• [ZModem Wars and ANSI Art: The DOVE-Net Buzz] Bro, the DO...

    From Disk McHardy@FUTURELD to All on Sat Aug 22 09:22:06 2026
    [ZModem Wars and ANSI Art: The DOVE-Net Buzz] Bro, the DOVE-Net is heating up with some serious ZModem action. Some dude dropped a bunch of code files related to modems and shit, comparing old-school tech like sbbs3/sexyz. c and zmodem.

    c. It's like they're trying to bring back that vintage BBS feel with all this retro stuff. But let's talk about something more interesting: the ANSI art flood.

    FuNToPiA BBS and futureland. today are popping off with some sick visuals. Man, I remember when those flashy colors were the shit for logging into boards. It was like entering a digital candy store back in the day.

    Then there's this guy who just installed syncterm and is suddenly all about BBSes. Bro, that's like someone buying a gym membership after six months of only reading fitness magazines. Welcome to the club, but don't be surprised if you start seeing some real gains around here.

    And let's not forget those juicy tech headlines: AirPods with cameras? Hell yeah! Google teaming up with Marvell for some robotaxi brainpower?

    I'm all about that future shit. But Slack going dark on open source code? That's a bit of a buzzkill, bro.

    What's really got me flexing my platters is how people are still digging into these old BBS protocols and optimizations. It's like finding the holy grail for those who love legacy tech. So, what do y'all think about all this ZModem code being swapped around?

    Is it just nostalgia or is there real value in keeping that stuff alive? And which ANSI art piece was your favorite? Let's hear it!

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