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    From Mauro@VERT/MAURO to All on Saturday, February 28, 2026 23:54:38
    Hello, world! My BBS is located in Brazil. I have recreated a full retro portfolio using Synchronet, including an HTTP page, IRC Server, Dial-up Server, and a BBS accessible via modem.In Brazil, many people don't understand English (which is a big hurdle), so I translated all .msg and .txt files. However, I intentionally avoided PT-BR encoding. In the 80s and 90s, computers in Brazil were imported and their keyboards didn't support the Portuguese layout or special characters like the '‡'.Old DOS and Linux programs were developed without these symbols, and I've reproduced that specific style in my translations. Today, the retro movement in Brazil is awakening a new generation to the pre-internet era. My lab is set up to create video content (currently in development) to share this history with that audience. Thanks for reading my message!

    Mauro - BBS TELESC

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    þ Synchronet þ BBS Telesc.net.br
  • From Digital Man@VERT to Mauro on Saturday, February 28, 2026 21:16:47
    Re: Portuguese translation
    By: Mauro to All on Sat Feb 28 2026 11:54 pm

    Hello, world! My BBS is located in Brazil. I have recreated a full retro portfolio using Synchronet, including an HTTP page, IRC Server, Dial-up Server, and a BBS accessible via modem.In Brazil, many people don't understand English (which is a big hurdle), so I translated all .msg and .txt files. However, I intentionally avoided PT-BR encoding. In the 80s and 90s, computers in Brazil were imported and their keyboards didn't support the Portuguese layout or special characters like the '‡'.Old DOS and Linux programs were developed without these symbols, and I've reproduced that specific style in my translations. Today, the retro movement in Brazil is awakening a new generation to the pre-internet era. My lab is set up to create video content (currently in development) to share this history with that audience. Thanks for reading my message!

    If you could share those translated files, I'd be happy to commit them to the git repo so others could benefit from your work!
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    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet "Real Fact" #122:
    Synchronet v2.30a (DOS & OS/2) was released on 5-30-97, 20 months after v2.20b Norco, CA WX: 69.4øF, 42.0% humidity, 0 mph N wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
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    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Mauro on Sunday, March 01, 2026 12:40:34
    Re: Portuguese translation
    By: Mauro to All on Sat Feb 28 2026 11:54 pm

    Hello, world! My BBS is located in Brazil. I have recreated a full retro portfolio using Synchronet, including an HTTP page, IRC Server, Dial-up Server, and a BBS accessible via modem.

    Bem-vindo!

    It's cool to see that there is a BBS in Brazil.

    Nightfox

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    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
  • From Mauro@VERT/MAURO to All on Sunday, March 01, 2026 12:58:45
    Re: Portuguese translation
    Por: Digital Man para Mauro em Sab Fev 28 2026 09:16 pm

    Thanks for you support! The portuguese translation for Synchronet (Classic Style only), is now available at: https://github.com/maurognx/synchronetportuguesetranslation/

    Mauro - Sysop of bbs.telesc.net.br

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    þ Synchronet þ bbs.Telesc.net.br - The Brazilian Retro BBS ;)
  • From Digital Man@VERT to Mauro on Sunday, March 01, 2026 14:03:20
    Re: RE: Portuguese translation
    By: Mauro to All on Sun Mar 01 2026 12:58 pm

    Re: Portuguese translation
    Por: Digital Man para Mauro em Sab Fev 28 2026 09:16 pm

    Thanks for you support! The portuguese translation for Synchronet (Classic Style only), is now available at: https://github.com/maurognx/synchronetportuguesetranslation/

    Cool. A couple of observations/questions:

    The menu directory appears empty besides a "readme" file - I was hoping to find translations of the default/classic command shell menu files in there.

    I was expecting to see a text.ini file with text.dat string translations. Do you have that?

    Some of the files you commited to your repo are unchanged (e.g. file.can). Maybe removed the unmodified files to avoid confusion?
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    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet "Real Fact" #60:
    Free dynamic yourbbs.synchro.net hostnames were made first available in 2003 Norco, CA WX: 80.9øF, 36.0% humidity, 11 mph WNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ---
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net