[torontocbm] Re: BBS Talk
- From: Burt <c64dungeon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:38:42 -0800 (PST)
Did you get my email reply about catweasel...
--- Golan Klinger <gklinger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> All of this talk about BBSing got me to thinking that
> there may be
> subscribers to this list who don't realize that bulletin
> boards are
> still alive and well. The only difference is that they
> have become
> Internet accessible (with one exception, more on this
> later.)
>
> You can access the bulletin boards with a standard telnet
> client and
> if you want to experience these boards they way they are
> meant to be
> enjoyed, you'll need a telnet client capable of handing
> PETSCII
> graphics. Luckily, CGTerm [1] is such a client and it's
> free. You can
> learn more about telnet bulletin boards (telbbs for
> short) by visiting
> Jeff Ledger's [2] excellent site. He also hosts the
> TelBBS Forums [3]
> where you'll find lists of telnet boards oriented towards
> Commodore
> 8bit [4] and Amiga [5] users.
>
> The exception I mentioned earlier is Andrew Wiskow's
> Cottonwood BBS
> which is accessible the good, old fashioned way -- with a
> modem. You
> can find out more about the BBS at its website [6] and
> you can connect
> to the BBS by calling 951-242-3593 (300-1200 baud).
>
> [1] <http://www.paradroid.net/cgterm>
> [2] <http://telbbs.petscii.com/>
> [3] <http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=talk>
> [4]
>
<http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=1169441910>
> [5]
>
<http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=1170021581>
> [6] <http://hometown.aol.com/cottonwoodbbs/>
>
> --
> Golan Klinger <gklinger@xxxxxxxxx>
> Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.
>
>
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