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BBS Anonymous 12/21/15 (Mon) 06:41:32 a0397e No.742

Have anyone else here thought about reviving BBSing? You see, this method of communication would work great on low-bandwidth networks, like meshnets. There's BBS-software that is still developed, pic related is from the official BBS of x/84. Big files, like the ones y'all are archiving, could be transmitted through sneakernet, or we could revive the concept of copyparties.

Anonymous 12/29/15 (Tue) 22:31:00 d81ae5 No.772

Very interesting op, bbs's may be essential for meshnets running at shortwave.

The creation of a sneakernet will have to depend on the dedication of anons and more importantly, location.

I don't see copyparties happening though.

Also, have you ever heard the occurrence of digital shortwave?

Only problem would be the equipment, but can you imagine nodes spreading a few hundred - or even thousand km.

Makes for a very accessible network.

And imagine DX skipping with it, although with digital signals bouncing off the ionosphere I highly doubt the connection would be anywhere near usable for casual use - hence the bbs

Anonymous 12/31/15 (Thu) 18:03:09 a0397e No.782

>>772

I imagined the sneakernet being a set of discs with media and software on it, where you spread textfiles containing file lists and checksums over BBSs. Look up the Fish Disks.

anon prepper 01/01/16 (Fri) 11:26:58 823aa4 No.785

>>782

I like this idea. I have tons of shit already backed up on flashdrives, CDs & DVDs I can share with others (as I often do today, mostly software programs and music too).

There is already something similar going on in the prepper world using HAM radio networks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKYqkNAN4q8

I will not lie though, someone would have to coach me on how BBS works because I've never had the privilege to try it.

Anonymous 01/01/16 (Fri) 13:23:31 a0397e No.786

>>785

Just try telnetting 1984.ws, this is the official BBS of x/84. I've heard that both Telnet and SSH would be unsuitable for communication over meshnets and other high-latency networks because they query the server for every character typed, which would mess up your typing. We'd need a protocol that sends all the text you write in one chunk, when you tell the client to do so.