• AfterShock/macOS Version 1.1.0 announce

    From Tolik Vdovichev@2:385/180 to All on Sun Sep 20 20:04:20 2026
    Hello,

    Version 1.1.0 went to Apple review.

    What's new in this version:

    Features:
    #F1 - Downlink subscriptions management (ECHOES + FILE ECHOES)
    #F2 - BBS terminal client (dial-in, tabs, per-BBS list)
    #F3 - AfterShock as a BBS (listener, users, access, file areas, message areas)

    Fixes:
    BINKP specification conformance fixes (reported by Sean Rima)
    Legacy settings dropped (incoming connection listener
    was not activating - reported by Sean Rima)

    Notes:

    Terminal client and BBS are highly experimental features. The app itself
    is highly experimental, but these two features are very-very highly experimental.

    Terminal allows to create your own BBS list, connect by double click,
    easily paste user name and password. Sometimes Z-modem and Y-modem download works, but requires more polishing.

    I'm really sorry, Bo Holt 1:129/305 - I used your Titanic BBS for final
    Z-modem tests and at some point DoS'ed it by repeating download attempts :-(

    BBS. This is what I was dreaming about for a long time.
    And what's important for me - it gives SysOp experience as in good old times: 1. BBS runs on your computer, not somewhere on a VPS.
    2. App shows console for each active BBS "line" (up to 10 "lines")
    3. You can see what user does and user can Yell for Sysop! You will receive
    a system notification that someone from BBS wants to talk to you. And you
    can chat with user. Remember this convention - two empty lines mean "over"?

    And now story from past.

    In 1997 I was switching to Linux and there was not much choice for
    BBS software. I graduated from CAD department of telecommunications university in Novosibirsk. You probably heard about TNSDrive - author was working in this department, so I knew him personally ;-) And he was one of sysops of
    local CAD Lab BBS.

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    __^__ @ @ __^__
    ( ___ )---------oOO-(_)-OOo----------------------------------( ___ )
    | / | Welcome to The | \ |
    | / | ____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ | \ |
    | / | / __) / \ | _ \ | __ \ | __ \ / ___) | \ |
    | / | ( (__ | () | | |_) ) | __ ( | __ ( \___ \ | \ |
    | / | \____)|_||_| |____/ LAB |____/ |____/ (____/ | \ |
    | / | | \ |
    |___| [+7(3832)66-16-82, +7(3832)66-82-47] |___|
    (_____)------------------------------------------------------(_____)


    TNSDrive was pretty expensive commercial software, so I was saving money for
    a number of months. And when I came to buy it, it was turned out that price
    was listed excluding VAT %-)

    At this point I decided that I should write my own BBS and I made it really fast. It was heavily inspired by Maximus BBS which I used before.
    Up to 2002 Little Station BBS was running on my BBS software until server
    was stolen :-( That was real disaster for me.

    Now, starting from 2026, Little Station BBS is up again and running
    on my BBS software ;-) I have a huge archive of files from these times,
    but it will require a lot of time to sort it out. Unfortunately, I lost
    ASCII art - I only remember general idea of the banner.

    ---
    With best regards.
    Anatoly, the Knight of the Truth Table.
    --- AfterShock/macOS 1.1.0
    * Origin: Little Station BBS @ ls.vdovichev.me:23 (2:385/180@fidonet)