Brings back some great memories. I ran a BBS on a Macintosh Plus with Red Ryder software in the late 80's to the early 90's.

Wow! Back to the days of 1200 baud modems, 40 megabyte hard drives, and this new thing called the personal computer! We used the BBS to list gun shows, survival nets, and the like. It could be the greatest thing for small groups to meet privately. And then along came Windows 3.1 and the BBS's just went away. I'm glad to know they are still capable today. Thanks for the great videos you produce!

@davidmoran4471

4 жыл бұрын

go back a little more and I was using a 300 baud acoustical modem. If you had to cough you needed to run out of the room or your transfer would be corrupted.

@BarefootBeekeeper

4 жыл бұрын

40 megabytes? Luxury!

@johnwalters191

4 жыл бұрын

@@BarefootBeekeeper Back in the day who ever thought you would need more that!!

If you haven't seen my documentary series, hopefully you'll love it! It's called Back to the BBS, and it covers using BBSes in the modern day.: Back to the BBS - The Return to being online (Playlist): kzread.info/head/PLop3s1hMlSJKXqmuFjK7gbJh2WAyllTTY

God I love the path your going down Eric. God Bless America and the Freedom of Mankind. If I can ever do anything for you sir, please, just ask.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

Awesome Erik!!!!! Man I love all things BBS. I just got done playing the "Chicken Delivery" game on yours and had a blast. Actually quite entertaining once you figure out the controls!!! Haha this is a trip! Thanks for putting it up! I'm all about the BBS revival!

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I figured you'd like this setup as your a vintage computer guy as well.

Add a magicjack for a small yearly fee and enable dial in. Doesn't feel the same unless you dial in.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

I had this thing on dial up until 2014, and have thought about putting that option back into play when I get it all set back up on a newer laptop.

Memory lane for sure. I ran a local BBS back in the 90's but when the internet took off that fell by the wayside. Great work!

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

Really? What did you run? I had a WWIV setup for ages, but now I use the really easy to setup Syncronet BBS software.

@cmderrx

3 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms I ran PowerBBS for a few yrs on a Windows 95 box. I just did a search on them and found that they are still around. Are you using the default settings in Syncterm along with TheMidnightCafe.ddns.net address or should it be Telnet / Port 23? Would like to connect!

Wow, I had wondered when and how they left and have thought recently "I wish we had the BBS back..... used it a lot. I'm 77 and remember it like a brother ;) 000----000 Thanks

Very cool! I used to run a bbs on the weekends on my Commodore 64 as a kid..good times. I’ll check your bbs out, thanks!

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

C64 was a GREAT computer! I used the heck out of mine. GEOS 2.0, an REU, and a 1581 drive made it as cool as a Mac!

You’re by far my favorite kind of prepper nerd - a kindred spirit. I’ve often thought how these old BBS, Telnet, and USENET interfaces could be ported to amateur radio PTTY to the like. Modem over telephony bitrates are comparable to amateur radio data bitrates. (Although there’s also AREDN for WiFi-like speeds over amateur bands for long distances and high wattage too.)

@tylerdean980

2 жыл бұрын

You can set up a BBS over 2M packet radio

Dude, you know a little something about allot things. Very cool.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

jerk of all trades and master of none.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Tons and tons of useless info for sure! If I ever find myself back in the 90's I'll be the king!

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

What's the matter man, you having a bad day? I don't really recall ever talking with you, but apparently your on a bender today so tell me all about it.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms u need to put the persons name with ur comment so they know ur talking to them cos there r others in the comment string...lol

@poppasmurf63

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms Wow, sorry Eric. Never thought my comment would have set anyone onto a negative path.

Hi Eric.......... Nice video that's a blast from the past, it looks like the old packet radio software we used on 2 meters back in the day ......73s

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

gues wot... u may need to put it in a faraday cage to protect it so u can use it again when the EMP hits.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

It is much the same, and I believe there is a way to use this software with packet radio setups.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms yes u can use it with packet radio setups and u may need to learn that or have printed document info, if u have radios protected in a faraday cage... u can use old microwave ovens as a faraday cage.....and incase u dont know, u need to have the circuit disconnected b4 the solar flare or EMP hits.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

