Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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index [2018/09/26 16:04] – [Welcome] Added link to a good recent BBS article digital manindex [2023/04/28 15:09] (current) – [Welcome] Add link to video: The Computer Chronicles - Modems & Bulletin Boards (1985) digital man
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 This is the [[wp>Wiki|Wiki]] for everything related to [[http://www.synchro.net/|Synchronet]] BBS Software. This is the [[wp>Wiki|Wiki]] for everything related to [[http://www.synchro.net/|Synchronet]] BBS Software.
  
-  * Not sure what a BBS is? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdr4zeE3JU|This video]] provides a good introduction. [[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-lost-civilization-of-dial-up-bulletin-board-systems/506465/|This article]] is a good read. +Not sure what a BBS is? 
- +  * Videos: 
-  * Not sure //why// you should BBS? [[wiki:user:digital_man#Why BBS?|This blog post]] provides some reasons why.+      - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdr4zeE3JU|Lon.TV: Retro Review - Computer Bulletin Board ( BBS ) Systems]] 
 +      - [[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzm4j3/the-lost-art-of-warez|VICE: The Lost Art of Warez]] 
 +      - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvhLK8Mbw_g|34C3: BBSs and early Internet access in the 1990ies]] 
 +      - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OwGSX2IiQ|Al's Geek Lab: Back to the BBS]] 
 +      - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7te_HZyiA|The Computer Chronicles - Modems & Bulletin Boards (1985)]] 
 +  * Articles: 
 +    - [[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-lost-civilization-of-dial-up-bulletin-board-systems/506465/|The Atlantic: The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems]] 
 +    - [[https://www.howtogeek.com/686600/remember-bbses-heres-how-you-can-visit-one-today|How-to Geek: Remember BBSesHere’s How You Can Visit One Today]] 
 +    - [[wiki:user:digital_man#Why BBS?|digital man: Why BBS?]]
  
 ===== About Synchronet ===== ===== About Synchronet =====
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     * [[person:digital man]] is in the process of importing and updating the [[http://synchro.net/docs/|existing Synchronet documentation]] into this Wiki     * [[person:digital man]] is in the process of importing and updating the [[http://synchro.net/docs/|existing Synchronet documentation]] into this Wiki
     * This is a major task that is going to take some time, please be patient     * This is a major task that is going to take some time, please be patient
-  * If you'd like to contribute, [[http://vert.synchro.net/newuser.ssjs|please create an account]] and see the [[wiki:index|Wiki stuff]] section for Best Practices, help on syntax, etc.+  * If you'd like to contribute, [[http://web.synchro.net/?page=000-register.xjs|please create an account]] (on [[bbs:Vertrauen]]) and see the [[wiki:index|Wiki stuff]] section for Best Practices, help on syntax, etc.