#southernamis #Atari #BBS southernamis.ddns.net:port 23 - I Restore, preserve, run Atari BBS’s, Curator, and Columnist for Compute’s! Gazette

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We're playing Wordle on the Atari BBS Gateway. Southern Amis Wordle has arrived in the Atari BBS Gateway with daily puzzles, ATASCII graphics, player stats, and all the retro of a 40-column terminal. Dial in : ataribbs.ddns.net: Port 6502 #Atari #BBSing #RetroComputing
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Latest Compute!’s Gazette: “Reading the Board: The Atari BBS Written in BASIC” A deep dive into the real Atari BBS code behind AMIS, FoReM, Carina & NiteLite and how Atari systems became real online communities. Still running. Still answering. #Atari #BBS #RetroComputing #Sysop
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The possibilities are extending for FujiNet… iOS is coming, app is developing! #bbsing #fujinet #atari
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The Atari BBS Gateway Atascii Chat - Access to all the #Atari Bullet Board Systems Chat Room BBS MultiPlayer Games, Chat as you play. Access to the Atari #BBS community with chat and old-school BBS games. #retrocomputing #FujiNet @ ataribbs.ddns.net port 6502
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48 years ago today, Ward Christensen and Randy Suess launched CBBS, the world’s first dial-up bulletin board system — and online communities were born. 48th anniversary to the pioneers who started it all. #BBS #CBBS #RetroComputing #SysopLife #DigitalHistory #Compute
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Just pushed a new feature on Southern Amis and AMIS XE, a take on the #FujiNet #ISS tracker live on a #BBS. 5 Hour Tracking showing the station’s positions — plus “Over/Near” location, lat/lon, UTC, other info. #bbsing #atari #RetroVibes
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NEW! — just went live this week. The Atari BBS Gateway is a lightweight, fast selector that connects you to multiple Atari BBSes from one address. Just ATDT ataribbs.ddns.net :6502 from any Term Program retro or modern and reach every active Atari BBS #atari #bbsing
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Before apps.Before browsers. Before the web. Modems built communities. This month’s Dialed Back in Compute!’s Gazette tells the story—and Southern AMIS BBS lets you live it again! Want more info: southernamis.com
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Before apps.Before the web. Modems built communities. This month’s Dialed Back in Compute!’s Gazette tells the story—and Southern AMIS BBS lets you live it again! southernamis.com Web Telnet Modem #FujiNet WiFimodem #RetroComputing #BBSing #ComputeGazette #atari #telnet
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Southern Amis Projects wishes you a Happy New Year! Still rockin’ it in 8-bit style since 1986. 🕹️❄️ Kick off the new year right — check out my latest Dialed Back column in COMPUTE!’s Gazette and get back to #BBSing. If it’s atascii, it’s Amis… #Atari #RetroComputing #Compute
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25 Dec 2025
Happy Holidays from the #southernamis projects. We have #atari retro BBSs for the whole family. Come on down and give one of our retro BBSs a try. It will feel like a #1984 Christmas Morning! You know when you got your first #modem #fujinet #RetroComputing #bbsing
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18 Dec 2025
Collaborated with Jason Moore of @AtariProjects on a guide to connecting your #Atari—or modern terminals like SyncTerm, MuffinTerm, IcyTerm, fTelnet, & Altirra—to a live #BBS. Grateful for the guest spot and to help preserve our #computinghistory. atariprojects.org
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Atari BBS retweeted
Get ready! The latest issue of COMPUTE!'s Gazette is hitting the mail soon. Subscribers: If you had an active subscription before 12/09, keep an eye on your inbox this Monday morning for your digital edition! Missed the subscription deadline? Don’t worry! We will have stand-alone digital issues and limited extra print editions available in the shop very soon. Complete Your Collection: Did you miss an earlier issue? We’ve restocked! Reprints of Issues #1 and #2 are now available. Limited quantities of all issues 1-5 are on sale now. 📷 Subscribe or Order Back Issues here: shop.computesgazette.com #COMPUTE #RetroComputing #DecemberIssue #Magazine #TechHistory
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26 Nov 2025
Gobble gobble from the Southern AMIS terminal! May your modem stay synced, your turkey stay warm, and your download speeds be faster than 300 baud. Happy Thanksgiving! #Atari #BBSing #RetroCommunity #SouthernAMIS
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13 Nov 2025
Connect to a BBS — blazing baud rates, Atascii, ASCII & ANSI, door games, warez, and msg bases buzzing. Get updated on the latest BBS info in COMPUTE!’s Gazette. Catch Dialed Back shop.computesgazette.com #bbsing #computesgazette #atari #retrocomputing #fujinet
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Atari BBS retweeted
9a MT on #AtariNewsline: Guess What? WED is #PlusPlusPlusDay! Whats that? A day 2 celebrate the #BBS! (Precursor 2 the #Internet!) #Sysops 4 #Atari minded #SouthernAmis & #TheBasement join us 2 discuss! #Connecting, #Feedback & #ComputerChronicles! Link: youtu.be/JIuF3gQqpBU
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Atari BBS retweeted
#Atari #PlusPlusPlusDay! WED 10/22/25! Log onto an @atari_bbs using #Muffinterm for #Mac/#IOS, #SyncTerm for PC/Linux or #BobTerm on your #AtariComputer! Of course, you can use ANY device 2 join, but it's just so much more fun using an #Atari #Computer ;) See u there ! Dont 4get!
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19 Oct 2025
Straight from 1985 operating in 2025. Southern amis login screen running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory. Southern AMIS #BBS southernamis.ddns.net:port 23 Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – southernamis.com for how to connect
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11 Oct 2025
Get back to BBSing! AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware. Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com Web,Dial,Telnet amis86.ddns.net:port 9000 #BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII
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Atari BBS retweeted
A sneak peek at the upcoming October cover! Don't miss the next issue - subscribe before October 07! shop.computesgazette.com/#su…
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