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Re: A modern BBS


 

I think Leif even runs an internet BBS from his home.? He's a good guy, local to me, we used to see each other at the monthly TPUG meetings before covid.




On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 08:18:44 p.m. EDT, Richard Cini <rich.cini@...> wrote:


Found it:



and this one (a fork of one from Jim Brain):


Rich

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Rich Cini




?On 8/18/20, 7:03 PM, "Lee Hart" <[email protected] on behalf of leeahart@...> wrote:

? ? Mark Moulding wrote:
? ? > I just fired up an old copy of Lynx under Win32, and was able to even
? ? > use Google.? It in no way requires a mouse - it uses key strokes to
? ? > select the next/previous "clickable" item (or text field).? I don't know
? ? > how this would map to an ASCII keyboard, instead of using the extra keys
? ? > on a PC keyboard, but I bet it's been handled...
? ? >
? ? > Taking a quick look at the source, it all looks to be in pretty
? ? > plain-Jane C...

? ? Richard Cini wrote:
? ? > There’s a smaller Lynx for DOS called “Links”. I have not tried it
? ? > but I did download the source for it. It also looks like it’s written
? ? > in C.

? ? This is exciting news! There are lots of CP/M C compilers (BDS-C,
? ? Small-C). I had assumed that a CP/M browser for the Z80 was a
? ? near-impossibility. But this is making it sound possible after all.

? ? So, I guess you need something that serves the same function as a modem
? ? (serial-to-phone line converter); but for serial-to-ethernet conversion?
? ? These existed for DOS; but I don't know if they were "WinModem" type
? ? gadgets that depended on DOS drivers to actually make them work.

? ? Lee Hart

? ? --
? ? A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is
? ? nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
? ? ? ? ? ? -- Antoine de Saint Exupery
? ? --
? ? Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com








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