Subj : 90s bbs software
To   : Jcurtis
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jul 07 2025 11:51:56

  Re: 90s bbs software
  By: Jcurtis to DIGITAL MAN on Mon Jul 07 2025 11:17 am

 >> Not all BBS user interfaces use command letters - have you not seen a
 >> lightbar-driven interface (e.g. lbshell for Synchronet)?

 Jc> IDK what that is. Was it around in the 90s? I'm only interested in text
 Jc> interfaces. Not GUI if that's what it takes.

A lightbar interface is something that shows a menu with a selected option highlighted, and you can choose an option from the menu by moving the selected item up/down with the arrow keys and pressing enter (usually).  It's not necessarily a GUI thing, and is used in some BBS things.  I'm pretty sure it existed in the 90s.

Nightfox

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