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Re: A currently active large BBS system

in Milliways
Jo22 wrote on Today, 05:34: I've read the wiki. Interesting oddity, though doesn't sound too great to me. a) runs on Linux/BSD (ewww) What do you expect for a modern BBS hosting 1000s of users. 😀 I'm sure it's far more stable and scalable than about anything else doing the same job.

Re: A currently active large BBS system

in Milliways
There are still more than 1000 BBS currently listed and operational, check the lists in this site: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ The catch is that almost all of them, mine included, exist as an exhibit and do not expect people to actually regularly log in to have discussions etc. So if PTT is …

A currently active large BBS system

in Milliways
I checked if this was mentioned elsewhere on Vogons but it was in passing and probably not noticed by many. Apparently, an old-style BBS is heavily used in Taiwan, still using telnet in some cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTT_Bulletin_Board_System I think this is fascinating and I have so many …

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

peter_shaw wrote on 2023-09-25, 12:30: Really excited about this work in progress: I don't have this case, but the one I have also has a tiny little reset button that is impossible to push with my finger. It's annoying because sometimes I need to reset it.

Can Desqview run concurrent programs on 286?

This should be easily answered by doing some searching, right? Well I still don't understand this. They say a 286 will multitask with DV, but I've tried it and it doesn't run them concurrently. Perhaps by "multitask" it's referring to task switching? I've ran DV on a 386 and it clearly runs multiple …

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Nice. I have an affection for 286s. Count me in as well. That case looks brand spanking new inside. Is that a NOS PSU? So shiny... Never understood people who place the CDROM in the lowest drive bay though... :) That case was in an incredibly miserable condition when I bought it, and had a 386SX-20 …

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

appiah4 wrote on 2023-08-17, 13:58: This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website. […] Show full quote This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website. Am286-16 01.jpg Am286-16 02.jpg Am286-16 03.jpg Nice. I …

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