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    From Charles Pierson@1:153/757.26 to All on Wed Nov 18 07:14:58 2020
    Hello, All.

    Yesterday, I discovered a guy has actually successfully set up a BBS on a smartphone. I telneted onto it and it worked. I'm not sure if it is running full time or what, but as I get more details, I'll share them here.

    Perhaps with a BBS on a phone of my own.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Charles Pierson on Wed Nov 18 08:59:00 2020
    Hello Charles!

    ** On Wednesday 18.11.20 - 07:14, Charles Pierson wrote to All:

    Yesterday, I discovered a guy has actually successfully set up a BBS on a smartphone. I telneted onto it and it worked. I'm not sure if it is running full time or what, but as I get more details, I'll share them here.

    But how practical can it be in the long run? I mean.. if it
    still requires pressing the arrow keys to navigate? Sure,
    many interfaces double with hot-keys, but how does this
    actually look? Is the whole menu of key options on one screen?
    How does an 80char wide presentation of the bbs interface
    render on a smarphone for the user (or is it a different menu
    design)?

    How 'bout some screenshots? :)


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  • From Charles Pierson@1:153/757.26 to August Abolins on Wed Nov 18 08:39:07 2020
    Hello, August Abolins.
    On 11/18/20 8:59 AM you wrote:

    But how practical can it be in the long run? I mean.. if it
    still requires pressing the arrow keys to navigate? Sure, many interfaces double with hot-keys, but how does this actually
    look? Is the whole menu of key options on one screen? How does
    an 80char wide presentation of the bbs interface render on a
    smarphone for the user (or is it a different menu design)?

    Easily as practical as any other device.

    I've never really manuevered with Arrow keys on BBSes, I prefer the menu keys, be it a numbered menu or what have you.

    The entire menu is on the screen. At this point, he's running a basic Mystic, no real fancy ANSI yet.

    It's apparently scaled well. My telnet terminal (Termius) Shows it fine. I don't have a good ANSI terminal that I can get to work consitantly yet, so I can't judge on that account. But as I said, he doesn't have much ANSI there that I can tell.

    How 'bout some screenshots? :)

    As far as screenshots go, as soon as I remember what password I have on there, and I get the ok from the sysop, I'll be glad to.


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