Jetio, I also feel bad for you, man. Just tell me when should I type it out and when I should post images, okay?
jetio4:
>RUN BROWSE.ZDC_
EXECUTING...
WELCOME TO AOOS BROWSER
PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOUR MODEM IS CONNECTED AND THAT YOUR TELEPHONE RECEIVER IS PROPERLY ORIENTED (AS OUTLINED IN YOUR USER MANUAL)
TYPE DIAL "NUMBER" TO CONNECT TO "NUMBER"
SUGGESTED NUMBERS:
(714) 737-7467 (714-PERSHOP) - MAIL-ORDER PERIPHERALS AND PERIPHERAL DISCUSSION
(277) 686-2377 (277-NUMBERS) - FULL DIRECTORY WITH SEARCH FEATURE
(277) 227-6377 (227-BBSMESS) - BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM FOR MESSVILLE AREA
>_
NESgamer190:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/ARCOSDIR.png)
You ask for answers, and answers I shall provide!
No, you can't change your colors. Perhaps you will be able to buy another monitor, though...
(Incredibly embarrassing map removed. I will draw a proper one some day.)
StraightFlame: I won't bother drawing a whole screen just to say "INVALID COMMAND".
jetio4:
I assume you wanted to dial (277) 227-6377?
Since I had big ideas for ANSI art for the BBS menu and I have to type in stuff for you, you won't see those, sorry...
>DIAL (277) 227-6377
DIALING...
WELCOME TO MESSVILLE LOCAL BBS
---MAIN MENU---
FILE -T-RANSFERS
-P-OST A MESSAGE
-N-EW MESSAGE SCAN
-S-CAN MESSAGE TITLES
---ELECTRONIC MAIL---
-F-EEDBACK TO SYSOP
-E-MAIL A USER
-M-AILBOX SCAN
-K-ILL E-MAIL YOU SENT
---MISC COMMANDS---
LOG -O-FF
-Y-OUR INFO
-U-SER LIST
-C-HAT WITH SYSOP
SYSTEM -I-NFO
-L-AST CALLERS TODAY
PRESS A KEY
>_
=I=
Can I do two actions at a time? Like in this case P and L?
Well for now, L.
Edit: Yukabacera, how did you make the pictures of the different color types for the moniter on page one? Like the example picures of 2 color, 4 color, 16 color things. I can see those on the school computers.
Jetio, I have no idea why you can see those and not the other ones. All of them are .pngs, and the ones demonstrating color depth are from Wikipedia. :/
And yes, SF, you have to save up moneys to buy another monitor. You'll find a place to buy them soon enough...
And yes, jetio, you can use multiple commands at the same time, but only on the BBSes.
jetio4:
>L_
LAST CALLERS TODAY
[12:20:05] (714) 657-5873 / NOT REGISTERED (THIS IS YOU!)
[12:16:32] (714) 435-4867 / REGISTERED AS: ARIA JOHNSON
[10:30:17] (277) 645-5774 / NOT REGISTERED
...FURTHER INFORMATON NOT AVAILABLE
>P_
NOT AVAILABLE [ERROR 4: NOT REGISTERED]
IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER PLEASE TYPE THE FOLLOWING:
REG "USER".."PASS"
>_
StraightFlame:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/TERMOSCOMMANDS.png)
=I=
jetio4:
I'm sorry I can't improve your position, would you like me to type out everyone else's screens perhaps?
>REG ANYNUMUS..PASS
WELCOME ANYNUMUS
THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING!!!
PLEASE TYPE MESSAGE TEXT AND PRESS RETURN
>_
StraightFlame:
Every OS has their own BBS program.
ARCOS uses DIALER.AOP.
AOOS uses BROWSE.ZDC.
TERMOS has its own, and you could find out its name by checking the contents of the current directory.
Don't get ahead of yourself.
=I=
jetio4:
>Hi all of Messville! I'm new to town, so any introductions you could greet me with would be GREAT! Thanks ahead of time!_
MESSAGE POSTED
>O_
LOGGING OFF...
VISIT US AGAIN!
YOU ARE NOW LOGGED OFF
DIAL ANOTHER NUMBER? (Y/N)
>_
StraightFlame:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/TERMOSDIR.png)
=I=
jetio4:
>Y
PLEASE TYPE DIAL "NUMBER" TO DIAL
>DIAL (277) 686-2377
DIALING...
WELCOME TO 277-NUMBERS
---MAIN MENU---
-S-EARCH THE DIRECTORY
-C-ATEGORY LISTING
SYSTEM -I-NFO
LOG -O-FF
>_
Welcome to the game, Firecat! (The only way to win is not to play!)
