Hi All, just a note to advertise my ownniche BBS based over here in the UK. Itis a Videotex system and it's called
the Night Owl BBS. It runs on a BBC
Master computer via TCPSER and there
are dialup gateways to it also. There
is plenty info on accessing on the
TELNET BBS guide ..It is a very retro
system and colourful with lots of
readin matter, articles and ART
features. I have recently learned the
newest version of Syncterm now caters
for Videotex so it's very easy to use
this for all your BBSing.

for Syncterm
https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400 baud

there is a weblink available if you'd
prefer to view that way at

https//:vd-view.azurewebsites.net

the BBS runs in evening hours only but
that should suit those in North Americato some degree.

Hope to see you visit .. thanks

Night Owl Sysop�(Brian)

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to All on Fri Dec 27 2024 11:49 pm

TELNET BBS guide ..It is a very retro system and colourful with lots of readin matter, articles and ART features. I have recently learned the newest version of Syncterm now caters for Videotex so it's very easy to use this for all your BBSing.

for Syncterm https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400 baud

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: MRO to Brian Martin on Sat Dec 28 2024 18:16:50

Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to All on Fri Dec > 2024 11:49 pm

TELNET BBS guide ..It is a very > BM> retro system and colourful with > BM> lots of readin matter, articles > BM> and ART features. I have recent > BM> learned the newest version of
Syncterm now caters for Videote > BM> so it's very easy to use this f > BM> all your BBSing.

for Syncterm https://sourceforg > BM> et/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400
baud

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

I bring up the Host around 7pm GMT
usually and it runs till the early
hours, usally around 6am. With North
America east coast being 5 hours behindthat'd be from about 2pm-1am so stil counts as evening for those in the
East. Westerly places I suppose
couldn't describe it as an evenings
only BBS, more of late morning-
afternoon, sorta thing. Would welcome avisit from you , sincerely Brian

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to MRO on Wed Jan 01 2025 10:04 pm

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

I bring up the Host around 7pm GMT usually and it runs till the early hours, usally around 6am. With North America east coast being 5 hours behindthat'd be from about 2pm-1am so stil
counts as evening for those in the East. Westerly places I suppose couldn't describe it as an evenings only BBS, more of late morning- afternoon, sorta thing. Would welcome avisit from you , sincerely Brian

if you are going to run a bbs, you should do it 24/7

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Brian Martin wrote to MRO <=-

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

I bring up the Host around 7pm GMT
usually and it runs till the early
hours, usally around 6am. With North
America east coast being 5 hours behindthat'd be from about 2pm-1am so stil counts as evening for those in the
East. Westerly places I suppose
couldn't describe it as an evenings
only BBS, more of late morning-
afternoon, sorta thing. Would welcome avisit from you , sincerely Brian

Curious, what would make you do such a schedule, in this internet-age?
That used to be done so as to not tie up the phone lines, but... you
don't have internet access 24 hours a day?

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: MRO to Brian Martin on Thu Jan 02 2025 05:27 am

I bring up the Host around 7pm GMT usually and it runs till the early hours, usally around 6am. With North America east coast being 5 hours behindthat'd be from about 2pm-1am so stil
counts as evening for those in the East. Westerly places I suppose couldn't describe it as an evenings only BBS, more of late morning- afternoon, sorta thing. Would welcome avisit from you , sincerely Brian

if you are going to run a bbs, you should do it 24/7

Fun fact, my BBS is named Nite Eyes because it started as a part time BBS running at night.

Currently up 24/7 now though haha.

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: MRO to Brian Martin on Sat Dec 28 2024 18:16:50

Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to All on Fri Dec 27 2024 11:49 pm

TELNET BBS guide ..It is a very retro system and colourful with lots of > BM> readin matter, articles and ART features. I have recently learned the
newest version of Syncterm now caters for Videotex so it's very easy to > BM> use this for all your BBSing.

for Syncterm https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400 baud

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

where are you based ? 6pm your time could be anything from 5 to 10 hours behindme? If you can logon at 6pm that would likely be the early hours for me, while
I'm asleep. Thats not an issue. If you are definitely interested to try it out I will make sure it is up for you. Just let me know.
Brian

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to All on Fri Dec 27 2024 23:49:01

Hi All, just a note to advertise my ownniche BBS based over here in the UK. Itis a Videotex system and it's called
the Night Owl BBS. It runs on a BBC Master computer via TCPSER and there are dialup gateways to it also. There is
plenty info on accessing on the TELNET BBS guide ..It is a very retro system and colourful with lots of readin
matter,
articles and ART features. I have recently learned the newest version of Syncterm now caters for Videotex so it's
very
easy to use this for all your BBSing.

for Syncterm https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400 baud

there is a weblink available if you'd prefer to view that way at

https//:vd-view.azurewebsites.net

the BBS runs in evening hours only but that should suit those in North Americato some degree.

Hope to see you visit .. thanks

Night Owl Sysop�(Brian)

Hi Brian!,
I just tried connecting to your server however i'm experiencing some odd characters displayed on the screen.
Is there a specific connection setting needed? I'm using SyncTerm Default settings and also tried in windows telnet.

Regards
MythicMrMun

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Mythicmrmun to Brian Martin on Fri Jan 03 2025 01:55:18

...also tried in windows telnet.

