THE HORIZON BBS

EST. 1994 · HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
Door games · FidoNet · TradeWars 2002 · dial-up to fiber since 1994
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HORIZON-96 TERMINAL · 80×25
About The Horizon BBS

The Horizon BBS has been online since 1994, originally as a dial-up bulletin board system in the small rural town of Arvin, California. The system began with a single 14.4k US Robotics modem running 24 hours a day, serving dial-in users primarily from the Kern County/Golden Empire area — and occasionally out of state and abroad. Later expansion brought more nodes (incoming phone lines and modems) and, eventually, the internet connection it runs on today.

The board has been consistently online since early April 1994, first running Wildcat! v3.9 and switching to Synchronet in the early 2000s. We currently serve guests from all over the world seeking a vintage computing experience — our most popular features are door games and message bases such as FidoNet and TradeWars 2002.

Feel free to log in and look around free of charge. To download files you must be a registered user and logged in. To register, connect above or telnet to bbs.horizonbbs.org.

TradeWars 2002

▸ Launch the classic TradeWars 2002 server — direct connection, right in your browser.

News
07-09-2026The web UI got a full redesign — a modern retro-terminal look with ANSI space art. Same colors, more 1994. Report any glitches on the BBS!
07-06-2025I updated the Web UI to Bootstrap 5 and made a few enhancements.
04-04-2025The BBS has been updated to the latest version of Synchronet and I am currently in progress of updating some of the external programs and other components. TradeWars 2002 is back online — if anyone wants a custom game slot created please send me a message on the BBS!
05-20-2024A wine upgrade failed that caused the TradeWars config to reset (game data was saved). If you want a game re-named let me know. Various upgrades were performed over this time. I also fixed fTelnet on the dedicated TradeWars 2002 page linked above.
04-21-2023Upgraded websockify so htmlterm is now running correctly, also enhanced security a bit and did some general housekeeping planning for the v3.20 upgrade.
12-22-2022The BBS was undergoing some maintenance but is now back online. Happy Holidays!
10-05-2022I am adding the complete Sunrise door collection to the BBS — you can access them as they are added by pressing "X" at the main menu.
09-26-2022Replaced websocketservice.js with websockify to support fTelnet on a few custom services.
09-20-2022New TradeWars 2002 portal (direct server access) is now online.
08-27-2022The LORD data files became corrupt throughout the backup rotation; they have been reset.
07-03-2022Dial-up BBS access is back online at 1-657-301-4168.