@@OffGridAussiePrepper I have one HF rig, and 2 SSB cb's currently stored along with 2 pairs of GMRS rechargeable handhelds. I don't currently have a cage large enough to store a full laptop, so I don't think it's an option. I do have a Solar question for you though. Do you have any data on the panels vs. an EMP? I tossed a cheap charge controller into the faraday, but I can't help but wonder if the panels would be toast.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms Engineer775 has so called "EMP HARDENED System" that incudes ferite couplings but apparently that only works with the EMP hardened inverter... I have no clue how they tested these systems so i am a bit DUBIOUS. Go to the dump and get microwave ovens, they r big enough for laptops and if there is no lead on it then good cos I cut mine off anyway and sealed up the holes with aluminium tape. Emp's affect a closed circuit... eg a light globe connected to a battery will be toast.... if batteries r not hooked up they shud survive. Its been said u have to replace the starter solenoid and battery on a vehicle, unless u just replace the battery and clutch start it.

Thanks! this was a nice blast-from-the-past 👍 I used to connect to a couple local ham radio bbs's via a 300 baud acoustic coupler in the mid 80's....I thought it could never get faster until I upgraded to a 1200 bd modem.

Very nice video thank you. I'm currently setting up a BBS on TOR and wow is it a lot of work to personalise a BBS!

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!, but it will be 100% all your creation when it's done!

Most informative down to earth gentleman on the net . Would love to sit down with you and just have a good ol chat . Just shoot the spit. thank you for everything you do brother.

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

Join me live this Saturday at 6pm eastern. I'd love to chat!

Ah, the memories...

Back in the late '70s and '80s, BBS' were glorious. That is, so long as you logon to a BBS within your local area code(s).

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

It was a great time. I had a sheet of paper with all the local area BBS's. I'd call my regulars, and if they were busy, I'd move on to the ones I visited less often.

The old phone line BBSes did have too many limitations on sysops and their users back in the '80s. It was still pretty cool to get on a BBS and contact other people.

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, the old days...

BBS people just operate at a different speed. Great video. Hope to check out your system soon

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnorr8094

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they operate on 56K baud rate or slower.

Why BBS' are important, ESPECIALLY in the modern era.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

he explained that FFS.... clean ur ears out

@levikruch7126

4 жыл бұрын

@@OffGridAussiePrepper It wasn't a question. He said he'd "explain why BBS' are important, even in the modern era". I was saying they are important especially in the modern era.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

@@levikruch7126 right OK i slapped my self for misunderstanding.

Before the internet was the BBS and is one way how communities came together. They were happy days. Monthly we would go to IHOP and meet. The Internet killed that.

@FarpointFarms

Жыл бұрын

I read an article not too long ago, that BBS were trying to make a comeback. That would be cool

WWIV, WWIVnet and FidoNet - Those were the days.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Greatest time in computing history for sure. Everyone was a SYSOP!

tel net dates back to 1969! prior to telnet the origins to dial-up goes back to the 1950s with SAGE. looking back telnet as old as it is, is very advanced! it is funny how we think computers are super new when the tech we had in the 1990s was common stuff in use in the late 1950 -1960s for business and government! makes one wonder what they now have! i remember reading my dad's old ford service stuff and thy talked about how abs brake works on the 1968 cougar and lincoln! it as so had a section on how the new auto light internally regulated alternator worked for 1968 cougar and lincoln . i thought it was funny how ford was still using externally regulated alternators on trucks till mid-1990s. that was a real eye-opener to the fact that we are way behind. as well as we often rediscover stuff and what is new is old! space odyssey 2001, 1963 worlds fair in Seattle , as well as AD1999 by Philco ford ware showing the 21 century in a way not far off from today and what is to be! dos is old it dates to the mid-1960s as well as UNIX but UNIX wold need till the 1970 to iron itself out.

Way beyond my understanding man , but interesting. I’m not a tech computer guy at all, my extent of computer knowledge stopped when I learned to save and send files , and click, copy n paste lol But anything to do with Coast to Coast , cb/ham, Art Bell , UFO’s, etc , has my attention . By the way I saw your Ranger at the shop yesterday , he will get started on it soon , I will email you later on that .

Awesome!

Coast to coast, late great Art Bell

Def enjoyed it

Do you understand the reason for the decentralization? It was so that an attack could not bring the command and control of the missile systems down. This is why what is now the internet was originally DARPAnet. It existed in the 70s but was not readily accessible except through universities and gov't . Commands were UNIX and what graphics existed were ASCII just like the old BBS.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Great info, thanks!