Don't even bother with that. Like so many other Windows bits, it's a poorly implemented version of Telnet.

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Mortar to Mythicmrmun on Fri Jan 03 2025 12:12 am

Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Mythicmrmun to Brian Martin on Fri Jan 03 2025 01:55:18

...also tried in windows telnet.

Don't even bother with that. Like so many other Windows bits, it's a poorly implemented version of Telnet.

well it's better than it was in the past. i agree, it's not great.
but it's usable in a pinch. I still use mtelnet.
https://mt32.bbses.info

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Curious, what would make you do such a schedule, in this internet-age? That used to be done so as to not tie up the phone lines, but... you don't have internet access 24 hours a day?

He said in his ad it's a Videotex system, which is vintage. If it's the same kind of Videotex I know, then it's basically the same thing as a Tandy/RadioShack Color Computer, but without the cartridge port on the side.

I could definitely understand not wanting to run something that old 24/7.

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Mortar to Mythicmrmun on Fri Jan 03 2025 00:12:04

Don't even bother with that. Like so many other Windows bits, it's a poorly implemented version of Telnet.

Yep, I'm beginning to see a massive difference in experience from using windows telnet to SyncTerm.

Whilst windows telnet works it's not providing a good experience displaying text images at all.

SyncTerm it is for now!.

Regards
MythicMrMun

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codefenix wrote to Gamgee <=-

Curious, what would make you do such a schedule, in this internet-age? That used to be done so as to not tie up the phone lines, but... you
don't have internet access 24 hours a day?

He said in his ad it's a Videotex system, which is vintage. If it's the same kind of Videotex I know, then it's basically the same thing as a Tandy/RadioShack Color Computer, but without the cartridge port on the side.

Ahhh, I must have missed that part.

I could definitely understand not wanting to run something that old
24/7.

I suppose so, but sometimes a cycling on/off, with associated
temperature changes, is worse for electronics than being in a steady ON
state, where temperatures are stable.



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Re: RE:the Night Owl BBS
By: Mythicmrmun to Mortar on Fri Jan 03 2025 11:02 pm

Yep, I'm beginning to see a massive difference in experience from using wind telnet to SyncTerm.

Not everyone always has Putty installed, but I do... it also works pretty well in a pinch, but you just have to set the character translation/encoding to CP437 and the font to Terminal. It does the job and looks good.

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Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Mythicmrmun to Brian Martin on Fri Jan 03 2025 01:55:18

Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Brian Martin to All on Fri Dec > 2024 23:49:01

Hi All, just a note to advertise > > ownniche BBS based over here in t > > UK. Itis a Videotex system and it > > called the Night Owl BBS. It runs > > a BBC Master computer via TCPSER > > there are dialup gateways to it
also. There is plenty info on
accessing on the TELNET BBS guide > > ..It is a very retro system and colourful with lots of readin
matter,
articles and ART features. I have > > recently learned the newest versi > > of Syncterm now caters for Videot > > so it's very
easy to use this for all your
BBSing.

for Syncterm https://sourceforge > > t/projects/syncterm/

nightowlbbs.ddns.net:6400 2400 b >
there is a weblink available if
you'd prefer to view that way at

https//:vd-view.azurewebsites.net >
the BBS runs in evening hours onl > > but that should suit those in Nor > > Americato some degree.

Hope to see you visit .. thanks

Night Owl Sysop�(Brian)

Hi Brian!,
I just tried connecting to your serv > however i'm experiencing some odd characters displayed on the screen.
Is there a specific connection setti > needed? I'm using SyncTerm Default settings and also tried in windows
telnet.

Regards
MythicMrMun

Hi MythicMrMun , cool name
If you are using syncterm you can
display Viewdata but only on the latestrelease which is now no longer a beta version . You can get it here
https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm

or you can just use a web link if
that's easier at

https://vd-view.azurewebsites.net

Sorry for lthe late reply, I dont
frequent Dovenet that much but would
welcome any call you make to Night Owl.Hope to see you on there soon.
thanks
Brian

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Re: Re: the Night Owl BBS
By: Gamgee to Brian Martin on Thu Jan 02 2025 08:10:33

Brian Martin wrote to MRO <=-

so what do you call evenings?
it's 6pm my time and no connect

I bring up the Host around 7pm GMT
usually and it runs till the early
hours, usally around 6am. With North
America east coast being 5 hours behindthat'd be from about 2pm-1am so stil counts as evening for those in the
East. Westerly places I suppose
couldn't describe it as an evenings
only BBS, more of late morning-
afternoon, sorta thing. Would welcome avisit from you , sincerely Brian >

Curious, what would make you do such a schedule, in this internet-age?
That used to be done so as to not tie up the phone lines, but... you
don't have internet access 24 hours a day?

= Synchronet = My Brand-New BBS

You should fix this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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An Acorm Master 128 is an 8bit machine, which has one serial input, therefore only one caller at a time. My machine is now 40 years old so a 24/7 operation is not a good idea for a machine thats so old. The board is very,very retro

and a reflection of what Viewdta boards were like in the 1980's UK. So a limited schedule is appropriate and consistemt with how things were back then. Viewdata is now available with SyncTerm. You can access a new versio here https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/


Thanks Brian ..

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