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/AOOSBOOTFIRECAT.png)
StraightFlame:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/TERMOSEMPAGE.png)
Will my directory be the same as NESGamer190's?
I guess. If you have the same operating system as him. That's how it works, amirite?
Edit: And by the way, i'm gonna go camping for 5 days. Don't think i can do something then, but i'll try in DSi Browser.
StraightFlame:
I feel your pain, man. DSi browser really sucks.
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/TERMOSBBS.png)
jetio4:
>>S_
PLEASE TYPE IN YOUR QUERY AND PRESS RETURN
>>
jimj316:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/ARCOSDIALERJIM.png)
Firecat:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/AOOSGRAFEDFIRECAT.png)
(Laugh at the simplicity of the PRIMITIVE GRAPHICS EDITOR!)
Also, I have decided that THIS is what your terminals look like:
(http://img.freebase.com/api/trans/image_thumb/wikipedia/images/commons_id/493141?maxheight=510&mode=fit&maxwidth=510)
Except for the keyboard layout, which is completely different!
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/epxoak.gif)
I call it EPXOAK!
(Also, in this layout, only one letter is in its real-world place. Can you guess which one?)
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(Also, in this layout, only one letter is in its real-world place. Can you guess which one?)
There are 2 keys at the same location. :)
G and N, given that you don't count keys like [, \, 1-0, -, etc...
IMPORTANT: I am not sure I will have access to the internet these next few days, so don't expect a lot of updates.
jetio4:
>>ARIA JOHNSON_
SEARCHING...
SEARCHING...
SEARCHING...
ONE MATCH FOUND!
NAME: ARIA M. JOHNSON
PHONE #: (714) 435-4867
AGE: 31
THIS PERSON HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP INFO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY ***PRIVATE***
THIS PERSON HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP INFO ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT ***PUBLIC***
EMPLOYED?: YES
EMPLOYER: MECHATEC NAVCOM (FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ABOUT THIS COMPANY - PRESS A TO SEE IT)
TO SEARCH AGAIN, TYPE IN YOUR QUERY AND PRESS RETURN
>>
Firecat:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/AOOSDRAWINGFIRECAT.png)
I am back!
jetio4:
>>A_
SUBJECT: MECHATEC NAVCOM (COMPANY)
STATUS: WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MECHATEC INDUSTRIES
FIELD: MECHATEC GNSS RECEIVERS, CRS TELEPHONES
HEADQUARTERS: NORTHBRIDGE TOWER, BELLE VUE GARDENS 50, MESSVILLE, ANDREWS TOWNSHIP 98739
RETAILERS: MESSVILLE, STATELY, ONLINE AT (277) 628-2667
TO SEARCH AGAIN, TYPE IN YOUR QUERY AND PRESS RETURN
>>
NESgamer190:
Invalid command, but I'll correct it for you:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/ARCOSAYRDOC.png)
jimj316:
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/qwertylandofmonks/ARCOSNUMJIMJ.png)
(That wasn't very subtle. Anyway, you've still got quite a bit of preparing to do before you go hax0rring.)
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I have to break some bad news to you...
(no, I'm not going to abandon this one!)
I think I'll be switching to text for everyone instead of screens, because Paint is really screwing with me, I can't find the right colors and everything keeps erasing and resizing for no reason. Feel free to leave, I know I've disappointed you. I hope you'll still have fun, though! So, without further ado:
jetio4:
>>O
>>DIAL (277) 6324-832_
DIALING...
DIALING...
DIALING...
CONNECTED
>>N_
SCANNING...
TWO NEW MESSAGES FOUND:
[12:34:06] BY: ANKO
@Anunymus: Hey, new guy! Welcome to Messville, and to our humble little BBS! I hope you like it here :) is there anything we can help you with?
[12:40:55] BY: 0F0G0
@MEIX3000 you sure? i personally think dark star was a horrendously bad movie, just an attempt to cash in on the series popularity. i didn't like battlebase either though, man that was an awful show. i hate how they replaced the andrews with some wannabe actor who should be on daily life or something like that, rigel run is a serious show dammit!
>>_
NESgamer190:
>..EXIT_
>_
Not a lot to say, really. :P2
StraightFlame:
?CALL (277) 686-2377_
DIALING...
WELCOME TO 277-NUMBERS
---MAIN MENU---
-S-EARCH THE DIRECTORY
-C-ATEGORY LISTING
SYSTEM -I-NFO
LOG -O-FF
?_
jimj316:
>I_
SYSTEM INFO
SYSOP: .A.A.A.
