Ice Breaker

Old computer-using, radio-guy listening (KF5MDY/WSIP210), Particles! BBS running , bad software writing, dad. Coffee? ko-fi.com/particlesbbs. Board: www.particles.org

BBS
particlesbbs.dyndns.org:6400
Webpage
www.particles.org
Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-14

Saw someone actually tried it - a menu was misconfigured. Try again when you get a chance :).

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-14

I let this guy out to walk around while I’m working in the computer room. .

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-14

@colin_mcmillen Ah! Well I've learned something today.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-14

If you use Filezilla to download Apple disk images, be sure you REMOVE .po files from the "Treat as ASCII files" option. I didn't and was very curious why none of my 800K PO images worked. Apparently this is enabled by default for.. reasons.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-14

@alexhaydock @BrendanThompson The only thing I've used it for is to record 78s and some old transcription discs but that's about it.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-13

For the 3 people who use the dialup connection to the BBS, it should be fixed now (479-553-8122). Ports are opened at 38400 but good luck getting anything over 2400 baud on a VOIP line :).

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-13

@alexhaydock I have literally the same turntable and my cat MOS does the exact same thing.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-12

An oldie but goodie..

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-11

Anyone who has some nostalgia with Windows 7 might have forgotten the horrible patching system (me included).... 4 hours later I think I'm up to date

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-10

Memories….

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-10
Ice Breaker boosted:
2025-11-09

🌳 🚶‍♀️ 💾
I present to you "IN THE FOREST" — a remastered version of my first parallax ANSI animation experiment.

I created the original 10 years ago as a user-controlled tech demo on my BBS. It was one of several "Jewel Mountain" experiments I made for my late daughter Jadzia.

Today I updated the code with optimizations I developed later, and added a title and end credits.

Now that it's a short standalone animation, I may release it in a future artpack.

#textmode #ansi #ansiart #pixelart

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-09

@SnoopJ I've been riding Amtrak for the last 20 years.. the best I can say is it sucks less than it used to.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-09

Been working on moving the software that runs the server side of things for the BBS for months - it's running on a 2013 old off-lease computer that only has 1 stick of RAM left running and it's on Windows 10 32-bit. Doing a trial run on the new mini-PC to make sure all still works fine.

New computer attached to a monitor.
Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-05

I'm not going to lie - the board has been a bit quiet lately. How about some love? particlesbbs.dyndns.org port 6400 (or particles.org)

Ice Breaker boosted:
2025-11-05

Goddamn. At long last - a 68060 in a Macintosh.

youtu.be/KXSWiKu-ASA?si=gAYJEJ

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-04

And Berzap is good too with Mockingbird sound. Interesting berserk and space invaders clone.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-04

I’m late for but Chip has taken over my computer chair. Guess I’ll have to play with 8 bit machines.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2025-11-04

I complained the other day about lazy Apple II ports but came across Black Magic from Data East. While it’s not as colorful as the C64 version, it is just as fun.

Guy sitting above a cave. Guy in a cave

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