Just remembered how I succeeded a few months ago in making an animated Star Trek-themed #BBS login sequence in the IGS format for Atari ST users. đĨī¸
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymii4HSuqt0
Such a busy summer, I had forgotten all about it, including the months I spent making a simple web-based IGS art editor (which you can try here: https://breakintochat.com/atari/igs.js)
#pixelart #art #startrek #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #atarist #vintagecomputing #mastoart #fediart #music #midi #atari #animation
#animation #atari #midi #music #fediart #mastoart #vintagecomputing #atarist #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #startrek #art #pixelart #bbs
Doing some ATASCII and PETSCII BBSing on some of the upstairs retro systems last night.
#atascii #petscii #bbsing #TI99 #retrocomputing
Greetings from Bolivia in South America. Fans of #bbs door games might get a kick out of the Sucre airport code: SRE.
#bbsing #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #retrogaming #doorgames
#doorgames #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #bbsing #bbs
@bigzaphod When I started #BBSing in the early #1980s on my #Commodore64 the file transfer protocol choices were #XMODEM and #Punter, the latter largely exclusive to #Commodore #BBSes.
Trivia: XMODEM was invented by Ward Christensen, co-creator of the first #BBS
#bbsing #1980s #commodore64 #xmodem #punter #commodore #bbses #bbs
On a random note, I've begun working on my BBS again... so there's that!
https://www.xadara.com/2023/07/02/working-on-the-bbs-again/
#FinalZone #FinalZoneBBS #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #retrocomputing #synchronet #bbsing #networking
#finalzone #finalzonebbs #bbs #bulletinboardsystem #retrocomputing #synchronet #bbsing #networking
Taking the TI99/4A out for a spin tonight.
I've had this particular computer for almost exactly 40 years.
BBSing in 40 columns on my VIC-20 is one of my favourite spare time activities. It requires a memory expander and a special terminal program, but it works like a charm!
#retrocomputing #bbs #bbsing #commodore #vic20 #modem
If you're interested in playing with it, it's here:
https://breakintochat.com/atari/igs.js/
If you end up making any cool art, please send it to me! Would love to put together an all-IGS artpack.
#pixelart #art #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #atarist #vintagecomputing #atari #dev
#dev #atari #vintagecomputing #atarist #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #art #pixelart
Had to figure out how to parse the Atari ST's system fonts, but tonight I finally succeeded in adding text support to my web-based IGS art editor thingy.
#pixelart #art #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #atarist #vintagecomputing #atari #dev
#dev #atari #vintagecomputing #atarist #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #art #pixelart
CHECK THIS OUT! Maybe the most elaborate login sequence ever for Atari ST #BBSers. đĨī¸
Featuring Kirk, Spock, the Enterprise, and more.
Thanks to my wife Yoli, who figured out how to render the Star Trek fanfare in IGS music format! đŧ
#pixelart #art #startrek #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #atarist #vintagecomputing #mastoart #fediart #music #midi #atari #animation
#animation #atari #midi #music #fediart #mastoart #vintagecomputing #atarist #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #startrek #art #pixelart #bbsers
More fun with palette shifting
/ color cycling and my new IGS login screen. đ¨
Tried to animate the Guardian of Forever to mimic the way it "talked" in The Original Series by lighting up.
#pixelart #art #startrek #bbs #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #atarist #atari
#atari #atarist #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #bbs #startrek #art #pixelart
Check out this video where I logon to my BBS using an Atari Mega STe, complete with #pixelart image of Kirk, Spock and the Guardian of Forever in IGS format. đ¨
This is likely the first (or only!) time a BBS has used IGS for a logon. đž
I coded all of this in Javascript for Synchronet BBS software. Sync is just so amazingly flexible. đĨī¸
#art #startrek #bbs #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #atarist #atari
#atari #atarist #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #bbs #startrek #art #pixelart
Thieves' Guild was a fantasy roleplaying door game for Atari ST BBSes. đšī¸
It included an optional "emulator" (front-end client) that provided graphics, animation, and sound effects. The pixel art for this client is pretty amazing for a BBS game.
I spent 7 years making attempts to play through the game, and finally succeeded in 2020:
https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/thieves-guild-memories/
#atarist #bbs #doorgame #bbsing #atari #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #atari #bbsing #doorgame #bbs #atarist
Found an old 1990 ad for "Thieves' Guild" in a readme file.
#atarist #bbs #doorgame #bbsing #atari #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #atari #bbsing #doorgame #bbs #atarist
Meanwhile...
BBSing on a Monday night.
#retrocomputing #bbsing #atari800 #macintosh #amiga
Yesterday I cooked up a color-cycling effect to animate the Enterprise warping. Love it! đ¨
It's my latest experiment in serving IGS graphics/animations for the Atari ST from my Synchronet BBS! đĨī¸
#bbsing #atari #atarist #igs #textmode #pixelart #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #pixelart #textmode #igs #atarist #atari #bbsing
Getting there slowly but surely. Better ground/horizon, finished characters. Now need a bit of foreground and background scenery and I'm nearly done.
#pixelart #art #startrek #bbs #bbsing #textmode #igs #graphics #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #graphics #igs #textmode #bbsing #bbs #startrek #art #pixelart