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The article mentions 'Terminate'. That software was a joy to use. https://web.archive.org/web/19980627010642/http://www.terminate.com/tour/tour-setup.html http

The article mentions 'Terminate'. That software was a joy to use. https://web.archive.org/web/19980627010642/http://www.terminate.com/tour/tour-setup.html https://web.archive.org/web/19980627010642/http://www.termin...

johnturek 3y ago
Wow. I miss those days. Back when life was simple. I really wish my kids could experience working with TSR dos programs, and being intentional of what you are trying to do with a computer. Every k mattered back then.
rikthevik 3y ago
Yeah, Terminate was a big step up from Telix. Wow that takes me back.
- 31337Logic 3y ago
  I used both of those, as well as ProComm Plus (PCPLUS.EXE). Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!
  - sakesun 3y ago
    I used all those as well. But I also learned that many experts on the BBSes use Commo. I'm too young to appreciate complexity of Commo at that time.
    - sakesun 3y ago
      Oh wait. There's Telemate as well. My all time favorite.
      - 31337Logic 3y ago
        Commo and TeleMate!! That's right! I think I just found my long lost brother! :-) Thanks again. (And yes, TeleMate was my favorite too. I remember it came on 4 x 1.44MB floppies and had a kick-ass scripting language. It was all about the macros and automation back then!)
mikecoles 3y ago
Checking up on other old favorites such as BitchX/irssi and slrn, I found they're still being developed: slrn --- NNTP/spool-based Usenet newsreader last updated: 2023-03-18T04:31:51 [UTC] repository: git://git.jedsoft.org/git/slrn.git tarfile: slrn-pre1.0.4-9.tar.gz ( size: 1563860 bytes; md5: f193d983e104a82ef4fd70b1037f8b60 ) github: https://github.com/jedsoft/slrn https://github.com/jedsoft/slrn https://github.com/BitchX/BitchX1.3 https://github.com/BitchX/BitchX1.3 https://irssi.org/2023/03/31/irssi-1.4.4-released/ https://irssi.org/2023/03/31/irssi-1.4.4-released/
- anthk 3y ago
  I use SLRN daily.
- blueflow 3y ago
  I'm using irssi right now! There are still active irc communities.
  - knorker 3y ago
    IRC is still alive. I have irssi on a monitor on the side all the time, both for friends and work. IRC is not as big as it used to be, but at its highest it was mainstream even for computer illiterates.
- icedchai 3y ago
  I still use slrn. In the old days, I used tin! Also, I use mutt for one of my old email accounts (used to use elm...)
sedatk 3y ago
I even remember its creator’s name: Bo Bendsten. I hope he’s doing okay.
- bananaboy 3y ago
  I tried to track him down a few years ago so I could register my (previously pirated) copy of terminate. I figured better late than never. But I couldn’t find him. I recall that there were some shenanigans with the sale of the company. I think there’s some messages floating around on newsgroups and around the place about it. I found this https://paste.ee/p/Z0ywP https://paste.ee/p/Z0ywP
  - sedatk 3y ago
    Interesting. Thanks for the link. I remember using a Russian clone called “Terminator” which looked way more polished than Terminate, but don’t know if it’s related to this controversy. EDIT: Oh! I found it and installed it from https://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=3&l= https://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=3&l= . Apparently, Terminator isn't a Russian clone like I remembered, but actually the successor to Terminate written by George Collins.
    - bananaboy 3y ago
      Wow! I had no idea about Terminator! It would be fascinating to hear about what happened from Bo's perspective. edit: this thread has some more info https://groups.google.com/g/comp.dcom.modems/c/JdOtiDGCV3Y https://groups.google.com/g/comp.dcom.modems/c/JdOtiDGCV3Y There's one person in the thread who is skeptical that Bo was in the wrong!
      - sedatk 3y ago
        Well, that was a rabbit hole to go in. I see that Bo had made no attempt to explain the situation to his followers over the years which isn't in his favor.
myth_drannon 3y ago
The swiss knife of BBSing... it even had a Cost Manager that I used, so my parents won't kill me because of high phone bills.

johnturek 3y ago

Wow. I miss those days. Back when life was simple. I really wish my kids could experience working with TSR dos programs, and being intentional of what you are trying to do with a computer. Every k mattered back then.

rikthevik 3y ago

Yeah, Terminate was a big step up from Telix. Wow that takes me back.

