Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIf you're looking for a simple web-based one, have a look at https://midnight.pub. :)
https://web.archive.org/web/20231103232924/https://www.telne... Apparently there are binary files to download, which is probably why this thing immediately folded when HN found it. Previous versions have older versions of the zips, so search the history. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606002640/https://www.telne...
Anyone interested in this should try to "telnet telehack.com" It's a simulation of arpanet/usenet from around 1985-1990, which includes 25,000 hosts and BBS's, thousands of files from the era, a collection of adventure and IF games, a working BASIC interpreter with a library of programs to run, simulated historical users, and more. More information here: http://telehack.com/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telehack
Nearly 1000 BBSes that you can access via the Internet using Telnet or SSH. Also a few dial-up BBSes are listed.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 332
- Total comments
- 119
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-10 | Telnet BBS Guide | rainbowmverse | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-05-26 | Telnet BBS Guide | mindcrime | 80 | 22 |
| 2021-08-22 | The Telnet BBS Guide - Currently Lists 922 BBS and Related Systems | FlyMoreRockets | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-11-21 | Telnet BBS GuideFirst breakout · Best thread | jbledsoe2112 | 137 | 57 |
| 2023-04-03 | Telnet BBS Guide | peter_d_sherman | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-11-03 | BBS Still ExistLatest 20+ point return | threePointFive | 100 | 39 |
| 2025-06-22 | Telnet BBS Guide | jbledsoe2112 | 9 | 1 |