The tale of restoring an ’80s timeless classic.

Russian BBS.

Archaic Binary is an easy to use BBS open to the public. Lots to do! I have created the majority of doors myself, tools available for playing around. Door games locally and via game networks. We have active message areas, local and networked. Advanced security available with SyncTERM using SSH (username/password in SyncTERM is archaic/binary, […]

Chinese language BBS

Created out of nostalgic impulses, written exclusively for telnet, although a modem pool may appear in the future. There is also FTP access.

It is a free chess server that been around for years on the internet and I hosted it once long time ago at GetNet but now the server is back! Enjoy it and play some chess!!! PLEASE NOTE: It won’t work correctly on syncterm or windows telnet, suggest use putty for windows or unix telnet.

PG-plus talker that has been up for many years, still has a fairly active userbase

Multilingual BBS which is based on Korean/English. Supported Language: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian. Unicode-based modern rendition, but CP437 compatible(only English) Please try this with modern terminals, or syncterm. Free, and global room with Ollama translator. Generation Z? Okay. Born in 60s? Okay. This room is open, and free. **Used Zapret to ensure DPI-prevention** ~~Stay […]

Alternate address: x22.ddns.net Experimental BBS that supports (Atari)ATASCII and (C64)PETSCII. Features: Tools for amateur radio including SKCC sked Hourly area propagation WSPR logs in the area Chat Local ##atari (IRC) #c64friends (IRC) Message boards Local Usenet (under repair)

Resurrection of a 1990s-era Citadel-type BBS, built upon LambdaMOO code

Modern day recreation of the C64 commercial BBS system ‘Compunet’, which ran from 1984 to 1993. Telnet is for PETSCII clients. Visit website for custom C64 software for native and authentic connections.

BBS is built with finances, and banking software. Message groups, Multi-Node chat, Telnet Outdial, Vehicle & Home Maintenance and Chore/Allowance Manager. There are also external doors which includes Tradewars 2002 server also a simple stock market game the entire BBS was coded in python.

Space-themed 18+ chat

Let’s create that false future from our past. That simpler time. Let’s realise those realities that never were. Maybe in this future past, we will find solace.

The Gongpit is a Viewdata/Videotex BBS, in a similar style to Prestel/Micronet 800. To connect, you’ll need a telnet client that supports Viewdata/Prestel modes (Syncterm does). There are games (viewdata games, not door games), Opinion Polls, Forums and Mailboxing, News and general wibble.

A custom built telnet project based on Dialup Chat (Ddial, STS, Gtalk) from the 80s and 90s with flavors of BBS throughout. Featuring Ansi Artwork by NITRON, variable baud rates, and linked into the ddial network which includes the MRC. Be sure to use Syncterm or Netrunner for extended colors.

A large multi-node BBS where users from all over the world come to play Legend of the Red Dragon. The BBS hosts multiple LORD realms with different variations of IGM’s and settings.

Chinese language BBS.

The Mars Hotel BBS revives the legendary Mississippi State University BBS from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Rebuilt from the original Pirates BBS 1.9 source code, it features classic retro menus, IRC, private mail, message boards, chat, and secure SSH access. Relive the early Internet! SSH only

An ever growing assortment of new and old mainframe and multiuser BBS-style games – Swords of Chaos, Lords of Cyberspace, Scepter, Galactic Conquest, et al. Use “muinet” for both login and password to access the system.

Mutiny Community is a merger of real-time (IRC-like) chat and message boards. It is not a BBS that *has* chat and *has* message boards it is one thing that is both chat and message boards. It accomplishes this simply by persisting the entire chat backlog.

Chinese language BBS

A custom BBS written in Perl that accepts both ATASCII (Atari 8-bit) and ASCII/ANSI connections.   ATASCII: ASCII/ANSI:   Check out the website link above for more screenshots showing the ANSI/ATASCII comparisons.

Chinese language BBS

PHII is a faithfully restored Commodore 64 text only BBS, written by Syd Bolton in the early 1980’s. Running at an authentic 300 baud, this text-based board offers Messages, Bulletins, SIG Section and a “Make Story” section. Supports Telnet (ASCII or PETSCII) or browser based sessions at https://bbs.sydbolton.ca