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    From hollowone@911:1503/0 to All on Mon Oct 20 10:21:52 2025
    Paulie is my first tester, it's MacOS only for now but should run on any linux or linux stdlib compilable environment (msys2). will see.

    I'm testing core features but if Paulie keeps saying "I'm gonna leak it, I'm gonna leak it!" then it seems I'm close to be ready to release.

    It's not a game changer but cp437/latin1 and utf-8 compatible telnet client that runs directly in your terminal and does not break the boards like standard telnet do.

    Rendering is close to perfect (I have few last bugs to fix) and now adding zmodem support natively. once that done 1.0 goes public and I'm working on ssh support as well.

    If that sounds interesting, signal it and I may include you in beta testing as well.

    -h1

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From paulie420@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Mon Oct 20 18:44:44 2025
    Paulie is my first tester, it's MacOS only for now but should run on any linux or linux stdlib compilable environment (msys2). will see.

    I'm testing core features but if Paulie keeps saying "I'm gonna leak it, I'm gonna leak it!" then it seems I'm close to be ready to release.

    LOL - j0kes, it isn't 1993 and all... :P

    It's not a game changer but cp437/latin1 and utf-8 compatible telnet client that runs directly in your terminal and does not break the boards like standard telnet do.

    Rendering is close to perfect (I have few last bugs to fix) and now
    adding zmodem support natively. once that done 1.0 goes public and I'm working on ssh support as well.

    Its fun, its in the terminal - its a TUI - and I like that... glad people ARE developing things they LOVE... keep going - I'll keep telling you whats wrong with it!!! :P

    If that sounds interesting, signal it and I may include you in beta testing as well.

    w00t w00t.



    |07p|15AULIE|1142|07o
    |08.........

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Mon Oct 20 21:31:51 2025
    If that sounds interesting, signal it and I may include you in beta testing as well.


    Hi h1,

    I'd like to signal that i'm interested in testing the client. Recently i compared syncterm and icy_term on my hw and would like to test something else.

    Roto

    ... Nuke the unborn communist baby gay whales for Jesus!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Omnibrain@911:1503/0 to Rotorek on Mon Oct 20 23:35:18 2025
    I'd like to signal that i'm interested in testing the client. Recently i compared syncterm and icy_term on my hw and would like to test
    something else.

    Any feedback for icy_term? I want to rework it a bit - since years exactly :). Want to switch the UI lib maybe... need to investigate more and a new release of the ui lib I want to use is close - they didn't release in ~1 year.

    But I'm always interested in feedback.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to Omnibrain on Tue Oct 21 01:17:27 2025
    Any feedback for icy_term? I want to rework it a bit - since years
    exactly :). Want to switch the UI lib maybe... need to investigate more

    It's cool, it's not as cpu heavy as syncterm (70% vs 15% or so), but during ansi graphics screens it makes artifacts at the bottom of the screen. Also in MRC the bottom line where you write (in fullscreen) is sometimes missing like one row of pixels. And you can't run it on a rpi due to unsupported shaders. But overall ok, like it.

    Roto

    ... I'll keep an eye peeled. riiiiiiiip ... ow ...

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From rqm@911:1423/0 to hollowone on Tue Oct 21 03:56:46 2025
    Paulie is my first tester, it's MacOS only for now but should run on any linux or linux stdlib compilable environment (msys2). will see.

    I would be glad to try to compile it on OpenBSD if you want! If you send me a dependency list I will have a look at it.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: d i s t o r t i o n // d1st.org (911:1423/0)
  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to paulie420 on Tue Oct 21 10:22:03 2025

    LOL - j0kes, it isn't 1993 and all... :P

    Don't be shy supporting your favorite rebel!

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to Rotorek on Tue Oct 21 10:25:58 2025
    Hi h1,

    I'd like to signal that i'm interested in testing the client. Recently i compared syncterm and icy_term on my hw and would like to test
    something else.


    I'd not say mine is better as it doesn't support download/upload at all yet and no ssh what so ever, it breaks some BBSes visually when they don't break lines for 80x25 correctly as I don't yet handle all the ANSI escape codes and translation between UTF-8 and CP437/Latin1 well.. bu getting there.

    Fun of using mine is though that it comes as regular command that stays in terminal while rendering the damn thing quite well already.

    It has a launcher that is better than icy_term for me with one feature.
    it not only counts the logins to your saved boards, but also sorts boards keeping the most active (most frequently used) to stay on top.

