A Chat with Synchronet BBS Author and Sysop Rob Swindell

from Stray Pointers · host Jim Lawless

Rob Swindell, author and sysop of the MS-DOS and telnet versions of the Synchronet BBS joins us to discuss the genesis of the BBS, running his own BBS company, and the journey to an open source Internet version of Synchronet. Rob's main site with links to source code repo's and his YouTube channel: http://synchro.net The Synchronet wiki: http://wiki.synchro.net The home page for SyncTerm, the preferred client for telnet BBS's: http://syncterm.net The Synchronet IRC server: irc.synchro.net Rob's uncut interview with Jason Scott for the BBS Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMFKU04YTk For more information about Stray Pointers including the link to the Facebook group and contact information, please visit: https://straypointers.com

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