MADE WITH
*COREBBS
5 LINES
4 MODEMS
HOSTED ON:
MECHATEC
M-600TF
WORKSTATION
>_
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Firecat:
>>QUIT_
>>RUN BROWSE.ZDC_
EXECUTING...
WELCOME TO AOOS BROWSER
PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOUR MODEM IS CONNECTED AND THAT YOUR TELEPHONE RECEIVER IS PROPERLY ORIENTED (AS OUTLINED IN YOUR USER MANUAL)
TYPE DIAL "NUMBER" TO CONNECT TO "NUMBER"
SUGGESTED NUMBERS:
(714) 737-7467 (714-PERSHOP) - MAIL-ORDER PERIPHERALS AND PERIPHERAL DISCUSSION
(277) 686-2377 (277-NUMBERS) - FULL DIRECTORY WITH SEARCH FEATURE
(277) 227-6377 (277-BBSMESS) - BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM FOR MESSVILLE AREA
>>_
NESgamer190:
>...SYS (DIR)_
SWITCHED TO DIRECTORY "A:\MAIN\SYS". TYPE "UP" TO RETURN
THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS SYSTEM FILES. YOUR WARRANTY IS VOID IF ANY SYSTEM FILES ARE ALTERED/MOVED.
..CLI.AOP
..SCN.AOP
..DISP.SYS
..CAL.SYS
..PAR.SYS
..LOG.DOC
>_
StraightFlame:
?I_
SYSTEM INFO
SYSOP: N/A
MADE WITH
*COREBBS
10 LINES
10 MODEMS
HOSTED ON:
TRYLLIAN
TECH 500TD
?_
jimj316:
>O_
>DIAL (277) 686-2377_
>C_
---CATEGORY LISTING---
-R-ETAILERS
-C-OMPANIES
-P-EOPLE
-S-ERVICES
-L-OCATIONS
-O-THERS
>_
jetio4:
>>O_
>>DIAL (277) 6324-832_
>>S_
>>ANKO_
SEARCHING...
SEARCHING...
SEARCHING...
NO MATCHES FOUND
>>_
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jetio4:
Your trusty printer makes a sound no piece of electronics (except MechaTec printers, of course) should ever make, violently eats a paper, violently punches several rows of text into that same paper, and violently ejects that paper. The paper reads:
NAME: ARIA M. JOHNSON
PHONE #: (714) 435-4867
AGE: 31
THIS PERSON HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP INFO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY ***PRIVATE***
THIS PERSON HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP INFO ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT ***PUBLIC***
EMPLOYED?: YES
EMPLOYER: MECHATEC NAVCOM
Firecat:
>DIAL (277) 227-6377
DIALING...
DIALING...
DIALING...
WELCOME TO MESSVILLE LOCAL BBS
---MAIN MENU---
FILE -T-RANSFERS
-P-OST A MESSAGE
-N-EW MESSAGE SCAN
-S-CAN MESSAGE TITLES
---ELECTRONIC MAIL---
-F-EEDBACK TO SYSOP
-E-MAIL A USER
-M-AILBOX SCAN
-K-ILL E-MAIL YOU SENT
---MISC COMMANDS---
LOG -O-FF
-Y-OUR INFO
-U-SER LIST
-C-HAT WITH SYSOP
SYSTEM -I-NFO
-L-AST CALLERS TODAY
PRESS A KEY
>_
Type it up, type it up, type it up, y'all...
jetio4:
>COMHELP_
BASIC COMMAND LISTING:
CATALOG/CAT - LIST CONTENTS OF CURRENT DIRECTORY
COPY "FILENAME" "DIRECTORY" - COPIES "FILENAME" TO "DIRECTORY"
DELETE/DEL "FILENAME" (OR "DIRECTORYNAME") - DELETES "FILENAME" OR
"DIRECTORYNAME"
EDIT "DOCUMENTNAME" - DPENS "DOCUMENTNAME" IN THE AOOSWORD TEXT EDITOR
RUN "PROGRAMNAME" - EXECUTES A PROGRAM (MUST BE .ZDC OR .UEF FORMAT)
PRINT "DOCUMENTNAME" OR "PHRASE" - PRINTS "DOCUMENTNAME" OR A PHRASE YOU INPUT
YOURSELF (IF A PRINTER IS CONNECTED)
VERIFY/VER "PORTNUMBER" - VERIFIES CONNECTION TO PERIPHERAL IN "PORTNUMBER"
PERIPHERAL/PER - LISTS PERIPHERALS THAT ARE CONNECTED IN FORMAT
"PORTNUMBER"-"PERIPHERALNAME"
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