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SyncTERM v1.9 has been released with many changes and bug fixes since v1.8. For a full list of whatsnew visit: [https://tinyurl.com/syncterm-19]View the full article

Three seasons. One mystery that keeps getting bigger. Start beneath the bright lights of the midway, follow the Barker's keys into the Back Lot, and carry your history forward into a final chapter where what you earned, found, and became may still matter. Amazing door game from the maker of BBS Wordle! Would you like to know more? [https://www.bbswordle.com/carnival/]View the full article

Mistigris latest amazing art pack has been spotted in the wild! [https://16colo.rs/pack/mist0826]. Would you like to see more? [https://16colo.rs/group/mistigris]View the full article

A modern, SSH-only replacement for GameSrv that runs against your existing BBS root - no menu rewrites, no user migration, no second transport stack. DeuceGate is a C17, SSH-native replacement for Rick Parrish's GameSrv door server. It reads an existing GameSrv directory in place and uses DeuceSSH for all remote connections. Would you like to know more? [https://deucegate.bbsdev.net/]View the full article

RealDeuce is creating BBSDEV.DRP, a small line-oriented format for handing a live BBS session to a door. It retains the easy sequential parsing of classic drop files while specifying the details they left ambiguous: UTF-8 text, absolute logoff time, terminal geometry and encoding, stable user identity, modern I/O mechanisms, and forward-compatible versioning. Modern BBS packages (like Synchronet) and Doors (like Immortal Barons) are already adding support. Would you like to know more? [https://realdeuce.github.io/bbsdev.drp/]View the full article

On August 25, 1991, Torvalds announced the project on the comp.os.minix Usenet newsgroup, stating: "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my target brain is a 386/486 AT clone." The post sought input from Minix users on desired improvements, emphasizing its non-commercial intent and compatibility with GNU tools. [https://grokipedia.com/page/Linux]View the full article

SixelDoor releases a huge update. Now streams YouTube search results straight into a retro ANSI CRT-TV - synced native audio through SyncTERM's own mixer, photo-quality JPEG XL video when the client supports it, and a sixel fallback for everyone else. Would you like to know more? Visit the SixelDoor website here: [https://a-net-online.lol/sixel-tv/index.html] And its github here: [https://github.com/anetonline/SIXEL-TV]View the full article

The X-League News/Notes and Updates: 1) Added Immortal Barons 777 to its game roster 2) BRE 777 will all reset on 8-31 with gameplay starting on 9-1 3) Other games resetting on 9-1: BRE 701 - FE 777 - TAL 777 4) Global War is very active and always looking for more players For more info on Inter-BBS League 777 and info on how to join visit the following: [https://x-bit.org/info/xleague/]View the full article

Digital Man playing DOOM, Duke Nukem 3D, several SCUMM titles, EasyRPM, Intellivision, NES, and Arcade games as BBS doors using JXL and Sixel graphics, SyncTERM audio (music and sound effects), mouse and evdev/kitty native keyboard input. This is the BBS in 2026! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edhPtW1LmNk]View the full article

IcyBoard's goal is to re-create PCBoard, one of the most famous DOS BBS systems of its time. Version 0.2.0-lsp1 is a large update with many new features, improvements, and fixes. For more information about the IcyBoard project and the 0.2.0-lsp1 update, visit: [https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_board]View the full article

IBM introduces its Personal Computer (PC) also known as the IBM Model 5150, lending legitimacy to microprocessor-based computers. IBM's first PC ran with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. Steve Jobs was quoted in a 1985 interview, “If … IBM wins, my personal feeling is that we are going to enter sort of a computer Dark Ages for about 20 years.” Would you like to know more? [https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/august/12/] [https://grokipedia.com/page/IBM_Personal_Computer]View the full article

From the maker of BBS Wordle comes Family Feud - 2026! FAMILY FEUD 26 v2026.8.5 [Door Game] Daily survey-guessing door. Everyone on your BBS plays the SAME board each day - real competition, real leaderboards. 14,600 questions = 5 YEARS no repeats. 3 rounds + Fast Money, make-up days, play-ahead, 5 scoreboard views, optional timers, ANSI music w/ SyncTERM autodetect. DOS/Win32/Win64/Linux/Pi. No DB, no DLLs. By Alexander Corris -- bbswordle.com For more info and to download your FREE copy visit: [https://bbswordle.com/feud/]View the full article

PCBoard-X is a working revival of PCBoard 15.3, the DOS bulletin board system originally published by Clark Development Company and one of the most respected commercial BBS packages of the dial-up era. The project takes the original source code, rebuilds it on authentic period tooling, repairs what time had broken, and carries it forward under a new name: PCBoard-X. The monumental task of the 16-bit -> 32-bit port is done. Many bugs discovered and fixed. For more info on this project visit: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/455333335058324]View the full article

