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Atari BBS - Southern Amis Projects
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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
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ataribbs.bsky.social
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
October 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
October 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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.
September 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
August 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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
June 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
June 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
June 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
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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
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
March 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
ataribbs.bsky.social
#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
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ataribbs.bsky.social
#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
ataribbs.bsky.social
See you at the show this weekend #vcf #vcfsocal #southernamis #bbsing #atari
February 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
ataribbs.bsky.social
I’ve done new work, BBS wise on southernamis.ddns.net as well as the other Southern Amis Project boards. Produced by hand in break and text file.
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
ataribbs.bsky.social
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
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Get ready, a stunning transformation of retro tech! Sideburn Studios XEbook—a custom laptop conversion of the legendary #Atari 130XE. #bbsing #fujinet #atari #8bit #southernamis

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Follow the whole project here: www.southernamis.com/forum/genera...
December 1, 2024 at 4:45 PM