Atari BBS - Southern Amis Projects
@ataribbs.bsky.social
The Southern Amis Projects, restores and preserve Atari BBS history. Rebuilding BBS programs for the Atari 8Bit back to ready-to-use reliability and completeness of documentation, source code and sysop support. All BBS's are run active: southernamis.com
Straight from 1985 operating in 2025.
Here’s the southern amis login running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory
Southern AMIS BBS
southernamis.ddns.net:port 23
Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – or southernamis.com to connect
#BBSing #computesgazette
Here’s the southern amis login running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory
Southern AMIS BBS
southernamis.ddns.net:port 23
Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – or southernamis.com to connect
#BBSing #computesgazette
October 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Straight from 1985 operating in 2025.
Here’s the southern amis login running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory
Southern AMIS BBS
southernamis.ddns.net:port 23
Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – or southernamis.com to connect
#BBSing #computesgazette
Here’s the southern amis login running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory
Southern AMIS BBS
southernamis.ddns.net:port 23
Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – or southernamis.com to connect
#BBSing #computesgazette
Get back to BBSing!
AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware.
Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com
Web,Dial,Telnet
amis86.ddns.net:port 9000
#BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII
AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware.
Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com
Web,Dial,Telnet
amis86.ddns.net:port 9000
#BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII
October 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Get back to BBSing!
AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware.
Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com
Web,Dial,Telnet
amis86.ddns.net:port 9000
#BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII
AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware.
Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com
Web,Dial,Telnet
amis86.ddns.net:port 9000
#BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII
He’s not just wearing shades—he’s scanning for callers.Plug in, power up, and relive the #Atari / #Atascii glory.
southernamis.ddns.net: port 23
#Telnet • Dial • Web
Atari / Atascii only
Come for the graphics, stay for the chaos.
Southern Amis #BBSing — where yesterday is always online.
southernamis.ddns.net: port 23
#Telnet • Dial • Web
Atari / Atascii only
Come for the graphics, stay for the chaos.
Southern Amis #BBSing — where yesterday is always online.
September 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
He’s not just wearing shades—he’s scanning for callers.Plug in, power up, and relive the #Atari / #Atascii glory.
southernamis.ddns.net: port 23
#Telnet • Dial • Web
Atari / Atascii only
Come for the graphics, stay for the chaos.
Southern Amis #BBSing — where yesterday is always online.
southernamis.ddns.net: port 23
#Telnet • Dial • Web
Atari / Atascii only
Come for the graphics, stay for the chaos.
Southern Amis #BBSing — where yesterday is always online.
Compute! Gazette latest, Retro BBS Scene — pulse by the numbers, legends CBBS, ANSI art, themed boards, shout-outs, Basement BBS, CIA, Microtown, Particles, Gardian of Forever and more.
Read the mag… then hit ATDT and log on.
#BBSing #RetroComputing #compute #southernamis
Read the mag… then hit ATDT and log on.
#BBSing #RetroComputing #compute #southernamis
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Compute! Gazette latest, Retro BBS Scene — pulse by the numbers, legends CBBS, ANSI art, themed boards, shout-outs, Basement BBS, CIA, Microtown, Particles, Gardian of Forever and more.
Read the mag… then hit ATDT and log on.
#BBSing #RetroComputing #compute #southernamis
Read the mag… then hit ATDT and log on.
#BBSing #RetroComputing #compute #southernamis
Sometimes you just have to go full old school. Connecting to AMIS XE over ASCII, just like BITD. No fancy stuff, the glow of a monitor, modem hum, and a wall of text menus. Calling out on real iron: Atari Mega ST2 + Hayes Tattler
Log in today amis86.ddns.net port 9000
#atari #bbsing #modem #telnet
Log in today amis86.ddns.net port 9000
#atari #bbsing #modem #telnet
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sometimes you just have to go full old school. Connecting to AMIS XE over ASCII, just like BITD. No fancy stuff, the glow of a monitor, modem hum, and a wall of text menus. Calling out on real iron: Atari Mega ST2 + Hayes Tattler
Log in today amis86.ddns.net port 9000
#atari #bbsing #modem #telnet
Log in today amis86.ddns.net port 9000
#atari #bbsing #modem #telnet
You know the story before the web, there was the BBS — blazing 300 baud modems, Atascii, ASCII & ANSI art, door games, file transfers, and message bases buzzing. Now it’s back, of course faster, and covered as a column for COMPUTE!’s Gazette.
