Josh Renaud · @kirkman
337 followers · 394 posts · Server digipres.clubJust 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
Paradroyd · @paradroyd
726 followers · 1737 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Paradroyd · @paradroyd
725 followers · 1736 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgDoing some ATASCII and PETSCII BBSing on some of the upstairs retro systems last night.
#atascii #petscii #bbsing #TI99 #retrocomputing
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
335 followers · 389 posts · Server digipres.club
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
Mark Gardner â:sdf: · @mjgardner
713 followers · 4940 posts · Server social.sdf.org@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
Paradroyd · @paradroyd
728 followers · 1677 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
đđ˛đ¯đĻđ°đ˛ đđđĒđđąđŦ · @kurisu
25 followers · 183 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
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
Paradroyd · @paradroyd
726 followers · 1655 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgTaking the TI99/4A out for a spin tonight.
I've had this particular computer for almost exactly 40 years.
Rick VA3DSO đ¨đĻ · @deepskies
66 followers · 855 posts · Server astrodon.social
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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
293 followers · 342 posts · Server digipres.clubIf 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
293 followers · 341 posts · Server digipres.clubHad 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
290 followers · 336 posts · Server digipres.clubCHECK 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
286 followers · 317 posts · Server digipres.club
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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
285 followers · 313 posts · Server digipres.clubCheck 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
285 followers · 311 posts · Server digipres.clubThieves' 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
285 followers · 310 posts · Server digipres.club
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
Jim Lawless · @jimlawless
35 followers · 193 posts · Server fosstodon.org
Paradroyd · @paradroyd
699 followers · 1768 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgMeanwhile...
BBSing on a Monday night.
#retrocomputing #bbsing #atari800 #macintosh #amiga
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
283 followers · 307 posts · Server digipres.clubYesterday 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
Josh Renaud · @kirkman
282 followers · 301 posts · Server digipres.club
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