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Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?

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Subject: Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:11:57 +1300
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by: Al - Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:11 UTC

Hello zdrmonster,

zp> I've been hearing about it, and I don't think SyncTERM supports it.

SyncTERM does support RIP graphics. I haven't tried it since I don't know of
any BBSs that are sporting RIP.

zp> It seems to be from the 1990s and was a way for BBSes to have more
zp> graphics than ANSI art, Synchronet apparently "supports" it but I
zp> haven't known much more than that. Does the Mystic software support
zp> it?

Back in the 90's I used ripterm to log into RIPable BBSs, they had a cool look
about them. The door game LORD also supports RIP and looks good with RIP
support.

RIP was a commercial venture back then. If you wanted to go full RIP you could
register and get a RIP editor to create the screens.

Not much ever came of RIP, it was never widely supported but it was cool.

Ttyl :-),
Al

.... Nostalga isn't what it used to be.

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by: g00r00 - Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:02 UTC

Al> zp> It seems to be from the 1990s and was a way for BBSes to have more
Al> zp> graphics than ANSI art, Synchronet apparently "supports" it but I
Al> zp> haven't known much more than that. Does the Mystic software support
Al> zp> it?

I didn't see the original message, but RIP is just text being sent over a
screen so there is nothing stopping someone from making a Mystic BBS RIP theme.

I know of at least one BBS (Black Flag) that took the time to do a RIP setup a
couple years ago with Mystic. I don't know if its still up or accessible.

.... If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice

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by: Al - Sun, 15 Jan 2023 01:01 UTC

> I know of at least one BBS (Black Flag) that took the time to do a RIP setup
> a couple years ago with Mystic. I don't know if its still up or accessible.

I forget the URL now but the sysop at Black Flag put together a windows
installer (an .msi file) that folks could use on 32bit/64bit windows to install
a 32bit (I think) version of ripterm. The newer ripterm for windows.

I'd try but I have no windows here but I am sure it is on Black Flags web page
if anyone wants to give it a go.

In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.

computers / alt.bbs.mystic / Re: Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?

Subject	Author
Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?	Al
Re: Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?	g00r00
Re: Does Mystic support this EGA-like RIP graphics format?	Al