#RetroComputing #BBSing #ComputeGazette
August 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
You know the story before the web, there was the BBS — blazing 300 baud modems, Atascii, ASCII & ANSI art, door games, file transfers, and message bases buzzing. Now it’s back, of course faster, and covered as a column for COMPUTE!’s Gazette.
#RetroComputing #BBSing #ComputeGazette
Before torrents, before FTP, before high-speed — we had #Xmodem, Express! Term, and a whole lot of watching this screen..
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
August 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Before torrents, before FTP, before high-speed — we had #Xmodem, Express! Term, and a whole lot of watching this screen..
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
Checksum in play,SOH timeouts
NAK’ing blocks like a champ
You know the thrill of waiting 40 minutes for a cracked Donkey Kong
#BBSing #atari #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
Happy 5th Anniversary Southern Amis
Hard to believe it's been five years since Southern AMIS BBS first dialed back into the retro scene! What started as a passion project to preserve and celebrate Atari BBSing has gone so much further! Thank you! #bbsing #atari #RetroComputing
Hard to believe it's been five years since Southern AMIS BBS first dialed back into the retro scene! What started as a passion project to preserve and celebrate Atari BBSing has gone so much further! Thank you! #bbsing #atari #RetroComputing
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy 5th Anniversary Southern Amis
Hard to believe it's been five years since Southern AMIS BBS first dialed back into the retro scene! What started as a passion project to preserve and celebrate Atari BBSing has gone so much further! Thank you! #bbsing #atari #RetroComputing
Hard to believe it's been five years since Southern AMIS BBS first dialed back into the retro scene! What started as a passion project to preserve and celebrate Atari BBSing has gone so much further! Thank you! #bbsing #atari #RetroComputing
#FujiNet in action on a Mac using #Atari 800MacX – native Atari emulation, no wrappers, no workarounds! This is the easiest way to go full retro without leaving your modern setup.
southernamis.ddns.net
amis86.ddns.net (port 9000)
Nitelite.ddns.net (port 9000)
#BBSing #RetroComputing
southernamis.ddns.net
amis86.ddns.net (port 9000)
Nitelite.ddns.net (port 9000)
#BBSing #RetroComputing
southernamis.ddns.net
July 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#FujiNet in action on a Mac using #Atari 800MacX – native Atari emulation, no wrappers, no workarounds! This is the easiest way to go full retro without leaving your modern setup.
southernamis.ddns.net
amis86.ddns.net (port 9000)
Nitelite.ddns.net (port 9000)
#BBSing #RetroComputing
southernamis.ddns.net
amis86.ddns.net (port 9000)
Nitelite.ddns.net (port 9000)
#BBSing #RetroComputing
Who says you need a giant monitor to dive into the retro #BBSing?
Southern AMIS BBS an #Atari 130XE—and we’re connected in style on the Sinclair MTV1, Casio Color TV, and the classic Sony Watchman. Micro TVs, mega nostalgia.
#MicroTV #SinclairMTV1 #CasioTV #SonyWatchman #FujiNet #RetroComputing
Southern AMIS BBS an #Atari 130XE—and we’re connected in style on the Sinclair MTV1, Casio Color TV, and the classic Sony Watchman. Micro TVs, mega nostalgia.
#MicroTV #SinclairMTV1 #CasioTV #SonyWatchman #FujiNet #RetroComputing
June 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Who says you need a giant monitor to dive into the retro #BBSing?
Southern AMIS BBS an #Atari 130XE—and we’re connected in style on the Sinclair MTV1, Casio Color TV, and the classic Sony Watchman. Micro TVs, mega nostalgia.
#MicroTV #SinclairMTV1 #CasioTV #SonyWatchman #FujiNet #RetroComputing
Southern AMIS BBS an #Atari 130XE—and we’re connected in style on the Sinclair MTV1, Casio Color TV, and the classic Sony Watchman. Micro TVs, mega nostalgia.
#MicroTV #SinclairMTV1 #CasioTV #SonyWatchman #FujiNet #RetroComputing
Quick local purchase 130XE with a nice RamRod OmniCon and OmniView upgrade. Very clean install from back in the 80’s. Rare find these days!
