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Atari BBS<p>Before torrents, before FTP, before high-speed — we had Xmodem, Express! Term, and a whole lot of watching this screen..</p><p>Checksum in play<br>SOH timeouts<br>NAK’ing blocks like a champ<br>Mom picking up the phone</p><p>If you were there, you know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked copy of Donkey Kong to transfer without corrupting.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xmodem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthernAMIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernAMIS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FujiNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telnet</span></a></p>
Atari BBS<p>Happy 5th Anniversary Southern Amis<br>Hard to believe it's been five years since Southern AMIS BBS first dialed back into the retro scene! What started as a passion project to preserve and celebrate Atari BBSing has gone so much further! Thank you! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Atari BBS<p>FujiNet in action on a Mac using Atari800MacX – native Atari emulation, no wrappers, no workarounds! </p><p>Smooth, clean, and 100% Mac-ready. Whether you’re dialing into Southern AMIS or any ATASCII BBS, this is the easiest way to go full retro without leaving your modern setup.</p><p>southernamis.ddns.net (port 23)<br>amis86.ddns.net (port 9000)<br>Nitelite.ddns.net (port 9000)<br>Fully Atari 130XE + ATASCII optimized!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FujiNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthernAMIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernAMIS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari130XE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atari130XE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atascii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atascii</span></a></p>
Paradroyd<p>This is what BBSing at 300 baud looks like. </p><p>In 1984, this was about as good as it got for me.</p><p>Tonight, I needed to hit a couple of Atari / ATASCII BBSs and all I had at hand was a C64. So..I used "AtariTerm", which does ATASCII, but tops out at 300 baud.</p><p>It's like riding a bike through a neighborhood you usually fly though at 40MPH. You see and notice things you would usually miss.</p><p>I am no stranger to 300 baud, but it's been a while.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ATASCII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATASCII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Paradroyd<p>Dark Force BBS rendered in VT52 in a Mega ST 2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a></p>
Woodoo Prod<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@argv_minus_one" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>argv_minus_one</span></a></span> </p><p>There wasn't yet a right-click copy-and-paste mouse feature. Which can be disconcerting today, haha.</p><p>I still use it several times a week because I like browsing bulletin boards from MSDOS. And doing it from Windows 3.1 allows me to switch from MSDOS to Windows at any time to take notes, for example. Or play Zork, Nethack, etc..</p><p>Windows 3.1: launching it today (in 5s!), the essentials are still there! :0)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Win31" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win31</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Atari BBS<p>XEbook arrives at the Southern Amis Projects!</p><p>The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2 </p><p>Here is what’s inside: </p><p>Atari 130XE <br>1920 x 1080 Display<br>Ultimate 1MB<br>FujiNet :HD, Modem, Printer, Network<br>Sophia 2<br>Pokeyman Max 4<br>Stereo Sound + Amp<br>5 Hour Rechargeable Battery</p><p>Follow the story on southernamis.com bbs and forum</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southernamis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southernamis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telnet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retromodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retromodern</span></a></p>
Atari BBS<p>This glorious <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kaypro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kaypro</span></a>, now living a second life as a portal to Amis XE BBS running on retro soul. Want to relive the golden age of phosphor glow, Atascii/Ascii, Telnet into Amis86.ddns.net port 9000 and join the Atari BBS revolution. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southernamis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southernamis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>The sysop of DarkForce BBS customized his board today for April Fools' Day. Telnet to darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org:1040 to check it out!</p><p>It's an Atari ST BBS, so I recommend using SyncTerm's new VT52 mode for an authentic experience.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/aprilfools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aprilfools</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Paradroyd<p>a hastily done overhead shot of the basement cave to try and capture the atmosphere down here.<br>It is one of my refuges in these trying times.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>BBSing, as one does on a snow day.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>I've been working on a new IGS animation involving this guy, who was pretty popular back during IGS heyday in the early 1990s.</p><p>Animation is pretty tough, but some of the constraints imposed by the IGS format (plus my own personal constraints) are making really hard. It's also challenging to draw these sprites!</p><p>But I think I've finally landed on a sequence of events I can draw -- and make fit in the available space.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pixelart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
codefenix<p>Decided to Give Mast another shot. Looking to refollow as many as I can from the "old site".</p><p>Long time fan of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> games (Sierra, Apogee, etc), <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a>, and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ANSIart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANSIart</span></a>.</p><p>If you're into <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a>, why not stop by my <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> and say hi? I run all the classic door games, make lots of my own original mods, and am connected to several cool message networks (like <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fidonet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fidonet</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fsxNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fsxNet</span></a>).</p><p><a href="https://conchaos.synchro.net" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">conchaos.synchro.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>RIP Ward Christensen, co-founder of the first computer Bulletin Board System to go online and author of the XMODEM protocol, among other accolades. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Chr</span><span class="invisible">istensen</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/xmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmodem</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/filetransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filetransfer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pioneers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pioneers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>"CUBES.IG" is a great example of Steve Turnbull's IGS work.</p><p>The animation begins with five cubes rotating in different directions, and a cascade of sound effects. </p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08</span><span class="invisible">/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/</span></a></p><p>Then he used IGS' loop command to paint a trippy moiré background by repeatedly drawing lines. </p><p>Needless to say, you couldn't see or hear anything quite like this on other BBSes in 1990.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>How about some <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/LongReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongReads</span></a> to relax with this weekend?</p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/categor</span><span class="invisible">y/instant-graphics-and-sound/</span></a></p><p>Discover the artist, the programmers, and the community who made cool — but forgotten — art, animation, and games for Atari ST bulletin boards using a protocol called "Instant Graphics and Sound." </p><p>(Boosts greatly appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>As soon as he discovered IGS, Steve Turnbull began making art that went "far beyond colored boxes with text in them". </p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08</span><span class="invisible">/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/</span></a></p><p>He crafted vibrant, playful animations, punctuated by sound effects.</p><p>"I soon started to hear from many sysops and users who were astonished with what was happening on their screens," he wrote later.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>Besides working as a scenic artist, and playing with Atari ST computers, Steve Turnbull also loved slope soaring -- designing and flying gliders.</p><p>When he began drawing with "Instant Graphics!", his love for airplanes found expression in his earliest IG pieces, which were basically animated advertisements for his "Pharaoh" glider kits.</p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08</span><span class="invisible">/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>🌞 🎭 🎨 <br>Steve Turnbull worked in showbiz and lived in sunny Laguna Beach, Calif. </p><p>A visual thinker, he had become disenchanted with the text-only world of Atari ST bulletin board systems.</p><p>Then he discovered "Instant Graphics!" in 1990 — and he began unleashing a torrent of art.</p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/2024/08</span><span class="invisible">/22/instant-graphics-and-sound-part-4-the-artist-and-the-community/</span></a></p><p>This is part 4 of my <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> series on IGS. Boosts appreciated!</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atarist</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textart</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/igs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>igs</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>Looking for some retrocomputing long reads to relax with this weekend? </p><p>Check out the first three parts of my history of "Instant Graphics and Sound" on Break Into Chat!</p><p><a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakintochat.com/blog/categor</span><span class="invisible">y/instant-graphics-and-sound/</span></a> </p><p>The latest part begins by looking at user groups, the lifeblood of any local Atari community.</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbsing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/textmode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmode</span></a></p>
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