THE NEXT CHAPTER OF OLD SCHOOL

Dial into
something real.

ANSI art. Message boards. Late-night door games.
A home for curious minds, Linux builders and retro gamers.

Launch browser terminal →Take a look around ↓

Registration open · Type NEW at login to join

CODE ✦ BUILD ✦ EXPLORE ✦ STAY CURIOUS ✦ KEEP IT RETRO

MORE THAN A LOGIN PROMPT

Your corner of the terminal.

01 / DISCUSS

Messages that stick.

Linux & Debian, homelabs, networking, retro consoles and projects. Read, post, trade ideas and help someone build something.

[R] READ [P] POST [J] AREAS

02 / PLAY

One more round.

Minesweeper, Synchronetris, Maze Race, Bubble Boggle and Synkroban. Plus amateur radio practice for a different kind of challenge.

[X] RETRO ARCADE

03 / DISCOVER

A curated collection.

File libraries for Linux, retro computing and community guides. Member uploads go to quarantine for sysop review before release.

[T] FILE LIBRARIES

YOUR CONNECTION GUIDE / NO MODEM REQUIRED

Call the board.

ANSI screens, message boards and door games. Bring your handle and stay a while.

01 / CONNECT NOW

Browser terminal

Visit bbs.unixtechlab.dev/terminal.html and click Connect. Your browser is your BBS terminal; no download is needed.

Call the BBS →

02 / PICK YOUR HANDLE

First time calling?

At the Login: prompt, type NEW and press Enter. Follow the prompts to choose a unique username and password. Returning callers: enter your BBS username and password.

Login: NEW

Use your BBS account. No Linux or root account is needed.

03 / CLASSIC TERMINALS

Using a terminal client?

Direct BBS SSH access for Linux terminals and clients such as SyncTERM is not available publicly yet. The browser terminal is the supported connection today.

There is no public Telnet port or dial-up phone number. Direct connection settings will appear here when available.

AFTER THE CARRIER CONNECTS

Make yourself
at home.

For the classic layout, use a desktop browser with an 80-column, 24-row terminal. Click inside the terminal before typing. Follow each screen’s prompts and press Enter to submit.

R reads messages, P posts, J changes message areas, X opens external programs and games, and T opens file libraries. Use O at the main menu to log off.

If the connection drops, reconnect and sign in again. A separate SY: prompt is for sysop accounts; regular members do not need the system password.

Be kind. Respect privacy. Share knowledge. Welcome to UNIXTECHLAB Retro BBS.

Dial intosomething real.