Arca OS, a MiniPC, and running a BBS

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I've been running a BBS off and on since the mid-90s, and have tried a variety of methods to do so: OS/2 on real hardware, DosBox on Linux, a VM running OS/2, and more modern software that runs fine on modern Windows without the need of…

Hosting fTelnet to access your BBS

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While I much prefer native clients (or even terminal clients on retro PCs) for accessing a BBS, you can't argue that a web-based client is certainly more accessible and friendly to use, especially for people who may be less technically inclined. So, as part of my ongoing setup…

PiModem project

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I recently got a Mac IIci and wanted to be able to use it to connect to BBSes, and hopefully, the Internet. I found a couple of options which used SLiRP, but they weren't quite what I was wanted as they're a bit finnicky and would…

The Fediverse is not safe

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I've never been a fan of corporate-run social media, because I don't feel the overwhelming need to tell some random marketers everything about me and become a product to be packaged and sold to anyone who has the coin. I was, therefore, predisposed to like the…

Log Management for Lemmy Deployed via Docker with Graylog

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07/30/2023: Initial draft. Graylog is an open-source log management and SIEM based on OpenSearch and one that I'm quite fond of due to the well-developed alerting, import, and filtering options that set it apart from other options, like an ELK stack. This isn't intended…

ArcaOS isn't really for enthusiasts

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Update: ArcaOS 5.1 has resolved these issues, and DOS-based BBS doors work as expected, and performance in general for the DOS/Win3.1 subsystems are greatly improved. Kudos to the dev team for fixing the only real set of issues I had. ArcaOS is the successor to eCommstation, which…

BBS migration to Dosbox-X

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Edit: April 19, 2023: Added details regarding issues with telegard.exe crashing and the CPU core used by Dosbox-X I've run a Telegard BBS for some time on an OS/2 Warp 4 installation, which has never been the most reliable project. First, we're talking about…

Burnout and Quitting

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This has been sitting in my publishing queue for quite some time, and I've been internally debating if I should publish it or not. "Conventional" wisdom is that you should never say anything bad about a previous job or any previous manager because it shows disloyalty…