Subj : Hi all!
To   : scarface
From : hyjinx
Date : Sun Sep 07 2025 09:29 pm

Hi Scarface!

 sc> Hi there. I'm scarface from New Zealand. I'm pretty new to BBS's, mainly j

Hi from Wellington :)

 sc> I'm a child of the late 80's, brought up with a mix of DOS, Debian, and va
 sc> window's starting from 3.11. I've gotten to know a lot more about computer
 sc> ever since, but always know there is heaps more out there to learn.

My background is similar, although I'm more early 80s. DOS 3.2, Windows 3.1, Win 9x then RedHat 6/7/8/9, then Debian at Uni, then ubuntu and then allsorts after that.
 sc> In recent years, I mainly use linux, but dabble in other OS's in VM's. I'v
 sc> also made a decent effort at my own OS for the x86, purely for the learnin
 sc> opportunity of learning x86 assembly.

Very cool that you got into assembly. I always found x86 a massive PITA to be honest, just couldn't get the hang of doing everything in reverse. Coding in x86 real mode as well... urghh. How did you find it? What tools did you use, and what books/resources did you use (i.e. did it make learning it any easier?)

 sc> Anyhow, that's me. Using SyncTERM from ubuntu. Happy for recommendations o
 sc> other clients to enjoy this though!

SyncTerm is great. NetRunner is probably the only other one that comes close, but SyncTerm is mostly what people these days use.

Welcome to FSXNET!

Cheers,
Al :: bbs.alsgeeklab.com (port 2323) // https://youtube.com/AlsGeekLab


hyjinx // Alistair Ross
Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube)
alsgeeklab.com

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