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    From BBS ( /u/sphildreth https://www.reddit.com/user/sphildreth ) to All on Sun May 31 12:39:30 2026

    Greetings. I was thinking about creating a entirely new cross platform BBS using Rust + Ratatui (terminal based no GUI). I ran Telegard back early 90's and now I wanted to make something using various AI models, mostly to see if I could make it work. Including a physical modem with a serial to usb adapter for v2.
    Here are the top 10 items I would put into initial release: Telnet server with proper session handling ANSI/CP437-first terminal engine User accounts and security levels Menu system inspired by classic BBSes DecentDB-backed system database Message areas / discussion boards Door game launcher subsystem Node manager and live node status Sysop/admin CLI and local TUI console FTN/FidoNet-style message network support
    My goal is to make something that works, stays up more than 3 weekends in a row; mostly for bragging rights.
    Any suggestions or thoughts around this idea? Am I completely off my rocker? Any interest in beta testers? submitted by /u/sphildreth [link] [comments]
  • From BBS ( /u/sphildreth https://www.reddit.com/user/sphildreth ) to All on Wed Jun 3 23:34:46 2026

    Greetings. I was thinking about creating a entirely new cross platform BBS using Rust + Ratatui (terminal based no GUI). I ran Telegard back early 90's and now I wanted to make something using various AI models, mostly to see if I could make it work. Including a physical modem with a serial to usb adapter for v2.
    Here are the top 10 items I would put into initial release: Telnet server with proper session handling ANSI/CP437-first terminal engine User accounts and security levels Menu system inspired by classic BBSes DecentDB-backed system database Message areas / discussion boards Door game launcher subsystem Node manager and live node status Sysop/admin CLI and local TUI console FTN/FidoNet-style message network support
    My goal is to make something that works, stays up more than 3 weekends in a row; mostly for bragging rights.
    Any suggestions or thoughts around this idea? Am I completely off my rocker? Any interest in beta testers?
    EDIT: Created a new project repo https://github.com/sphildreth/oxidebbs and site https://oxidebbs.com/ submitted by /u/sphildreth [link] [comments]