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  • Re: Long downtime Party

    From Digital Avatar@21:1/111 to Nodoka Hanamura on Saturday, December 14, 2019 05:43:12
    On 23 Nov 2019, Nodoka Hanamura said the following...

    So Ma bell is currently installing the new Internet and i'm Stuck on mobile to do stuff. Trying BBSing with Termius. Suffice to say, not a fan.

    I don't know that there's really a good way to do BBSing remotely. Tiny
    screens with virtual keyboards just weren't designed for this sort of thing. Hell, I cringe on the handful of occasions I've had to use an ssh client on android. Truly horrifying. Here's hoping Ma Hell got you reconnected by now.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Another Droid BBS # andr01d.zapto.org:9999 (21:1/111)
  • From ryan@21:1/168 to Digital Avatar on Saturday, December 14, 2019 09:02:10
    I don't know that there's really a good way to do BBSing remotely. Tiny screens with virtual keyboards just weren't designed for this sort of thing. Hell, I cringe on the handful of occasions I've had to use an ssh client on android. Truly horrifying. Here's hoping Ma Hell got you reconnected by now.

    On the other hand, the iPad with a small keyboard attachment is pretty ideal (as long as you're connecting to a board with a proper web interface like htmlterm or vtxclient).

    I use this to connect to my board while in an uber or at the airport or some place.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: monterey bbs (21:1/168)
  • From Nodoka Hanamura@21:2/106 to Digital Avatar on Sunday, December 15, 2019 06:55:56
    On 14 Dec 2019, Digital Avatar said the following...
    I don't know that there's really a good way to do BBSing remotely. Tiny screens with virtual keyboards just weren't designed for this sort of thing. Hell, I cringe on the handful of occasions I've had to use an ssh client on android. Truly horrifying. Here's hoping Ma Hell got you reconnected by now.

    Yeah, they've had us connected for a month now and so far I'm loving how fast it is. Router's much nicer than the one from Spectrum too.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
    * Origin: NeoCincinnati BBS - neocinci.bbs.io:23 (21:2/106)
  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to ryan on Sunday, December 15, 2019 07:41:00
    ryan wrote to Digital Avatar <=-

    On the other hand, the iPad with a small keyboard attachment is pretty ideal (as long as you're connecting to a board with a proper web
    interface like htmlterm or vtxclient).

    I have an IBM Thinkpad X60 with a 12 inch 4:3 screen, good battery life,
    dual core processor and 3 GB of RAM. It made a great remote BBS client for
    me, with the 4:3 screen Netrunner and Syncterm look right, and it's got one of the best keyboards ever put on a laptop.

    Too bad it's running the BBS now. :)


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  • From Zarnock@21:1/174 to Digital Avatar on Monday, December 16, 2019 10:14:22
    On 14 Dec 2019, Digital Avatar said the following...
    I don't know that there's really a good way to do BBSing remotely. Tiny screens with virtual keyboards just weren't designed for this sort of thing. Hell, I cringe on the handful of occasions I've had to use an ssh

    I'm pretty happy with my remote setup. I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 with keyboard and Termux. I VPN to my home then ssh into a local IP address.

    UTF-8 works great, and screen size is pretty good.

    I have the ability to do the same thing from my phone, though I'm getting old enough that I prefer the larger screen size of a tablet for reading print.

    In fact, as I'm writing this and catching up on the BBS scene I'm remotely connected from my vacation in Florida to see a famous mouse with friends.

    -Zarnock

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: The Zone BBS - zonebbs.net (21:1/174)
  • From Digital Avatar@21:1/111 to ryan on Monday, December 23, 2019 05:35:55
    On 14 Dec 2019, ryan said the following...

    I don't know that there's really a good way to do BBSing remotely. Ti screens with virtual keyboards just weren't designed for this sort of thing. Hell, I cringe on the handful of occasions I've had to use an client on android. Truly horrifying. Here's hoping Ma Hell got you reconnected by now.

    On the other hand, the iPad with a small keyboard attachment is pretty ideal (as long as you're connecting to a board with a proper web
    interface like htmlterm or vtxclient).

    See, I would think that the iPad is just big enough that a keyboard attachment isn't even strictly necessary, although lugging around an iPad is a bit much. I've never considered them very portable -- at least no more so than a laptop, anyway.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Another Droid BBS # andr01d.zapto.org:9999 (21:1/111)
  • From ryan@21:1/168 to Digital Avatar on Monday, December 23, 2019 08:20:18
    See, I would think that the iPad is just big enough that a keyboard attachment isn't even strictly necessary, although lugging around an
    iPad is a bit much. I've never considered them very portable -- at least no more so than a laptop, anyway.

    For me, they're ideal. I can comfortably use the iPad (with keyboard) in the back of an uber or in a tiny airplane seat, which is where I spend way too
    much of my time these days. And it's far more portable than a laptop. The screen comes on right away, there's no delay, it's fast and optimized for mobile browsing, and mine is also cellular, which means I don't have to
    connect to wifi. In my case, it's super convenient, and not something I'd be able to part with. But, to each their own.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: monterey bbs (21:1/168)