I originally ran the Norse Wanderer BBS out of Pacific Palisades, California, from 1983 to 1987. It started on an Apple II+, running ProDOS with an AppleCat 212 modem, supporting one caller at a time at 1200 baud half-duplex (or 300 baud for the truly patient).
We had custom software, message boards, and a small community of callers. The software was rewritten in 1984, and in 1987 we moved to a PC/80286.
After all these years, I've brought the Norse Wanderer back. The current version is a modern recreation of the original BBS, preserving its menus, logic, and functionality. It's not an emulator running the original Apple II code, but I wanted to preserve the experience and make it accessible again.
I've now added Telnet access, so you can connect using a terminal program rather than just browsing the website. to get to it: telnet www.norsewanderer.com 2323
The original Apple II disk images survived, and I'm hoping to use this project to share more of the history of the BBS, the software, and the early days of online communities.
If you ran a BBS back in the day, I'd love to hear about it. And if you're a current sysop or just enjoy exploring old-school BBSes, please give mine a try.
Website:
https://norsewanderer.com
Prepare ye to plunder!
- The Norseman submitted by /u/New-Landscape6002 [link] [comments]