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There really should be a Tech Relics BBS
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Mar 22, 2022 13:04
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ITT we are all tech relics
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Mar 22, 2022 13:32
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Dicty Bojangles posted:ITT we are all tech relics I was put away with batteries in, and over the years they've leaked all over my insides.
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Mar 22, 2022 13:55
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There really should be a Tech Relics BBS Pretty sure there’s a geezer-run BBS where they still talk about exciting ways to get more out of your Commodore.
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Mar 23, 2022 01:21
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It would be kinda neat to log into a WWIV board via a 10-core M1 on a 100Mbps connection just to be like that Mitch Hedberg joke about how he wishes he could play Little League now, he'd kick fuckin rear end
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Mar 23, 2022 02:57
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There was going to be a yospos bbs, but ~goon projects~
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Mar 23, 2022 03:08
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So, helped out a dude going through a bunch of stuff thrown together and picked out stuff for PCs that may work, 3 huge tubs of stuff. One of the things I pulled out was this. Apparently they are kinda special these days. Can anyone tell the model? 
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Mar 23, 2022 05:15
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Data Graham posted:It would be kinda neat to log into a WWIV board via a 10-core M1 on a 100Mbps connection just to be like that Mitch Hedberg joke about how he wishes he could play Little League now, he'd kick fuckin rear end I imagine it would take about ten seconds to download my whole files section if not for the keystrokes needed (and only that long because I had a CD of Demoscene tracks as part of my file area)
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Mar 23, 2022 05:45
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Mr-Spain posted:So, helped out a dude going through a bunch of stuff thrown together and picked out stuff for PCs that may work, 3 huge tubs of stuff. One of the things I pulled out was this. Apparently they are kinda special these days. Can anyone tell the model? Voodoo4 4500. Going by wiki it’s the last Voodoo ever released, and is essentially [url= https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_5]half a Voodoo5[/url].
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Mar 23, 2022 05:58
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Mr-Spain posted:So, helped out a dude going through a bunch of stuff thrown together and picked out stuff for PCs that may work, 3 huge tubs of stuff. One of the things I pulled out was this. Apparently they are kinda special these days. Can anyone tell the model? voodoo 3 3000 http://3dfx.industrialpartner.com/products-n/n2544.htm edit: nah, everyone else is right http://hw-museum.cz/vga/57/3dfx-voodoo4-4500-pci Mr. Fix It has a new favorite as of 06:43 on Mar 23, 2022 |
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Mar 23, 2022 06:40
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snorch posted:Voodoo4 4500. Going by wiki it’s the last Voodoo ever released, and is essentially [url= https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_5]half a Voodoo5[/url]. Ding ding ding. I used to sell them waaaay back in the day when the voodoo 3 1000, 2000, 3000 etc. It works too.
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Mar 23, 2022 06:41
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There really should be a Tech Relics BBS Calling (509) 295-8085 @ 300 baud 8N1 bell 103 protocol will make all your goon BBS dreams come true.
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Mar 23, 2022 07:44
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The Wurst Poster posted:Calling (509) 295-8085 @ 300 baud 8N1 bell 103 protocol will make all your goon BBS dreams come true. this is ascii art goatse isn't it
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Mar 23, 2022 07:55
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Dip Viscous posted:this is ascii art goatse isn't it There is only one way to find out.
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Mar 23, 2022 08:11
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The Wurst Poster posted:There is only one way to find out. I wonder what calling a USA landline number from Europe would cost these days. Back in the day I heard about some scene folks actually calling American BBS's to stay in contact and always wondered how they could afford the charges.
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Mar 23, 2022 08:20
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barbecue at the folks posted:I wonder what calling a USA landline number from Europe would cost these days. Back in the day I heard about some scene folks actually calling American BBS's to stay in contact and always wondered how they could afford the charges. I would assume they knew how to phreak the phone systems to do that.
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Mar 23, 2022 08:22
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Origin posted:I would assume they knew how to phreak the phone systems to do that. Correct.
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Mar 23, 2022 08:29
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I am going to give some props to Dip Viscous. They nailed it. It's goaste ascii art that is replayed from a PBX voicemail auto attendant prompt. It's a number I own to give to sales clowns who can't get a clue to gently caress off. pretend dailup: code:
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Mar 23, 2022 09:08
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no ring
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Mar 23, 2022 09:09
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Porfiriato posted:no ring Yeah because someone typed ATM0L1 like a freakin idiot
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Mar 23, 2022 13:32
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barbecue at the folks posted:I wonder what calling a USA landline number from Europe would cost these days. Back in the day I heard about some scene folks actually calling American BBS's to stay in contact and always wondered how they could afford the charges. We have no landline anymore, but VOIP and our old landline number came free with our cable internet. I checked, calling from the Netherlands via VOIP to a fixed phone number in the USA is in the order of EUR 0,15 to 0,20 per minute. Totally doable. So in theory i could hook up a modem to my old 386, plug it into the internet modem's phone jack, and BBS away.
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Mar 23, 2022 19:34
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I knew a guy who was apparently trying to be the most polite BBS user around; he would dial in, type /a /o, and that was that. I will not explain. (in WWIV, /a lists all new posts without page scrolling pauses, and /o logs off with no confirmation prompt) If he had been calling from Europe that behavior would have actually made perfect sense and made keeping up on things vaguely workable. Total connection time: like 15 seconds!
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Mar 24, 2022 03:43
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Dr. Quarex posted:I knew a guy who was apparently trying to be the most polite BBS user around; he would dial in, type /a /o, and that was that. I will not explain. Maybe he had a Teletype or other printing terminal.
