From: nospam.Tony.Langdon@f1.n770.z3480.fidonet.org

ib joe wrote to All <=-

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had a system failure with my VM that had the BBS on it. Bought a
Rasbarry Pi box and installed Mystic on that. Life is strange... I
mean technology... where we came from and where it is today.... I'm running a BBS package off a little box .... slaller than a pack of smokes... and a 1.5 Tb HDD that cost less than it cost me for a meg of
ram at one point.

I remember the effort I went through to build my first BBS machine - an XT clone with a 10MB HDD. Used to take 45 minutes to toss a day's Fidonet mail. :) And now, I use Raspberry Pi boards, a far cry from those old days. :)

But thank god Gore invesnted the internet...

LOL


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From: nospam.ib.joe@f200.n342.z1.binkp.net

had a system failure with my VM that had the BBS on it. Bought a Rasbarry Pi box and installed Mystic on that. Life is strange... I mean technology... where we came from and where it is today.... I'm running a BBS package off a little box .... slaller than a pack of smokes... and a 1.5 Tb HDD that cost less than it cost me for a meg of ram at one point.

If things where at this level years ago, feature rich BBS package and the ability to run all that on a tiny little box.... the internet my have never taken off....

But thank god Gore invesnted the internet...

I can't wait to getthis puppy online...

Joe

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From: nospam.Jeff.Smith@f1031.n282.z1.binkp.net

Hello Tony,

... where we came from and where it is today.... I'm
running a BBS package off a little box .... slaller than a pack of
smokes... and a 1.5 Tb HDD that cost less than it cost me for a meg of
ram at one point.

I remember the effort I went through to build my first BBS machine - an XT clone with a 10MB HDD. Used to take 45 minutes to toss a day's Fidonet mail. :) And now, I use Raspberry Pi boards, a far cry from those old days. :)

I recall my first BBS machine. An XT running at 4.77Mhz with 512kb of ram. It came with two 320k 5-1/4 floppies. But changed one of the floppies out for a 20MB MFM HD. I remember when I first formatted the HD and thinking.

Gosh... Will I ever manage to use all that HD space? <g>

Jeff

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From: nospam.ib.joe@f200.n342.z1.binkp.net

floppies out for a 20MB MFM HD. I remember when I first formatted the HD and thinking.

Gosh... Will I ever manage to use all that HD space? <g>

HAHAHAHA... I recall the sales pitch I used on my wife about a 105 meg HDD... cost was $500.00 bucks at the time... saying that's all I'll ever need fpr te rest of my life... Just bought a 1.5 TB drive for 80 bucks... Thank you
china for cheap electronics...

:)

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From: nospam.ib.joe@f200.n342.z1.binkp.net

I remember the effort I went through to build my first BBS machine - an
XT clone with a 10MB HDD. Used to take 45 minutes to toss a day's
Fidonet mail. :) And now, I use Raspberry Pi boards, a far cry from
those old days. :)

When I went with the rasbarry pi system the learning curve will be steep for me... I know nothing about linux... I have a friend come in to help out with
a few issues to get the BBS running.... but I hope to have things going good and learn a new OS along the way.

Thanx

IB JOE
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's Computer & BBS
Telnet: joesbbs.com

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From: nospam.Paul.Hayton@f100.n770.z3.binkp.net

On 09/02/17, ib joe pondered and said...

If things where at this level years ago, feature rich BBS package and the ability to run all that on a tiny little box.... the internet my have never taken off....

But thank god Gore invesnted the internet...

I can't wait to getthis puppy online...

I agree running Mystic BBS on a Raspberry Pi is a great way to go :)

Best, Paul

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From: nospam.Tony.Langdon@f1.n770.z3488.fidonet.org

Jeff Smith wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

I recall my first BBS machine. An XT running at 4.77Mhz with 512kb of
ram. It came with two 320k 5-1/4 floppies. But changed one of the
floppies out for a 20MB MFM HD. I remember when I first formatted the
HD and thinking.

From memory, I did my HDD upgrade before starting the BBS. The previous year, the machine only had twin floppies - initially twin 360k, but at some stage, I recall switching one for a 720k 3/12" floppy drive.

Gosh... Will I ever manage to use all that HD space? <g>

Hahaha, yeah. was huge in those days. :D


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From: nospam.Tony.Langdon@f1.n770.z3489.fidonet.org

ib joe wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

When I went with the rasbarry pi system the learning curve will be
steep for me... I know nothing about linux... I have a friend come in
to help out with a few issues to get the BBS running.... but I hope to have things going good and learn a new OS along the way.

An additional challenge, but I can promise it will be a fun trip. I first learned Linux 22 years ago, and in some ways, the situation was similar to yours - a new project requiring Linux. In our case, we were moving the next step beyond BBSs. The friend that took over my BBS had setup a server and was trying to turn it into a dialup ISP. It had been suggested we use either Linux or FreeBSD (i.e. avoid Windows NT ;) ), so he chose Linux, based on its higher profile.

After some failed attempts, he came over with a server, a Linux CD and sone documentation. I had a bit of a read, and within 2 hours had a working Linux box up. While I had the machine, I compiled a custom kernel and all was working quite well, modems and all. :) That server ran for a number of years, before the arrival of broadband pretty much spelled the end of the dialup service. Meanwhile, at the same time, I pressed an old 386 into service as a Linux based router, which managed my first Internet connection. I used a succession of Linux based routers from 1995 - 2010, initially with a dialup modem, but later, with a cable modem. It wasn't until 2010, when a major house move forced a switch to ADSL, that I ran a more conventional router/modem
etup.

Yep, Linux is a fun trip. Such a versatile OS, and so powerful, once you learn the ropes. Enjoy. :)


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From: nospam.Tony.Langdon@f1.n770.z3490.fidonet.org

Paul Hayton wrote to ib joe <=-

I agree running Mystic BBS on a Raspberry Pi is a great way to go :)

Could do a lot worse! :)


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