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  • New BBS: The Retro Asylum

    From Andrew T.@and4y2@turnquist.name.invalid to alt.bbs.ads,wny.general on Mon Dec 15 04:49:20 2025
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    Hi all,

    I'm probably insane to be building a new BBS from scratch, so I probably
    belong in the Asylum. ;-)

    The Retro Asylum is a new BBS with a focus on retro (and retro-inspired) technology as well as the Western New York/Twin-Tiers region (where we
    are located).

    Our (my) main hope with this creation is to connect like-minded folk
    with an interest in retro/vintage/antique/obsolete hardware, software,
    and other technologies (not just computers, either). I also hope to
    connect such folk in my general area, as a regionally-oriented BBS
    (though we welcome folks from all over).

    Retro Asylum is running home made software under Devuan Linux. There is
    still a lot more to add, so the system is very much in its infancy.
    Hopefully I'm not opening this up too early. Feature requests are
    welcome.

    The Retro Asylum can be reached via telnet to www.turnquist.name
    port 2323, or SSH to the same host on port 2222, login as 'asylum'
    (no password). SyncTerm works well. Standard telnet/ssh is fine, too.
    Your favorite ansi/vt100/linux (or similar) terminal should work.

    (I have considered an old-fashioned modem node, but over VoIP, my modem
    only connects at 2400bps, no faster, no slower. :-( )

    Anyway, if you are so inclined, check us out, introduce yourself and
    connect like it's the 80's.

    --Retro Asylum SysOp Andrew
    --
    Andrew Turnquist, Short Tract, New York, USA
    ... wandering the streets of Usenet ...
    (Remove numbers and .invalid for email address)
    "Do what you can with what you have where you are." -T Roosevelt
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  • From Phigan@phigan@mutinybbs.com.remove-lsg-this to Andrew T. on Sun Dec 21 06:36:02 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.ads

    To: Andrew T.
    Re: New BBS: The Retro Asylum
    By: Andrew T. to alt.bbs.ads,wny.general on Mon Dec 15 2025 04:49:20

    The Retro Asylum can be reached via telnet to www.turnquist.name
    port 2323, or SSH to the same host on port 2222, login as 'asylum'

    Very cool! Not sure if you saw my post about them, but there are several modern custom-made BBSes running today! Mutiny:Community, NE-BBS, Kludge, Clackerworks, and Level 29. The guy that made NE-BBS is working on one for the Atari 8bit, too. Will definitely check yours out and add it to the list.
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    MutinyBBS - telnet : mutinybbs.com:2332 - ssh : mutinybbs.com:2232
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