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Mar 24, 2022 03:59
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Pham Nuwen posted:Maybe he had a Teletype or other printing terminal. I wonder if I could track that guy down, I talked to him as recently as ... ..... 2005? Very recently from the perspective of this thread
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Mar 24, 2022 03:59
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I'm on eBay looking for old mice and wow:
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Mar 24, 2022 05:57
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Speaking of old mice, the Amiga 500 Mini is coming out and while I'm not that excited about another retro mini console, I am excited that they made an optical version of the old Amiga mouse that they're selling separately. 
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Mar 24, 2022 10:59
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barbecue at the folks posted:Speaking of old mice, the Amiga 500 Mini is coming out and while I'm not that excited about another retro mini console, I am excited that they made an optical version of the old Amiga mouse that they're selling separately. I was looking forward to that other mini Amiga project that never happened, they were going to release a USB keyboard styled after the A500. I was hoping to use one for a Raspberry Pi project. Yeah
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Mar 24, 2022 11:09
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Oh goodness, it's the old square tank mouse. Back when I still had my old Amiga 2000, I had slighly more modern, rounded mouse. Still, I feel a bit curious about getting that even though it is just a emubox in a funny housing. Still would prefer an actual joystick. I wonder if it's compatible with a Hori fighting stick mini?
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Mar 24, 2022 11:13
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I wonder if they're still selling the optical replacement guts for the Amiga mouse. e: I guess they would be if they had any: https://amigastore.eu/en/559-laser-upgrade-for-amiga-mice.html
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Mar 24, 2022 11:35
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Br3instyrm posted:Oh goodness, it's the old square tank mouse. I had like four tank mice, I ended up giving three of them away to a bloke I’d met at an Amiga user group. Hope he’s getting good use out of them.
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Mar 24, 2022 12:30
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barbecue at the folks posted:Speaking of old mice, the Amiga 500 Mini is coming out and while I'm not that excited about another retro mini console, I am excited that they made an optical version of the old Amiga mouse that they're selling separately. Apparently it's scaled down from the original, if that matters to you. But for all the tankies itt, if you're feeling Kickstart adventurous: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lukas-remis/tank-mouse-your-new-amiga-mouse
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Mar 24, 2022 15:23
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Chudley here Looks like the Ottawa 8bit guy https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa/statu...ingawful.com%2F
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Mar 24, 2022 15:57
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FilthyImp posted:Chudley here Looks like the Ottawa 8bit guy Only less healthy somehow.
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Mar 24, 2022 19:18
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Only less healthy somehow. Getting roasted for jogging in jeans made him give up jogging 
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Mar 24, 2022 22:04
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Trabant posted:Getting roasted for jogging in jeans made him give up jogging I hope nerds didn't roast Anthony (from LTT) for using Beat Sabre for cardio
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Mar 25, 2022 03:03
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Not even near the top of the list of awful things about war, but relevant to this thread I think, a retro computer museum in Ukraine likely has been destroyed.quote:Russia's War In Ukraine Results In Bombing of Retro Computer Museum
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Mar 25, 2022 15:00
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Humphreys posted:I hope nerds didn't roast Anthony (from LTT) for using Beat Sabre for cardio I hope nerds never roast Anthony for anything, he is extremely blessed
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Mar 25, 2022 15:27
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I hope nerds never roast Anthony for anything, he is extremely blessed He is. I think his videos are all I really actually enjoy from LTT now.
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Mar 26, 2022 05:04
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On one hand this topic feels too big for a post here, but on the other I doubt there will be many takers, so I will risk it People who actually lived in big metro areas where you did not have to call long distance to reach more than a handful of BBSs, what was that experience like? I immediately envision factions forming where different sets of BBSs were seen as the "good ones" despite on the surface being little different than others, kind of like your hometown having one good and one evil Denny's (insert equivalent restaurant reference for non-U.S. BBSers). Or was it like you just tried to stay current (in message boards, file downloads, or door games) on as many boards as you physically had time for? I ask since even in the heyday in my small metro area, though we had probably 20 active boards, only about 4 or 5 had either active/interesting message forums, file areas, or the "good" games that attracted enough players to keep things interesting (Trade Wars, Solar/Barren Realms Elite, Legend of the Red Dragon, Global Wars, Chess, the Pit, Pimp Wars, and Operation: Overkill II primarily come to mind), so you could be done with your daily posts/turns in an hour or two easily. Imagining what it would have been like if there had been hundreds of choices instead is kind of challenging honestly.
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Mar 26, 2022 06:54
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Dr. Quarex posted:On one hand this topic feels too big for a post here, but on the other I doubt there will be many takers, so I will risk it I grew up in the suburbs of a major American city, and there were hundreds of BBSes on the local listing -- here's a historical one from the area, circa 1990. I remember calling at least a few of these. For many BBSes, their name on this list was their only advertisement to the (local) world. Now, I can't claim any sort of broad knowledge here. I was just a teenage kid, dialing up boards blind to see what they were. Many boards had generic lovely names like "[Town Name] File Exchange" or "West Suburban Connect", and were about as interesting as you'd think. So I tended to try the boards with stranger sounding names, which is how I ended up as a regular on the local neopagan boards, despite being a pretty thorough skeptic of these things. I was never aware of any sort of large-scale rivalry or cliques or factions among boards, apart from the occasional spat between individual sysops. I gradually got a sense of the politics in that community. But I never got any impression like "the Northville Door Game BBS sucks rear end!" For whatever it's worth, about 75% of the friends and professional contacts I've made over the years can be traced back to those old BBSes, via friends of friends and such. The other 25% trace back to a Halloween party I tagged along to on a lark in 2010. e: I suppose it was a bit like the world of today. No one can possibly keep up with every online community, so you find your niche and stay in it. And thirty years ago, no one could keep up with hundreds of local BBSes, so you found the ones that mattered to you and followed those. Powered Descent has a new favorite as of 07:51 on Mar 26, 2022 |
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