nicky flowers

come join the Big Beautiful System! i'm sick to bastard death of online so i needed a little digital island to make a small community of, well, posters basically. my BBS is for posting. just hanging out. i have some fun plans for it so get in now to watch it grow :)

beginner friendly (feedback wanted)! download some terminal software that supports ANSI graphics (i recommend SyncTerm, or NetRunner)! or use the Web Terminal on my neocities site! have fun (see ya soon)!

telnet bigbeautifulsystem.ddns.net:2323

#bbs #big beautiful system #telnet bigbeautifulsystem.ddns.net:2323 #ANSI art #bulletin board system #share if u like my system :)

nicky flowers @nicky5/18/2023, 2:08 AM

thank you for everyone for calling in so far! not Really calling but still, 300 calls in such a short time is awesome. the message boards are buzzing already and i can just tell some people are gonna be regulars. it's been really fun

i'm working on a special audio-based thing, exclusive to the board, very hush hush AND you're all invited to an instant chat meetup this Sunday at 4pm pacific. it's a Big Beautiful Sight to see

(screenshot taken on MY IPHONE using MuffinTerm. we truly live in the future)

#telnet bigbeautifulsystem.ddns.net:2323

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mint @mintexists5/16/2023, 3:30 PM

What's bbs?

nicky flowers @nicky5/16/2023, 3:33 PM

bulletin board system! a modem and a list of systems to call was the way people got online in the 80s and 90s before the Web got big

mint @mintexists5/16/2023, 3:37 PM

Thanku :)

muln @dedusmulntxt5/18/2023, 7:43 AM

bee's nuts ‼️

Kran'ts Ton @sudo-EatPant5/16/2023, 4:02 PM

I understand ansi would be strongly reccomended, but is it still useable in just like, ascii only? Idk if i will have the time but i have at least one ancient device i could connect to it for the bit

nicky flowers @nicky5/16/2023, 4:05 PM

it's technically usable but.. lets say it's a more challenging user experience haha. and some mods i added straight up wouldnt work. i am actually working on an ascii only version, for those with antiques :)

Kran'ts Ton @sudo-EatPant5/16/2023, 4:10 PM

Neat, i will try to poast on there some time uwu

jcd @jcd5/17/2023, 1:00 AM

God, thank you so much for this. The BBS experience never got fully replicated after they died. Forums came closest, but didn't even have all the cool things that boards had ten or twenty years prior. Really looking forward to hanging out in the message area.

The Web's Dear Freja @VampireExpert5/17/2023, 1:09 AM

I think I posted. This is just like in Digital: A Love Story...

holds the phone @breakfastcowl5/19/2023, 11:52 AM

Lookie there! Soon as I have access to a desktop computer again I would LOVE to give this a go

magnesium oxide @magnesium5/21/2023, 2:05 AM

hi! i'm magnesium from the bbs. i've run into some issues trying to connect. i can't tell if this is an issue with my wifi, or if the bbs is down, or what. i was able to connect for a bit by switching to a different wifi network, but the network failed and i haven't been able to connect again since.

i'm a little worried i've been, like, IP banned. that'd be disappointing but fine, but in that case the disconnect message should make it more clear that it's a matter of being banned, rather than a technical hiccup.

nicky flowers @nicky5/21/2023, 3:26 AM

been having trouble with regular users getting caught in the auto ip banner, try connecting now. dont know that i have much control over the error messages sadly

magnesium oxide @magnesium5/21/2023, 4:08 AM

oh goodness, there's an auto ip banner? that's neat and also annoying.

it works now, though! thank you :)

nicky flowers @nicky5/21/2023, 4:18 AM

theres a lot of bot traffic on telnet its unfortunate

magnesium oxide @magnesium5/21/2023, 4:23 AM

i wouldn't have thought that'd be the case... that is unfortunate :(

magnesium oxide @magnesium5/27/2023, 4:14 AM

hi! sorry to bother you, nicky, but it's happened again. i think that the root cause might be that if my internet craps out while i'm connected to the bbs, it won't let me connect again?

thanks for making a cool and good space, and sorry for the trouble. ^^;

nicky flowers @nicky5/27/2023, 4:25 AM

no worries! you should be good to go. i've hopefully put u on the Do Not Ban list for real this time lol

magnesium oxide @magnesium5/27/2023, 4:27 AM

thank you! i am now Connected to the CyberOnline o7

@Janet1/12/2024, 11:54 PM

fun but uff... xD

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