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| ====== RIP ====== | ====== RIP ====== |
| Around 1992, I was contacted by the creators of the RIPscrip(t) protocol. They had already "ripped" their own MajorBBS system and wanted to do the same with Synchronet. I met with them, gave them a tour of how the Synchronet menuing system worked. After a week or so, they gave me the files (icons and RIP files) to include in Synchronet distributions. | Around 1992, I was contacted by the creators of the RIPscrip protocol (TeleGrafix was the company name, but I just knew them as "Jeff and Jim"). They had already "ripped" their own MajorBBS system and they gave me a demo using their custom terminal program, RIPterm. They wanted to help me to do the same with Synchronet. I met with them and gave them a tour of the Synchronet menuing system. After a week or so, they gave me the files (icons and RIP files) to include in Synchronet distributions. I added some auto-RIP detection and automatic ''.RIP'' menu file display and Synchronet v1b01 was the first BBS software to "ship" with built-in RIP support in January 1993. |
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| So the Digital Dynamics crew got excited about RIP and the possibilities for modernizing the user interfaces of BBS's everywhere. That never really transpired. But it was a good platform for artists who could adapt to RIP's vector/EGA-centric format. | {{:undefined:rip_main-menu.png?800|}} |
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| Here are some pieces of RIP art, from Dave McNeall, circa 1993: | So the Digital Dynamics crew got excited about RIP for a while and imagined the possibilities of a modernized/graphical user interface for BBSes everywhere. That never really transpired. But it was a good platform for artists who could adapt to RIP's vector/EGA-centric format and funky fonts. |
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| | ===== Examples ===== |
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| | Here are some pieces of RIP art, from Dave McNeall, circa 1993 (converted to PNG format using PabloDraw): |
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
| * [[:history:museum:|history:museum index]] | * [[:history:museum:|history:museum index]] |
| | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgUSGzqFdk|Video demo of a "modern" ripped PCBoard BBS using RIPtel]] |
| | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ydkoaRqcus|Rocking RIP Galleries featuring over 100 Rip art graphics [Quick Version]]] |
| | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z202UuTrDfQ|Relax and Chill Jazz Lounge and RIP Art Galleries]] |
| | * [[https://tedium.co/2020/07/21/bbs-graphics-history-ripscrip-naplps/|Article: Web the RIPper]] |
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| {{tag>rip ansi art}} | {{tag>rip ansi art}} |
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