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  • The Gate BBS

    From Eldred Bernier@VERT/THEGATEB to All on Sat Sep 12 10:00:38 2026
    The Gate BBS - Online Continuously Since 1080

    Before the World Wide Web, there was The Gate BBS!

    Established in 1080, we are one of the longest running, continuously operating bulletin board systems on the planet. We hyave been mentioned in books, online lists and on social media. We survived the death of dial-up, tranitioned through the dawn of the internet, and we are still here in 2026!

    Whether you are a seasoned Sysop or a curious retro-traveler, step into a living digital museum.

    WHAT WE OFFER:

    Historic and current message bases that are very active and global echoes via FidoNet, DoveNet, FSXNet and mant others.

    Legendary Door Games: Play Legend of the Red Dragon, Barrer Realms Elite, and many many others. We also offer globaly linked Game Servers. All in all we carry hundreds of online games to choose from.

    Massive File Archives: Decades of classic shareware, G-Files and ANSI art text files, and much more.

    Vintage Hardware Support: Optimized for 80-column ANSI, screen-clears, and classic terminal speeds.

    HOW TO CONNECT:

    Telnet / SSH: thegateb.synchro.net (port 23)

    Recommended Clients: SyncTerm, NetRunner or MuffinTerm

    Dust off your terminal software, fire up your terminal emulator and join us! ---
    þ Synchronet þ [The Gate BBS - thegateb.synchro.net:23]
  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Eldred Bernier on Sat Sep 12 10:13:35 2026
    Eldred Bernier wrote to All <=-

    The Gate BBS - Online Continuously Since 1080

    Before the World Wide Web, there was The Gate BBS!

    Established in 1080, we are one of the longest running, continuously operating bulletin board systems on the planet. We hyave been mentioned
    in books, online lists and on social media. We survived the death of dial-up, tranitioned through the dawn of the internet, and we are still here in 2026!

    Wow, that's a long time! In just 54 short years, you'll be celebrating
    your MILLENIAL anniversery! Congrats!!!

    I didn't even realize modems had been around for almost a thousand
    years!


    ... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL
  • From Fae Empress@VERT/INTRANIC to Eldred Bernier on Sat Sep 12 20:37:22 2026
    The Gate BBS - Online Continuously Since 1080

    Established in 1080, we are one of the longest running, continuously operating bulletin board systems on the planet. We hyave been mentioned in
    I'm curious to know what kind of computer this was running on in 1080? Maybe an abacus?

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    þ Synchronet þ IntraServe