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  • CommodoreNet & RetroNet. FTN's

    From BiggieB@JJAMBBS to all on Monday, May 18, 2026 18:22:16
    Subject: CommodoreNet & RetroNet. FTN's
    @MSGID: <6A0B9118.379.hobbyspcsynchronet@JerseyJam.com>
    @TZ: c12c

    Has anyone ever seen these two FTN's during your BBS travels?

    I'm a huge Commodore and RetroComputer fan and just applied for access to have available on my BBS.

    The main hub seems to be at ROFBBS.

    Seems cool to give it a try.

    -BB

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  • From Morningstarr to BiggieB on Monday, May 18, 2026 19:24:56
    I have heard of them. I don't know anything about them at all though. I wish I was smart enough to dabble with fido-like nets. I am going to eventually set hobbyspace up to allow fido tossing.
  • From BiggieB@JJAMBBS to Morningstarr on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 07:52:57
    Subject: CommodoreNet & RetroNet. FTN's
    @MSGID: <6A0DA099.382.hobbyspcsynchronet@JerseyJam.com>
    @REPLY: <6A0B9FC8.359.hobbyspcsynchronetbbs@Hobbyspc.synchro.net>
    @TZ: c12c

    I have heard of them. I don't know anything about them at all though. I wish I was smart enough to dabble with fido-like nets. I am going to eventually set hobbyspace up to allow fido tossing.


    I just got them working and gained about 3k in messages. Once you figure out how to setup an FTN once, it's not bad going forward.

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  • From Khronos@CWSHACK to BiggieB on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 20:00:05
    BiggieB wrote to Morningstarr <=-

    I have heard of them. I don't know anything about them at all though. I wish I was smart enough to dabble with fido-like nets. I am going to eventually set hobbyspace up to allow fido tossing.

    Setting up a bbs to be a FTN node isn't too bad once you do it a couple
    of times and get the hang of it.
    The real fun begins when you decide you want to be a hub for other
    systems.


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  • From Morningstarr to Khronos on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 21:16:24
    yeah i am going to end up making hobbyspace it's own hub, for fido tossers. That way other boards can join besides mystic and synchronet. Those are the only two I know of that use qwk networks like that. Which is a real shame. It's the easiest to setup and it works exactly the same, just without all the complicated node numbers and stuff.