Jouer Le Rôle
Self Portrait
If you have the new SyncTerm, then check it out!
Telnet to GOF at guardian.synchro.net, port 23.
Set "Screen Mode" to "Atari ST 80x25" and "Font" to "Atari ST."
You can also see VT52 in action by visiting these other fine BBSes (running on actual Atari ST hardware):
Dark Force
darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org:1040
STar Fleet HQ
bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983
Biker Bob's Clubhouse
bbsclubhouse.ddns.net:1040
The Cellar
thecell.ar:1040
Due to the new Atari ST VT52 support in SyncTerm, I added a VT52 logon screen to my "Guardian of Forever" BBS today.
GOF is a Synchronet BBS. I love Sync's JS support ... makes it easy to code interfaces, doors, etc. It's how I added IGS support before.
Anyway, most menus are still the stock Sync ASCII, but I hope to slowly add VT52-specific ones eventually.
Deuce recently added support for the Atari ST flavor of VT52 to his SyncTerm program.
I first requested this feature 14 years ago. I was so excited it finally happened, that I made a new VT52 animation to celebrate.
Plus I dug up six more that I have never seen published anywhere else.
https://breakintochat.com/blog/2025/02/15/some-love-for-vt52-on-the-atari-st/
Gardener
Which version do you prefer?
Stranger 1
Hey #BBS, #textmode, and #pixelart friends ... I'm seeking folks who would try drawing one 320x200 16-color screen in "IGS" format.
I made a web-based app that implements the most basic IGS drawing commands to help you avoid needing to use an Atari ST emulator.
https://breakintochat.com/atari/igs.js/
Hoping to release the first all-IGS artpack. Already have 6 pieces, and I'm hoping to get it to 10+.
More about IGS:
https://breakintochat.com/wiki/Instant_Graphics_and_Sound_(IGS)
Forgotten Souls cover art for Umbra