OK so it looks like a lot of people have overlooked some info in the upgrade.txt for Mystic at or around the A47 mark, so I will make some lives easier by describing the issue and how to fix it.

Firstly, this only really applies to anyone using Mystic A47+ and the XQ-Weather door, there’s part of the door that allows you to scroll through some weather stats using the Mystic ANSI viewer however since A47 Mystic uses a new ansi viewer, and the configuration is done now with an ini file. So save time, here’s the link to a default ini file modified to work with xq-weather.

OK so it looks like a lot of people have overlooked some info in the upgrade.txt for Mystic at or around the A47 mark, so I will make some lives easier by describing the issue and how to fix it.

Firstly, this only really applies to anyone using Mystic A47+ and the MRC client, there’s a feature in MRC that allows you to scroll back through the message history using /scroll however since A47 Mystic uses a new ansi viewer, and the configuration is done now with an ini file. So save time, here’s the link to a default ini file modified to work with MRC.

OK so it looks like a lot of people have overlooked some info in the upgrade.txt for Mystic at or around the A47 mark, so I will make some lives easier by describing the issue and how to fix it.

Firstly, this only really applies to anyone using Mystic A47+ and the IBOL client, there’s a feature in IBOL that allows you to scroll back through the message history however since A47 Mystic uses a new ansi viewer, and the configuration is done now with an ini file. So save time, here’s the link to a default ini file modified to work with IBOL.

What is a BBS for? What could I use it for?

Reading and contributing to public messages about any topic you care for; Commonly a BBS will be connected to one or more FTN networks, that is, networks that push out echomail (and often files) to any system attached to them, in a similar way to the old usenet message and binaries groups used to be. For me personally, I like to read messages in the various message bases, sometimes I will reply or create a topic of my own, but for the most part I read more than I say.

What is a BBS? Aside from the software that is, what is it and why is it?

To me, a BBS (unless it’s supposed to be commercial) is a personal thing, and should exist just because YOU want it and/or need it. Having other visitors use it also is a bonus.

If you want to make it a place others want to visit regularly, make it unique, make it exciting, the visitors will come.

Climb aboard The Gravy Train this Saturday night at 20:00 UTC and join MeaTLoTioN and others to EXCHANGE in witty chat with fellow SYSOPS and BBS USERS from any BBS connected to the MRC network or create an account on…

thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE

• hostname: bbs.erb.pw
• telnet port: 23
• ssh port: 45022

                                                     ___
                                             ___..--'  .`.
                                    ___...--'     -  .` `.`.
                           ___...--' _      -  _   .` -   `.`.
                  ___...--'  -       _   -       .`  `. - _ `.`.
           __..--'_______________ -         _  .`  _   `.   - `.`.
        .`    _ /\    -        .`      _     .`__________`. _  -`.`.
      .` -   _ /  \_     -   .`  _         .` | thE grAvY |`.   - `.`.
    .`-    _  /   /\   -   .`        _   .`   |___trAIn___|  `. _   `.`.
  .`________ /__ /_ \____.`____________.`     ___       ___  - `._____`|
    |   -  __  -|    | - |  ____  |   | | _  |   |  _  |   |  _ |
    | _   |  |  | -  |   | |.--.| |___| |    |___|     |___|    |
    |     |--|  |    | _ | |'--'| |---| |   _|---| MRC |---|_   |
    |   - |__| _|  - |   | |.--.| |   | |    |   |_  _ |   |    |
 ---``--._      |    |   |=|'--'|=|___|=|====|___|=====|___|====|
 -- . ''  ``--._| _  |  -|_|.--.|_______|_______________________|
`--._           '--- |_  |:|'--'|:::::::|:::::::::::::::::::::::|
_____`--._ ''      . '---'``--._|:::::::|:::::::::::::::::::::::|
----------`--._          ''      ``--.._|:::::::::::::::::::::::|
`--._ _________`--._'        --     .   ''-----..............LGB'
     `--._----------`--._.  _           -- . :''           -    ''
          `--._ _________`--._ :'              -- . :''      -- . ''
 -- . ''       `--._ ---------`--._   -- . :''
          :'        `--._ _________`--._:'  -- . ''      -- . ''
  -- . ''     -- . ''    `--._----------`--._      -- . ''     -- . ''
                              `--._ _________`--._
 -- . ''           :'              `--._ ---------`--._-- . ''    -- . ''
          -- . ''       -- . ''         `--._ _________`--._   -- . ''
:'                 -- . ''          -- . ''  `--._----------`--._

This will be a page full of links to other BBS’s that either The Quantum Wormhole is affiliated with or belongs in the same network as, plus any other BBS’s that I come across in my travels.

(You can click a logo image to connect to the associated BBS’s webpage)

Name	Address	Connection	Networks	SysOp	Location
thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE	bbs.erb.pw	TELNET:23 SSH:45022	tqwNet 1337:1/101 fsxNet 21:1/158 Araknet 10:104/2 Agoranet 46:20/106 VKRadio 432:1/137 Sp00knet 700:100/37 Retronet 80:774/81 Whispnet 316:36/25 Sportnet 24:110/14 Fidonet 2:250/5	MeaTLoTioN	Ramsgate, UK
2o f0r BeeRS	20forbeers.com	TELNET:1337 SSH:1338	tqwNet 1337:3/129 fsxNet 21:2/150 Araknet 10:103/17 Agoranet 46:10/178 Fidonet 1:105/420	Paulie420	Portland, US
Al’s Geek Lab	bbs.alsgeeklab.com	TELNET:2323 SSH:2222	tqwNet 1337:2/104 fsxNet 21:1/126 Araknet 10:103/16 Retronet	hyjinx	Welington, NZ
The Agency	agency.bbz.nz	TELNET:23	fsxNet 21:1/101 AgoraNet AmigaNet DoreNet Fidonet 3:770/100	Avon	Dunedin, NZ
Force9	bbs.force9.org	TELNET:23	AgoraNet ArakNet 10:101/12 Retronet 80:774/47 Fidonet fsxNet	RiPuk	London, UK

Let’s jump right to it. Below is an HTML5 Telnet browser with CP437 character set compatibility. Use this to access the BBS if you don’t have a good telnet browser with CP437. If you enjoy using the BBS, and want to be a more frequent user, I’d recommend getting SyncTerm for your computer. It has been designed to be used to connect to BBS’s via telnet.

Instructions on downloading and building / installing here

So Cranksy has been super busy over at Sample Central HQ and has completed no less than 7 episodes for us all to listen to. You can catch them at ArakNet Radio and you can also listen to them all here =)

Thanks for all the hard work, Cranksy… you da man!

So just over two weeks ago I decided to find out how I could attach my new BBS to a second message network, after I managed to get easily connected to the fsxNet (many thanks to Avon in NZ for your help here). I decided that I would go after the biggest name in EchoMail networks that I know about, one that has been around for getting on for 40+ years if my estimate is anywhere near close. Yep, FidoNet was my network of choice. (More information on FidoNet can be found here)