Oh Telnet, You Old Undying Creepy Bastard You.

[Grimm]

I'm just enjoying reviewing the latest advances in telnet. 

I'll share some of the nerdy goodness.


Nifty flash telnet embed:
http://www.convolution.us/flashterm1.html

Hosting Files and nerd docs:
http://renegadebbs.info/

Pretty basic but shows java, flash, etc. gateways:
http://www.wastelands-bbs.net:8090/

This front page has a lot of info but I really like how the telnet launches and then you have an option to log into diff systems:   
http://bbsing.com/ 


Yeah, there's games:
http://www.tinysbbs.com/doors.html 




All kinds of 3rd party utilities.. heres a handful:  http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/

This fellas been at it since 1982:  http://www.sanctumbbs.com/connect/terminal.html

Ok, my nerdness has been satiated. Enjoy the bits.

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I almost forgot to mention Excalibur bbs systems. Most of the Telnet systems were ascii based but Excalibur was more GUI with actual graphics.

I heard the makers of the software discontinued support but it is possible to find working registration information online if you search around the Geek boards.

I believe that all of the Excalibur BBS stuff is considered abandonware, so you can pretty much do what you want without anyone trying to hunt you down for losses or damages.

Finding networks of telnet systems is a bit saddening since many lists are outdated and systems are discontinued but there are a few out there that still work.

Telnet has it plus and minus side. Its not as pretty as whats going on now but if you really wanted to you could host your own service and nobody would be able to tell you that your material is too racist... since it is your machine doing the hosting.

Oh, a quick side note about Excalibur systems, unlike the other ascii based telnet systems In my previous post, with Excalibur you would need to get the client. The latest client I saw was version 1.52

DO you want to try an Excalibur bbs?  Here is one I hope works for you.. well, its the portal

http://starrdust.com/MadHatters/MadHat.html



Heres an example of an Excalibur system:

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Excalibur BBS Host 4 Node with Dial Up and TCP/IP V.1.50 (Includes 1.52 Final Ap

S/N: 100420022073990 m
100420022141329
100420022219758
100420022387187
100420022455516
100420022523945
100420022691374
100420022769703
100420022837132
100420023060449
100420023138878
100420023206207
100420023374636
100420023442065
1
These numbers were found in an old archive. They were never sold. All are vaild license numbers. The host program files may be found at www.frankenserver.org

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[ Condensed version of post I was going to make but it got deleted during sending ]
 
  Excalibur never went 32 bit..compatibility issues with 16.  aww that sux.
 
  I still like this flash portal.. flash can be used on mobile devices
  http://www.convolution.us/flashterm1.html
 
 
  for 23 bucks someone can turn ANY cheap computer into a server.
 
  https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=shop&q=external+dialup+modem&oq=external+dialup+modem&gs_l=products-cc.3...3050.9547.0.9789.32.14.5.13.4.0.92.1103.14.14.0...0.0...1ac.1.A24keN5fM_w#spd=5688925867673286012
 
 
  Lots of folks can't pay for internet, if there is a local host they can connect to that host.
 
  If the host is connected to the internet, there is accessibility to inbound, outbound, and local email services, forums, games, chat, etc.
 
  also file sharing.
 
  People connected via modem can chat with people connected through the highspeed or whatever is being used so there is a little more extended community.
 
  Due to the content we post here a lot of hosts wouldn't let this content on their servers, with telnet, your computer is the server so content isn't an issue.
 
  I hate seeing old computers go to waste, if you find one you can turn it into a server, if you find a bunch you can give them away for home word processing and have the telnet connection information there for them.
 
  Ok I'm done kissing up to telnet.. when the net goes down... or when the world economy collapses from the jew control fiat world bank system and we can't afford the speed anymore, it would be nice if a retrograde community were there with as little cost as possible.