More info in the Forum at www.southernamis.com
#bbsing #southernamis #vintagecomputing #atari #Telnet #retrocomputing
More info in the Forum at www.southernamis.com
#bbsing #southernamis #vintagecomputing #atari #Telnet #retrocomputing
June 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Quick local purchase 130XE with a nice RamRod OmniCon and OmniView upgrade. Very clean install from back in the 80’s. Rare find these days!
More info in the Forum at www.southernamis.com
#bbsing #southernamis #vintagecomputing #atari #Telnet #retrocomputing
More info in the Forum at www.southernamis.com
#bbsing #southernamis #vintagecomputing #atari #Telnet #retrocomputing
XEbook arrives at the Southern Amis Projects
The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2
Follow on southernamis.com bbs and forum
#BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #Modem #Telnet #vintagecomputing #retromodern
The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2
Follow on southernamis.com bbs and forum
#BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #Modem #Telnet #vintagecomputing #retromodern
June 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
XEbook arrives at the Southern Amis Projects
The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2
Follow on southernamis.com bbs and forum
#BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #Modem #Telnet #vintagecomputing #retromodern
The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2
Follow on southernamis.com bbs and forum
#BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #Modem #Telnet #vintagecomputing #retromodern
It’s a long weekend. Your #Atari 8-bit is ready to use. #Fujinet is connected, BobTerm is loaded up, and you call #SouthernAmis #BBS to relive the days of message bases, warez, other Atari A8 enthusiasts. www.southernamis.com how-to-connect details.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s a long weekend. Your #Atari 8-bit is ready to use. #Fujinet is connected, BobTerm is loaded up, and you call #SouthernAmis #BBS to relive the days of message bases, warez, other Atari A8 enthusiasts. www.southernamis.com how-to-connect details.
Advertisement to get you back on a BBS
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Take a retro dive into the Atari Southern Amis #bbs Historical 3D Maze online game! Navigate twisting corridors, avoid dead ends, and race the clock — all running on #Atari 8-bit OS. This classic text maze blends nostalgia and challenge, showcasing the creativity of the Atari BBS scene.
May 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This glorious #Kaypro, now living a second life as a portal to Amis XE BBS running on retro soul. Want to relive the golden age of phosphor glow, Atascii/Ascii, Telnet into Amis86.ddns.net port 9000 and join the Atari BBS revolution. #BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #atari
April 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This glorious #Kaypro, now living a second life as a portal to Amis XE BBS running on retro soul. Want to relive the golden age of phosphor glow, Atascii/Ascii, Telnet into Amis86.ddns.net port 9000 and join the Atari BBS revolution. #BBSing #southernamis #RetroComputing #atari
Reposted by Atari BBS - Southern Amis Projects
Rob Sherman ( @ataribbs.bsky.social ) joins the podcast to discuss his early years of BBSing in the 1980's and his current telnet bulletin-board systems running on Atari 8-bit gear.
#bbsing #atari #retrocomputing
straypointers.com/e/s3e05.htm
#bbsing #atari #retrocomputing
straypointers.com/e/s3e05.htm
S3:E05 - Atari BBSing with Rob Sherman - The Stray Pointers Podcast
S3:E05 - Atari BBSing with Rob Sherman - The Stray Pointers Podcast
straypointers.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Rob Sherman ( @ataribbs.bsky.social ) joins the podcast to discuss his early years of BBSing in the 1980's and his current telnet bulletin-board systems running on Atari 8-bit gear.
#bbsing #atari #retrocomputing
straypointers.com/e/s3e05.htm
#bbsing #atari #retrocomputing
straypointers.com/e/s3e05.htm
Fire up the nostalgia!
Watch this Atari 600XL (U1MB) in action, dialing into Southern AMIS BBS
Hear that HSIO and Wow ATASCII —this is how online used to be.
Call Today:
southernamis.ddns.net (Port 23)
Get connected. Get retro. Get AMIS.
#Atari #FujiNet #BBSing #RetroComputing #Southernamis
Watch this Atari 600XL (U1MB) in action, dialing into Southern AMIS BBS
Hear that HSIO and Wow ATASCII —this is how online used to be.
Call Today:
southernamis.ddns.net (Port 23)
Get connected. Get retro. Get AMIS.