ANetMRC is a full MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) 1.3 client for any DOS-native BBS that produces a DOOR.SYS dropfile and runs a FOSSIL driver. It lets users on your BBS join the live MRC chat network (na-multi.relaychat.net:5000) and talk in real-time with users on other connected BBSes worldwide. For more info and to download visit: [https://github.com/anetonline/ANetMRC]View the full article

NoCarrierMail is an offline mail packet reader with a curses-based interface, for Unix / Linux, macOS, Windows, and other systems. It reads and replies to messages in the Blue Wave, QWK, OMEN, SOUP, and OPX formats. Available for Win32/64, Linux, macOS Apple Silicon, and DOS. Would you like to know more? [https://github.com/andy5995/NoCarrierMail]View the full article

This is the fourth release candidate for SyncTERM v1.9. If there are no bugs, reported in the next week or two, this will become the official SyncTERM release. Would you like to know more? [https://tinyurl.com/syncterm-19rc4]View the full article

TLDR: Spitfire is once agina working in 2026+ And it has a few tools to help it on its way: 1) Months of binary review to locate/fix the Y2K & Y2K25 issues 2) SFNetAdd32 is a win32 tool that reads .NA files and auto-add to your msg DB 3) SFToss32 is a win32 tosser so you can once again join FTN nets 4) SFPack32 is the new SF message packer - old one could corrupt the messages 5) SFPckUsr32 is SF's new user backer - old one would delete real users 6) SFAME & SFSME (full screen msg editor) Y2K patching 7) Y2K/Y2K25 patched the official shareware version 8) etc.. etc Would you like to know more? In short, i had a hard time giving up on my first BBS software I u…

BBS Tournament Bowling Solitaire has been updated to v2026.8.2 offering a number of quality of life improvements and other enhancements. If you have this awesome game installed, update! If you've yet to check out and install BBS Tournament Bowling Solitaire then nows the time as this is a very fun game. BBS Tournament Bowling Solitaire runs on DOS, Win32/64, Linux and the Pi. For more info and to download visit: [https://bbswordle.com/solitaire/]View the full article

A modern remake of the 1993 BBS classic! With version 1.0 the Beta label comes off. A launch event on the live server: world bosses, a Blood Moon, and the crowning of the first monarch of the new age. If you played in the early days and drifted away, understand two things: the flaws that drove you off have been repaired, and your grudges are still remembered. Playable on Linux/Win/Mac/Steam (yes, that steam). For more info visit: Github: [https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reborn/] Website: [https://usurper-reborn.net/]

The current state of the OG BRE game is, not good. No support and its not been updated in many years. So this is very exciting news! Immortal Barons is a turn-based strategy game for the terminal. You rule a barony in a ruined, post-apocalyptic world. You buy land, feed your people, build an army, and fight rival empires. The goal is to have the highest net worth when the turns run out, or to conquer everyone else. Inter-BBS is not ready yet but you can download and test the local version now. Would you like to know more? [https://tinyurl.com/immortal-barons]View the full article

Once again, from the maker of BBS Wordle comes CARNIVAL! Six carnival booths... but only ONE is open tonight. Play, win, and the Barker opens the midway piece by piece. Daily tickets, hidden easter eggs, a prize shelf, three secret endings, and one FINAL NIGHT showdown. Playable on Win64/win32/Linux/RasPi. Would you like to know more? [https://bbswordle.com/carnival/]View the full article

TheDraw clone ANSI Win32 console ANSI editor. Full ANSI Music, MCI Code, Animations, TDF Font usage, and tons more. A full-featured ANSI/ASCII art editor for Win32, built in the spirit of the classic TheDraw. Fully functional shareware - $20 reg. For more info visit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/1vcap4y/draw32_v200_released/]View the full article

From the maker of BBS Wordle comes the classic 1993 C-Net Amiga BBS empire building door, faithfully ported for modern BBSes. Build kingdoms raid neighbors, cast curses, manage you serfs. Runs on Linux, Windows (32/64), and Raspberry Pi. Original by Crazy Cad and Warren Peace. Do you want to know more? [https://www.bbswordle.com/other.html]View the full article

The Amiga 1000 is the inaugural model in the Amiga series of personal computers, manufactured by Commodore International and released on July 23, 1985, as a groundbreaking multimedia system designed by engineer Jay Miner. Do you want to know more? [https://grokipedia.com/page/Amiga_1000]View the full article