    That's a feature request I raised towards icy_term myself. and I still use icy_term when I need to download/upload but all the rest use cases I find my own client so well fitting my own needs that I'll of course share.

    speaking of sharing. macos silicon build suits you well or you need a different build?

    -h1

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to Rotorek on Tue Oct 21 10:27:56 2025

    It's cool, it's not as cpu heavy as syncterm (70% vs 15% or so), but during ansi graphics screens it makes artifacts at the bottom of the screen. Also in MRC the bottom line where you write (in fullscreen) is sometimes missing like one row of pixels. And you can't run it on a rpi due to unsupported shaders. But overall ok, like it.

    Can you provide boards that break icy_terms? I find it very well rendering ansi escape codes and I'd rather describe mine that breaks visually sometimes.

    I'd love to attend as many corner cases in my own development too so boards and screen pointing suggestions are super beneficial to know, regardless of the client you use.

    -h1

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to rqm on Tue Oct 21 10:37:08 2025
    I would be glad to try to compile it on OpenBSD if you want! If you send me a dependency list I will have a look at it.

    It's MacOs C/C++ source compiled with cmake/clang and no other dependencies than the system and standard library so far.

    But the code is dirty.. so let me clean it up before sharing on github.
    I'll come back with a github link shortly after I finish adding zmodem and ssh support which should be ready next week I hope.

    That would be my v1.0 candidate worth sharing fully under some open source license. Until that I'm happy to share my macos/silicon build I'm focused on getting this thing feature complete and keep teasing :)

    Some visual reference samples (screenshots of my development) here:

    https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407073931271839 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407067244142123 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407601327388848 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115374647901477184

    -h1

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From rqm@911:1423/0 to hollowone on Tue Oct 21 15:15:58 2025
    It's MacOs C/C++ source compiled with cmake/clang and no other dependencies than the system and standard library so far.

    That sounds pretty good. I am rubbish at C/C++ but what I lack in skill I make up for in enthusiasm!

    Some visual reference samples (screenshots of my development) here:

    https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407073931271839

    Excellent. Gave you a follow as well :)

    requiem.
    +[ tu autem domine, miserere nobis. ]+

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: d i s t o r t i o n // d1st.org (911:1423/0)
  • From Omnibrain@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Tue Oct 21 22:45:21 2025
    It has a launcher that is better than icy_term for me with one feature.

    y I'm not happy with the ui situation in icy_term. ATM I'm hacking a bit at icy_board still - switching the ui lib is a huge task but I need to do it. I've some issues in icydraw/view/term which I can't fix and the current one I use doesn't look&feel good IMO.

    I need to rework the rendering code as well. But it's on my todo list.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Wed Oct 22 03:33:32 2025
    speaking of sharing. macos silicon build suits you well or you need a different build?

    Hi h1,
    macos silicon is ok, but arm build based on rpi trixie would be fabulous =)

    Roto

    ... Oxymoron: Real hypothetical

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Wed Oct 22 03:40:24 2025
    Can you provide boards that break icy_terms? I find it very well

    e.g. when you go to 20forBeers and in messages open the indexed message reader then there is a line of chessboard pattern in the bottom of the screen.

    ... Are you still here? The message is over. Shoo! Go away!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to hollowone on Wed Oct 22 03:42:22 2025
    https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407073931271839 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407067244142123 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115407601327388848 https://mas.erb.pw/@hollowone/115374647901477184

    that's cool! =)

    ... "This decision could change your life!" * Rimmer's Mother

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From Rotorek@911:1503/0 to Omnibrain on Wed Oct 22 03:47:19 2025
    Any feedback for icy_term? I want to rework it a bit - since years

    also apart what I already mentioned -- it would be cool when you log off a bbs to have some response from the UI like 'Disconnected' not just a stuck screen.

    I also noticed that icy_term stretches a 80x25 screen on my wide screen much more that syncterm to the sides

    Roto

    ... Riker of Borg: Your women will be assimilated <smirk>.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)
  • From hollowone@911:1503/0 to Rotorek on Thu Oct 23 09:54:07 2025

    that's cool! =)

    Thanks and to all, I just came back from my Autumn holidays in Cyprus so I can offer more time to this project, clean it up and publish to more testers or openly. Give me few days for another update.

    -h1

    ... -=Lordz of BooM are back=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (911:1503/0)