot that only transfered encrypted data between systems, and only allowed access to the sub boards on SSH, POTS, or other secure connection might have a certain level of attractiveness to some folks.
Time is so short these days.But I thought we GAINED an hour with DST <G>
Re: Any sign of a BBS renaissance ?
By: Nightfox to Sam Alexander on Sun Apr 12 2015 03:30 pm
Perhaps there is. There is some renewed interest thanks to the BBS documentary and well digital hipsters like just about anything that is
off the beaten path and anti-commercial. Also, someone told me recently the simplicity of this sort of venue is attractive (I agree).
I hear you there, the things you would like to accomplish and what reality dictates can be a rather wide and deep canyon.
Time is so short these days.But I thought we GAINED an hour with DST <G>
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Mro wrote to Al <=-
part of the draw in running a bbs back in the day WAS the work and customization you would put into it.
if you didnt do any of that, you wouldnt last. i worked on my bbs for months before it went public back in the dialup days.
Hylian wrote to Mro <=-
If we could make a retro bbs somehow seem like the cool new trend or
very "you need an invite to attend" elite, you could garner some attention, but it would still be small potatoes.
It's not like the BBS Documentary is a new thing to generate renewed interest. It's already 10 years old. The thing that it has going for it is that its freely available to anybody who wants to view it, any time they want. So I guess you can say it's the one thing out there that might tell the story of BBSes.
I don't really see any reason right now why BBSes would make such a comeback. If people really wanted a different user experience, I'd think BBSes would have started significantly catching on again already. It just seems to me that GUI interfaces and point & click (or tapping & swiping on mobile devices) is the new norm, and most people aren't going to want to use something that is purely text-driven. I'm not sure what most people would think BBSes offer over newer technologies.
Things now are finally getting to a point where I can focus on some of my past hobbies, namely BBSes, amateur radio, and classic computing.
I don't really see any reason right now why BBSes would make such a
comeback. If people really wanted a different user experience, I'd
think BBSes would have started significantly catching on again
already. It just seems to me that GUI interfaces and point & click
(or tapping & swiping on mobile devices) is the new norm, and most
people aren't going to want to use something that is purely
text-driven. I'm not sure what most people would think BBSes offer
over newer technologies.
A movie, about a technical hipster, in Portland. Someone with a deep and abiding love for old technology.
A movie, about a technical hipster, in Portland. Someone with a deep
and abiding love for old technology.
Huh?
Binary Ninja wrote to Nightfox <=-
that a movie can sometimes bring people back to an old technology.
One example would be the resurgance in popularity of the PK Ripper
after Tron Legacy. Or folks doing mix tapes after Guardians of the
Galaxy.
A movie, about a technical hipster, in Portland. Someone with a deep and abiding love for old technology.
that a movie can sometimes bring people back to an old technology.
One example would be the resurgance in popularity of the P.K. Ripper
after Tron Legacy. Or folks doing mix tapes after Guardians of the
Galaxy.
I watched Hackers again, and now I want a Powerbook Duo. :)
I propose we call them chipsters. :)
I occasionally want an 80 or 132 column capable green-screen terminal like the VT100, or a similar crt-based clone. I used a Datamedia DT80/1 for a number of years with a direct connect modem to dial the BBS'.
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