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A question from Stack Exchange - Did anyone download a 255-byte executable called "cyclops" or "cycleops" from a 512-area BBS in the 1980s?

From BBS ( /u/am_hs https://www.reddit.com/user/am_hs ) to All on Thu Jun 25 12:20:09 2026

Hi everyone,
About six years ago, this question was posted on Stack Exchange:
In the period of about 1987-1988 I downloaded a small compiled program from a BBS in the 512 area. I don't know anything about the author but the file was named 'cyclops.' I can't be sure if it had a .com or .exe extension. Possibly it could have been named 'cycleops.' I know it's file size was exactly 255 bytes. It was a TSR program that animated the DOS cursor making it appear as a single horizontal line slowly rising and falling in place of the blinking cursor. People who saw it often said it made them feel dizzy to watch it. Can anyone direct me on where I might find this again? I have made several search attempts that yielded no clues.
Nobody was able to answer this question, so I thought that as the file came from a BBS, this might be a good place to ask for advice. Maybe someone downloaded the exe and still has it on a floppy disk somewhere. Or maybe someone will recognise the BBS and be able to link me to an archive for it.
Hope one of you can help me to help the OP! And thank you. submitted by /u/am_hs [link] [comments]