Subj : Re: Hope all of my Pi sysops are safe!
To   : Ray Sbaitso
From : Blue White
Date : Sun Apr 05 2020 12:26 pm

-=> Ray Sbaitso wrote to Blue White <=-

 RS> 2 points for the BBS name.  Possum Lodge!  I haven't seen Red Green in
 RS> forever.

I am lucky.  Our local PBS network, Kentucky Educational Television, has
kept him on once-a-week for at least 15 years now.  They sometimes go back
in time far enough to pick up a season I have not seen yet.  :)  I decided
to name it after the show after taking a trip to Canada back in 2017.

 RS> When I stop onto any of the BBSes that have any kind of networked chats
 RS> I've dropped in to check out the activity level and I'm seeing a few
 RS> people around or a few more people around lately.

I have noticed a few more new people, and a lot more posts from folks that
were not as active before.  At least that is one good thing to come of all
this crazy stuff.

 RS> I love the comment about the layout being dated.  It amazes me how
 RS> people can do nothing but complain.  I enjoy time on the BBSes and
 RS> great appreciate the effort of those who continue to run them, run the
 RS> network forums, update the software, etc.

I get many more comments about how they like that a BBS with a retro look is
still online.  I am a novice programmer when it comes to PCs (I have 20+ years
experience as a mainframe COBOL developer), so I am very thankful for folks
like apam, Digital Man, and so many others who continue to develop BBS
software, doors, etc., so that we can keep enjoying the hobby.

 RS> How does running a BBS on a Pi vary from a "traditional" computer?

Not too much.  The Pi I have is old enough (a 2B or 2+, cannot remember
which), that the x server was so slow I eventually uninstalled it.  So, it
is all command line driven.  Also, it has been running headless for about 6
months now... I ssh into it from another machine.  Because of the
architecture, you have to be willing to compile some things yourself as
binaries are a little more difficult to come by.  I have learned a few
things.  I have not tried it, but have heard that running DOS doors is much
more  of a challenge.

Other than that it really is not too much different.


.... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
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