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Re:41 Years Ago, There Were BBS Instead of the Internet by JKCalhoun on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:54PM (#19205390)
Dumb question — what would be involved in writing a mobile app that called BBS's? Handled the modem protocols, displayed ANSI graphics, etc....
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Re:41 Years Ago, There Were BBS Instead of the Internet by ksherlock on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @11:23PM (#19205492)
These days, most BBSs are TCP/IP enabled (ie, telnetbbs). No modem needed. So telnet plus an ANSI terminal emulator would do it. For extra credit, also sniff the stream for a zmodem header and auto download warez.
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