Ed,

How can I become A Mister Know-It-All other than by associating
with the people Who Actually KNOW the ins and outs of operating computers,sharing their successes and failures with others
Users.

The same applies to amateur radio or any other hobby. You can NOT
know or do EVERYTHING in that hobby, but you can be an "Elmer" (to
use the highest compliment a ham radio operator can receive), to the
new folks to the hobby.

I never got to the Mr. KIA level BUT I have learned lots and
lots of things that makes computing life easier for me.
Also the BBS membership allows Me to share things I've learned
(good&bad) while using the gear here.

There are a few bad apples with any hobby, but for the most part,
experiences have been good...and you make many new friends.

Thanks to You and all of the other Sysops that I used their
Systems, I enjoy using PC's and this cellphone You Folks have
made my life easier. So I come back, and back, and back
againand again. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

I'm back after a nearly 9 month BBS hiatus (although it was
longer regarding the message networks), as "life got in the way";
namely with my younger brother's suicide, panic attacks, and a
nervous breakdown, that landed me in the psychiatric ward for a
week.

They were feeding us 2000 calories A MEAL (not a day), like WE
were the ones being fattened up for Thanksgiving...although some
of us feel that we're turkeys, anyway. <G> After my release, a
fellow ham radio operator told me "You have an excuse to be sane;
the rest of us aren't so lucky".

73,

Daryl, N5VLZ

... H.A.M. - Have Another Meal, Haven't Any Money, Haven't Any Memory
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Ed,

Your post had me remember that You and Daryl Stout were using
your internet account to Transfer GT Power packets long before
the FIDO SYSOPS begansoing that.

It is normal operating procedure now days

You Two were doing that to lessen your telephone bill(s).

Like ham radio operators, BBS Sysops are frugal cheapskates. <G>

THANKS MUCH­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The pleasure was ours.

73,

Daryl, N5VLZ

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Mike,

The Help Line was probably the first GT Power BBS I used. The
Volunteer was my local network hub for many years.

I found most local BBS numbers posted on the boards I called.

When I first got into dialing up local BBS's, I found a BBS telecommunications program called "GT Power" at a local computer
store (which has long since shut down). It came on 5.25" floppy
disks. I recognized the software as what was being run by some
other central Arkansas area BBS's...and after the original author,
Paul Meiners, moved from Houston, Texas, to Phoenix, Arizona, I
finally got in touch with him, and was able to register it.

I ran it exclusively from 1992 to 2005 under dial-up. The only
2 other packages I used (after the change in developers for GT)
were Virtual Advanced and Synchronet. Of those 3, only Synchronet
is being actively developed with features, add-ons, etc.

Getting things set up wasn't difficult, but it was tedious.

I still use one of the GT Power utility screens (PowerNews),
that was done by Cory Wright of The Rising Connection (TRC),
and I had used his DoorWorks utility to track door usage. Since
I'm back with Synchronet, I've tried workarounds to find a door
usage utility that I can use, but so far, none have worked.

Daryl

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Mike,

I actually starting doing that with some software that another
GT Power BBS sysop wrote... Russell Kroll, I think. He
maintained the software that allowed a GT BBS to connect to
Usenet/the Internet.

I believe you're correct on that. Unfortunately, most of the BBS
software, doorgame, and utility authors are gone.

Daryl

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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: Daryl Stout to Dumas Walker on Tue Sep 02 2025 05:30 pm

and I had used his DoorWorks utility to track door usage. Since
I'm back with Synchronet, I've tried workarounds to find a door
usage utility that I can use, but so far, none have worked.

I don't know how well it works (I didn't write it), but there is this: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/xtrn/doorscan

Did you try that one?
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and I had used his DoorWorks utility to track door usage. Since
I'm back with Synchronet, I've tried workarounds to find a door
usage utility that I can use, but so far, none have worked.

Since synchronet is being actively developed, and there are still folks
writing utilities for it, maybe someone out there somewhere has ideas about that.

on edit: looks like DM suggested one that is in the repository.


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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: Daryl Stout to Dumas Walker on Tue Sep 02 2025 05:30 pm

I believe you're correct on that. Unfortunately, most of the BBS
software, doorgame, and utility authors are gone.

well they are still around. they have just moved on and i understand that.
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Rob,

I don't know how well it works (I didn't write it), but there
is this:
https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/xtrn/doorscan

Did you try that one?

I don't think I have...I'll have to get it.

Daryl

... Water is essential to life -- without it, you can't make coffee.
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Mike,

Since synchronet is being actively developed, and there are
still folks writing utilities for it, maybe someone out there
somewhere has ideas about that.

on edit: looks like DM suggested one that is in the repository.

I saw that, and I'll go get it after I finish this mail packet,
although dinner may need to come first. <G>

Daryl

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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: Digital Man to Daryl Stout on Tue Sep 02 2025 10:36 pm

and I had used his DoorWorks utility to track door usage. Since
I'm back with Synchronet, I've tried workarounds to find a door
usage utility that I can use, but so far, none have worked.

I don't know how well it works (I didn't write it), but there is this: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tree/master/xtrn/doorscan

Tim uses D-DooR v4.10 * Copyright (c) 1993 * Victor Magdic over at The Fool's Quarter

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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: The Lizard Master to Digital Man on Thu Sep 04 2025 09:24 am

I don't know how well it works (I didn't write it), but there is
this: https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/tre
e/master/xtrn/doorscan

Tim uses D-DooR v4.10 * Copyright (c) 1993 * Victor Magdic over at
The Fool's Quarter

yeah that looks decent.
https://i.imgur.com/FEgpvYm.png
I'm not sure how much he had to struggle with it.
i dont have it on my system and i dont see it on his website. his bbs has no files. okay now i see i have it. it's for RA.

i can upload it to vert.
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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: MRO to Daryl Stout on Wed Sep 03 2025 04:55 pm

Re: Re: ANSI art
By: Daryl Stout to Dumas Walker on Tue Sep 02 2025 05:30 pm

I believe you're correct on that. Unfortunately, most of the BBS software, doorgame, and utility authors are gone.

well they are still around. they have just moved on and i understand that.

And some of us are still around, but haven't moved on.

Lonewolf
AI-WX Weather Door (2025)
RoboTape (1992) etc...

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Re: Re: ANSI art
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Thu Sep 11 2025 04:38 pm

well they are still around. they have just moved on and i understand that.

And some of us are still around, but haven't moved on.

Lonewolf AI-WX Weather Door (2025) RoboTape (1992) etc...

good for you
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Re: ANSI art
By: MRO to Retroswim on Tue Jul 15 2025 10:08 pm

Re: ANSI art
By: Retroswim to Lord Raptor on Wed Jul 16 2025 02:42 am

https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_tools

It has TheDraw font support, and half-block drawing like Moebius, but builds on it with layers+channels ala PhotoShop, SIXEL support, LUA plugins, and more! Highly recommend.

yeah it's not bad. i like how it shows previews of the fonts.
i forgot which ones i made custom.

i'm not so sure i would use all those fancy features.
i still prefer a full screen interface for drawing ansi. not that i draw ansi anymore.

Moebius works well on windows if you want to do some ANSI art in a full screen environment.
Bob,
telnet://ricksbbs/synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

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Re: ANSI art
By: Bobby Patton to MRO on Wed Nov 12 2025 03:15 pm

i'm not so sure i would use all those fancy features. i still prefer
a full screen interface for drawing ansi. not that i draw ansi
anymore.

Moebius works well on windows if you want to do some ANSI art in a
full screen environment. Bob, telnet://ricksbbs/synchro.net:23

i dont like the interface for moebius.
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