What things should one consider when setting up a BBS on a node dedicated to packet radio?

Yep, I currently run two bbs's. One on original Commodore equipment, and it's Mirror Alternative, on Mystic. I won't give a shameless plug here, but why FB when you can BBS?

@FarpointFarms

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Cool to hear that you are running on a C64 or 128. I grew up in that era. 300 baud of terror!! mystic is also good software for BBS's. I will run mine till The power goes out.

i remember my dad had back in 1994 in hollywood florida there one called beachnet i remeber bbs back when aol was coming out.

I tried connecting to it but it just times out. I used to spend a lot of time on BBSes back in the day. Started on a Commodore 64! Even when Internet started getting popular in the mid 90s, BBSes were still the best. Internet was slow and clunky as all heck. I remember wildcat (IIRC) tried making a BBS system that was graphical with a specialized client, but I can't remember what it was. There was only like 2 BBSes in my area that had it. But it didn't matter because to this day I prefer non-graphical interfaces and typing commands. Is your system permanently down or is it just down because it just happens to be down and will come back up?

is there configurations that need to be made to the OS as in networking or does software do all that.. Windows 10 blocks lots of network configs out of box

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

I used Windows 7 (32bit) and it needed no other adjustments. The only thing you will have to do is open port 23 on your router to that computer.

Edit: Allot of something about allot of stuff...

For the settings in SyncTerm do I use Telnet and port 23? I am getting a connection error.

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

It is having some issues suddenly. Maybe someone "Hacked" it! I'll take a look here after breakfast.

that is cool

can this work on a macmini snow leopard?

hey Eric, so i installed syncterm on my pc, it's a windows 10 and I tried every connection type and it keeps on saying connect error (0). Am I doing something wrong or is the system currently down?

@FarpointFarms

3 жыл бұрын

It is offline for a week or so while i replace the keyboard on the laptop. My cat ripped off a few keys and took them to never never land! I have a replacement on order. Sorry about that!

@wyatttrout229

3 жыл бұрын

You're good. Please let me know when it's back up and running please I've wanted to get on one of these sence you posted this and I finally had time to get all the software downloaded.

HI! We had Fidonet in Europe... Brings Back Memories..did Dial up at University. That was before Associals OnLine took over the USENET...if someone misbehaved, a message from Op to Op solved all Issues quite nicely ;-) Oh the old times...the Netiquette that had to be followed...half of all Users would be banned in one weeks tim todaye...btw.: Have Issues connecting, tried out other BBS - they seem to work, so Issue should be on your side ( Or I f*ed up in an unusual way, might have been the Issue as well ;-)

I do remember the BBS days for sure. I just tried to connect to your BBS and keeps getting connection fail. I think you said you use telnet and port 23?

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Try it now. I had to reset the router.

@johnd.7430

4 жыл бұрын

I'm In .. Thank you

What are your thoughts on Gary McKinnon?

Is your BBS still online? I tried connecting but got a connect error 0

@FarpointFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Try the web link in my description. I was on it last night and it seemed fine.

Is this still up?

Are you near Brevard, NC?

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

About 2 hours.

Will you be keeping your bbs up? I am interested in adding you to my network. I have some netted games and message bases, and thinking of adding the ones that you mentioned in the Facebook feed you posted in. The network is quite small right now with only two systems. But it may help it by you joining it.

@FarpointFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes. I'd love to work with you on this. I'm not super tech savvy, but I'd be happy to create a new "Net" with you if you'd be willing to walk me though it.

@keithc728

2 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms that's great I could upload a packet to your bbs with the instructions

@keithc728

2 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms if you have TeamViewer installed I could assist you with getting things installed and setup. Just shoot me an email on my bbs.

Can anyone go on to your bbs? Or can you have one for a private group?

@FarpointFarms

4 жыл бұрын

Try it now. It should be open for everyone!

will this work with linux? thats all I run now days

@itmeng

4 жыл бұрын

Should work on anything. Regardless of operating system.

@OffGridAussiePrepper

4 жыл бұрын

offcoarse.

Hi, is still up? I just tried and nothing

@FarpointFarms

Жыл бұрын

Try it again, I was having computer issues, I think I have fixed it

Ham Radio BBS

skynet

um... .. what?