| Telnet: | razzpie.ddns.net:2300 |
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| Software: | Mystic |
| Connection: | Telnet |
| Nodes: | 15 |
| Location: | Clearfield, UT, USA |
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The Razzpie BBS is a long-running, retro-style Bulletin Board System (BBS) hosted on a Raspberry Pi. It is a popular destination for hobbyists who enjoy the “old-school” feel of text-based online communities, but accessed via modern internet protocols rather than dial-up modems.
## Core Details
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Hardware: It is currently hosted on a Raspberry Pi 3.
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Software: It runs on Mystic BBS, a modern but classically-inspired software suite that supports ANSI art and terminal interfaces.
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Launch Date: The system was officially brought online on October 15, 2015 (though some older listings suggest its roots go back even further).
## Features
Like most vintage BBSs, Razzpie focuses on community interaction and classic digital gaming:
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Door Games: It hosts a variety of “online door games.
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Message Boards: Local boards for discussion among users.
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File Downloads: A repository of files available for users to download.
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Voting Booths: Simple polls for the community to participate in.
## How to Connect
Because it is a Telnet-based BBS, you cannot visit it like a standard website. You need a Telnet client (like NetRunner, SyncTerm, or even PuTTY) to access it.
Telnet Address:
razzpie.ddns.netPort:
2300
## Why it’s Notable
Razzpie is often cited as a prime example of the “Raspberry Pi BBS” movement. Because the Pi is low-power and inexpensive, it has become the “gold standard” for SysOps (System Operators) looking to keep the BBS culture alive without needing a massive server rack or a noisy desktop PC running 24/7.
Author: Denn Gray
My brother Terry Started the CoCoShop BBS in 1987 when I was 27 my older brother, Terry ran the BBS on his TRS-80 Color Computer 2, Denn was the Co-Sysop. The software used for the original CoCoShop BBS was Richard Duncan's CoBBS v 1.2 modified software, then Later ran on Terry Gray's Color Connect BBS software until 1988. A few years later Denn started a BBS called "the Outwest BBS" running PCBoard 14.x and later upgraded to 15.x that ran from 1992 to 1997 in West Valley City, Utah. in 2015 Denn started running two BBS's. 1. the Outwest BBS the 2nd Iteration outwest.synchro.net running synchronet 3.19 BBS software on windows 7 and a HP thin Client PC. 2. the Razz Pie BBS razzpie.ddns.net running Mystic, on a raspberry PI 2 then later upgraded to a Raspberry PI 3. I also authored BBSBASE 6.0 BBSBAS6R.ZIP to keep a running list of local BBSes that I would then upload to other BBSes. BBSBAS6R.ZIP can be found on many of the 1990's shareware CD's. Like The Pier Shareware #4. Night Owl – The Best of BBS #1 CD-ROM. Night Owl (NOPV-11) (Night Owl Publishing). Software Vault Emerald. , and others. BBSBAS6R.ZIP can...