![]() I think it would be great if we started a Macintosh BBS ring to support each other's endeavors. Just post your problems on the Armageddon BBS in the "Ask For BBS Help" conference. BTW, if you have any configuration problems, I will do my best to help you. I would definitely like to stay in touch with you. However, he appears to be using an older version of Hermes, so you can't download files via TCP/IP. ![]() Walter Bowen is also still running his Hermes BBS on a Macintosh down in Denton, Texas. I hope the above fully answers your question.Ĭlick to expand.Hello Luddite! Wow! Absolutely great! Another Hermes BBS SysOp makes his presence known! Well, that makes two of us Macintosh BBS SysOps.well, really, three of us. It is only accessible via telnet, or via our web interface, (which is not as good as using SyncTERM), which you can find here: In other words, use "" in your telnet client, and make sure that it is set to port 23. You can access the Armageddon BBS by telnetting to: Hermes, Public Address, SyncTERM, and Public Address Stripped are all freely available on my Macintosh BBS called "Armageddon". For Mac OSX users, there is ONLY one good choice, and that is SyncTERM.įor Classic Mac users, I have created a stripped down version of Public Address, which you can use as a telnet client, and also as an ANSI editor for making ANSI screens. One problem with modern BBSing on the Macintosh is finding a telnet client that will fully and properly display all PC-ANSI characters. There may be others out there, but I haven't been able to find any of them yet. By a telnet Macintosh BBS, I mean a BBS that is run on a Mac using Macintosh BBS software, and which is accessible via telnet. I have searched and searched, and to date, I seem to be the only telnet Macintosh BBS currently online. It would be great if we could revive the Macintosh BBS scene. It is running quite well in Classic mode under Tiger 10.4.11 on an old G4. Just recently, I put our BBS back online using Hermes. I have run a BBS with both Hermes and Public Address, as far back as the early 1990's. Click to expand.There are actually two Macintosh BBS packages which will run on Classic Macs, as well as on OSX machines, IF you have OS 9.2 installed on the OSX machine. ![]()
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