#Atari #FujiNet #BBSing #RetroComputing #Southernamis
March 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fire up the nostalgia!
Watch this Atari 600XL (U1MB) in action, dialing into Southern AMIS BBS
Hear that HSIO and Wow ATASCII —this is how online used to be.
Call Today:
southernamis.ddns.net (Port 23)
Get connected. Get retro. Get AMIS.
#Atari #FujiNet #BBSing #RetroComputing #Southernamis
Watch this Atari 600XL (U1MB) in action, dialing into Southern AMIS BBS
Hear that HSIO and Wow ATASCII —this is how online used to be.
Call Today:
southernamis.ddns.net (Port 23)
Get connected. Get retro. Get AMIS.
#Atari #FujiNet #BBSing #RetroComputing #Southernamis
Almost complete - #Atari XEbook #2 of 2 on the bench and near final assembly. #southernamis #bbsing #sideburnstudio The specs are amazing! More info at southernamis.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Almost complete - #Atari XEbook #2 of 2 on the bench and near final assembly. #southernamis #bbsing #sideburnstudio The specs are amazing! More info at southernamis.com
#Atari BBS history! I recently came across an original disk of FoReM MPP, one of the pioneering BBS software titles for Atari 8-bit. Another step in preserving Atari BBS heritage!
#FoReM #RetroComputing #Atari8bit #Southernamis #bbsing #telnet
#FoReM #RetroComputing #Atari8bit #Southernamis #bbsing #telnet
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
#Atari BBS history! I recently came across an original disk of FoReM MPP, one of the pioneering BBS software titles for Atari 8-bit. Another step in preserving Atari BBS heritage!
#FoReM #RetroComputing #Atari8bit #Southernamis #bbsing #telnet
#FoReM #RetroComputing #Atari8bit #Southernamis #bbsing #telnet
#vcfsocal move in day! The retro is just getting started! #atari #bbsing#southernamis #VCF some tickets still available www.vcfsocal.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
#vcfsocal move in day! The retro is just getting started! #atari #bbsing#southernamis #VCF some tickets still available www.vcfsocal.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
At Southern Amis Projects, we are busy with such things as #VCFSoCal, Preserving #Atari software, Restore & Run BBSs, 3D printed parts for Atari hardware, and more. We make it easy to #BBSing with BobTerm, perfected for #FujiNet and fTelnet web connect. Check it all out at www.southernamis.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
At Southern Amis Projects, we are busy with such things as #VCFSoCal, Preserving #Atari software, Restore & Run BBSs, 3D printed parts for Atari hardware, and more. We make it easy to #BBSing with BobTerm, perfected for #FujiNet and fTelnet web connect. Check it all out at www.southernamis.com
The count down to #VCFSoCal get your tickets now.. Great packages are still available www.vcfsocal.com
February 15&16th Anaheim, CA #bbsing #southernamis #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #modem #vcf
January 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The count down to #VCFSoCal get your tickets now.. Great packages are still available www.vcfsocal.com
February 15&16th Anaheim, CA #bbsing #southernamis #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #modem #vcf
Thank You for all the support of The Southern Amis Projects! Happy New Year! #2025 www.southernamis.com
#SouthernAmis #Atari #BBSing #Modem #WiFiModem #VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #fujinet #VintageComputing #RetroComputer #sysop
#SouthernAmis #Atari #BBSing #Modem #WiFiModem #VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #fujinet #VintageComputing #RetroComputer #sysop
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Thank You for all the support of The Southern Amis Projects! Happy New Year! #2025 www.southernamis.com
#SouthernAmis #Atari #BBSing #Modem #WiFiModem #VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #fujinet #VintageComputing #RetroComputer #sysop
#SouthernAmis #Atari #BBSing #Modem #WiFiModem #VCFSoCal #VCF #VCFed #VCFederation #fujinet #VintageComputing #RetroComputer #sysop
Happy Holidays from the #southernamis projects. We have #atari retro BBSs for the whole family. Come on down and give one of our retro BBSs a try. It will feel like a #1984 Christmas Morning! You know when you got your first #modem. www.southernamis.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Happy Holidays from the #southernamis projects. We have #atari retro BBSs for the whole family. Come on down and give one of our retro BBSs a try. It will feel like a #1984 Christmas Morning! You know when you got your first #modem. www.southernamis.com