31337Logic 3y ago
I used both of those, as well as ProComm Plus (PCPLUS.EXE). Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!
- sakesun 3y ago
  I used all those as well. But I also learned that many experts on the BBSes use Commo. I'm too young to appreciate complexity of Commo at that time.
  - sakesun 3y ago
    Oh wait. There's Telemate as well. My all time favorite.
    - 31337Logic 3y ago
      Commo and TeleMate!! That's right! I think I just found my long lost brother! :-) Thanks again. (And yes, TeleMate was my favorite too. I remember it came on 4 x 1.44MB floppies and had a kick-ass scripting language. It was all about the macros and automation back then!)

mikecoles 3y ago

Checking up on other old favorites such as BitchX/irssi and slrn, I found they're still being developed: slrn --- NNTP/spool-based Usenet newsreader last updated: 2023-03-18T04:31:51 [UTC] repository: git://git.jedsoft.org/git/slrn.git tarfile: slrn-pre1.0.4-9.tar.gz ( size: 1563860 bytes; md5: f193d983e104a82ef4fd70b1037f8b60 ) github: https://github.com/jedsoft/slrn https://github.com/jedsoft/slrn https://github.com/BitchX/BitchX1.3 https://github.com/BitchX/BitchX1.3 https://irssi.org/2023/03/31/irssi-1.4.4-released/ https://irssi.org/2023/03/31/irssi-1.4.4-released/

anthk 3y ago
I use SLRN daily.
blueflow 3y ago
I'm using irssi right now! There are still active irc communities.
- knorker 3y ago
  IRC is still alive. I have irssi on a monitor on the side all the time, both for friends and work. IRC is not as big as it used to be, but at its highest it was mainstream even for computer illiterates.
icedchai 3y ago
I still use slrn. In the old days, I used tin! Also, I use mutt for one of my old email accounts (used to use elm...)

sedatk 3y ago

I even remember its creator’s name: Bo Bendsten. I hope he’s doing okay.

bananaboy 3y ago
I tried to track him down a few years ago so I could register my (previously pirated) copy of terminate. I figured better late than never. But I couldn’t find him. I recall that there were some shenanigans with the sale of the company. I think there’s some messages floating around on newsgroups and around the place about it. I found this https://paste.ee/p/Z0ywP https://paste.ee/p/Z0ywP
- sedatk 3y ago
  Interesting. Thanks for the link. I remember using a Russian clone called “Terminator” which looked way more polished than Terminate, but don’t know if it’s related to this controversy. EDIT: Oh! I found it and installed it from https://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=3&l= https://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=3&l= . Apparently, Terminator isn't a Russian clone like I remembered, but actually the successor to Terminate written by George Collins.
  - bananaboy 3y ago
    Wow! I had no idea about Terminator! It would be fascinating to hear about what happened from Bo's perspective. edit: this thread has some more info https://groups.google.com/g/comp.dcom.modems/c/JdOtiDGCV3Y https://groups.google.com/g/comp.dcom.modems/c/JdOtiDGCV3Y There's one person in the thread who is skeptical that Bo was in the wrong!
    - sedatk 3y ago
      Well, that was a rabbit hole to go in. I see that Bo had made no attempt to explain the situation to his followers over the years which isn't in his favor.

myth_drannon 3y ago

The swiss knife of BBSing... it even had a Cost Manager that I used, so my parents won't kill me because of high phone bills.