2 Aug
2022
2 Aug
'22
1:58 a.m.
On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 8/1/22 06:26, Ryan de Laplante via cctalk wrote:
Thank you Chuck. You’re right, I’ve never heard of Auntie. Thanks for letting me know
about it, but I’m mainly interested in the more mainstream ones. I had no idea how many
BBS software packages existed until looking at Jason Scott’s list:
http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/ <http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/>
Unbelievable! The ones that I can remember being used locally were Remote Access, RBBS,
Renegade, Telegard, PCBoard, Maximus, Wildcat, Worldgroup, Illusion, MajorBBS, maybe
Mystic BBS. I did all of my BBSing in the 1990s using IBM PC / DOS / Windows / OS2 and
ran a Maximus BBS. I never used Commodore or Apple BBSes and wasn’t aware of any in my
local calling area. Actually I remember the librarian at school had a B&W Macintosh
and showed me an Apple BBS for schools (I think). If I remember correctly it was called
Global Village.
The terminal software I used to use was QuickLink Fax III, Procomm Plus 2.x for Windows,
TELIX then later Hyper Terminal. TELIX was my favourite because it was full screen.
SyncTerm is the modern day equivalent, but it’s not the same experience on massive wide
screen monitors. To get the proper experience I think you need to be using a 15” or
smaller curved CRT in a full screen DOS window.
Ryan
Over the years I have been collecting BBS related
memorabilia such as Night Owl shareware CDs, Boardwatch magazine, BBS magazine, books,
manuals, original disks, etc. Does anyone have any BBS memorabilia they might be willing
to sell to me? I’m particularly interested in PCBoard box/disks/manuals. I know the
software can be downloaded from the Internet.. I’m interested in the original box set.
I’m also interested in CRS Online pamphlets, receipts, catalogues, etc.
Has anyone ever seen promotional videos showing Prodigy, Compuserv, Delphi, GENie, AOL?
I've collected disks, but the systems are long gone so archived video is all we have
to remember them by. When I was young, I remember seeing disks and pamphlets for these
services in the box when upgrading modems. They had serious brand recognition. By the time
the Internet was becoming available to the public, I remember being more interested in
getting a Compuserv account lol. After getting our first Internet account in 1994, I was
confused because I didn’t know where the “file areas”, “message areas” and “chat” were
after being so used to BBS menus. Eventually I learned about FTP, USENET, and IRC. We
even had a “yellow pages” paper book where you could look up topic specific FTP, USENET,
and Gopher sites.
I have a couple of the more obscure BBS packages, such as Auntie--are
you interested in the disks for those?
—Chuck