The maker of QModem has died. He worked at Wildcat! BBS (Mustang Software) for a time. I ran a multiline Wildcat BBS on DesqView and later OS/2 Warp for years. Today, my boss at Microsoft is the author of Wildcat BBS! Stay in this business long enough and you’ll meet tons of lovely and smart people.
January 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The maker of QModem has died. He worked at Wildcat! BBS (Mustang Software) for a time. I ran a multiline Wildcat BBS on DesqView and later OS/2 Warp for years. Today, my boss at Microsoft is the author of Wildcat BBS! Stay in this business long enough and you’ll meet tons of lovely and smart people.
John Friel, creator of the Qmodem terminal software (initially for MS-DOS) has passed away. #BBS #BBSing
My dad's work in the early internet days affected so many people. If you knew John Friel or just used his software to get online, please let me know, I want to know all of the people whose lives were touched.
It’s Friday.
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
December 30, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Link to more details news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Link to more details news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
I do not know if any of you were QModem users during the DOS era, but its original author, John Friel III sadly passed away recently. His son has a notice up on Hacker news: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
winworldpc.com/product/qmod...
#DOS #BBS #QModem
winworldpc.com/product/qmod...
#DOS #BBS #QModem
January 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I do not know if any of you were QModem users during the DOS era, but its original author, John Friel III sadly passed away recently. His son has a notice up on Hacker news: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
winworldpc.com/product/qmod...
#DOS #BBS #QModem
winworldpc.com/product/qmod...
#DOS #BBS #QModem
John Friel, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died news.ycombinator.com...
December 30, 2024 at 8:03 PM
John Friel, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died news.ycombinator.com...
Wooow. QModem...
December 30, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Wooow. QModem...
QMODEM was a revelation
October 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
QMODEM was a revelation
It’s Friday.
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It’s Friday.
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
You rush home from school and power up your family's 386, clicking the turbo button, hoping it will boot faster.
Firing up Qmodem, you dial your favorite BBS, "Baud to the Bone."
You hit "D" for Door Games.
Crimson red ANSI art fills your screen.
It's time for...
QModem 4.51 Source Code | Discussion
GitHub - AaronFriel/qmodem-4.51
Contribute to AaronFriel/qmodem-4.51 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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May 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
QModem 4.51 Source Code | Discussion
I wrote Qmodem...
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I wrote Qmodem...
Qmodem was a big deal for me as a nerdy teenager, living out in the country.
December 30, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Qmodem was a big deal for me as a nerdy teenager, living out in the country.
qmodem 4.51 (DOS-based terminal emulator) source code:
GitHub - AaronFriel/qmodem-4.51
Contribute to AaronFriel/qmodem-4.51 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
qmodem 4.51 (DOS-based terminal emulator) source code:
I was just a kid, and no expert, but Qmodem opened up a whole world for me! I’ll always be grateful :)
December 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM
I was just a kid, and no expert, but Qmodem opened up a whole world for me! I’ll always be grateful :)
December 10, 2024 at 8:15 PM
John Friel pass very recently. If you had any dealings with QModem's author John Friel, head over to this HN to share your story. RIP
#retrocomputing #Qmodem
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
#retrocomputing #Qmodem
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
John Friel pass very recently. If you had any dealings with QModem's author John Friel, head over to this HN to share your story. RIP
#retrocomputing #Qmodem
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
#retrocomputing #Qmodem
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Ran a wildcat bbs for a bit, also used qmodem.
The maker of QModem has died. He worked at Wildcat! BBS (Mustang Software) for a time. I ran a multiline Wildcat BBS on DesqView and later OS/2 Warp for years. Today, my boss at Microsoft is the author of Wildcat BBS! Stay in this business long enough and you’ll meet tons of lovely and smart people.
January 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Ran a wildcat bbs for a bit, also used qmodem.
ANS_0006.ANS, 1994-07-17 from Hacker Chronicles 2 (CD-ROM)
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ANS_0006.ANS, 1994-07-17 from Hacker Chronicles 2 (CD-ROM)
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Sad. QModem played a big role when I was introduced to modems and BBSs.
Sad. QModem played a big role when I was introduced to modems and BBSs.
Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Sad. QModem played a big role when I was introduced to modems and BBSs.
Sad. QModem played a big role when I was introduced to modems and BBSs.
I spent many hours with Qmodem dialing into a local BBS at 2400 baud.
December 31, 2024 at 11:14 PM
I spent many hours with Qmodem dialing into a local BBS at 2400 baud.
Father of the QModem passed away. I remember these fondly. And that I realizes ages me quite a bit.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Father of the QModem passed away. I remember these fondly. And that I realizes ages me quite a bit.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4255...
From America, #Christmas 1995: Software from Electronics Boutique
(+Norton Utilities; Norton Navigator; Qmodem pro; Norton Antivirus; VirusScan; GeoSafari; Sim town; The manhole CD-ROM masterpiece edition; Marty; Zurk's rainforest lab; Zurk's learning safari, and more)
(+Norton Utilities; Norton Navigator; Qmodem pro; Norton Antivirus; VirusScan; GeoSafari; Sim town; The manhole CD-ROM masterpiece edition; Marty; Zurk's rainforest lab; Zurk's learning safari, and more)
June 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
From America, #Christmas 1995: Software from Electronics Boutique
(+Norton Utilities; Norton Navigator; Qmodem pro; Norton Antivirus; VirusScan; GeoSafari; Sim town; The manhole CD-ROM masterpiece edition; Marty; Zurk's rainforest lab; Zurk's learning safari, and more)
(+Norton Utilities; Norton Navigator; Qmodem pro; Norton Antivirus; VirusScan; GeoSafari; Sim town; The manhole CD-ROM masterpiece edition; Marty; Zurk's rainforest lab; Zurk's learning safari, and more)
We were a Qmodem household and I used it up until the bitter end of my DOS days. Thank you :)
November 18, 2024 at 12:31 AM
We were a Qmodem household and I used it up until the bitter end of my DOS days. Thank you :)
Oh that’s sad. I used Maximus BBS to host a multiline eventually under OS/2 as well. Fond memories and technologies like QModem were the building blocks of the BBS scene.
January 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Oh that’s sad. I used Maximus BBS to host a multiline eventually under OS/2 as well. Fond memories and technologies like QModem were the building blocks of the BBS scene.
(I had posted something like this on HN as well...) I obtained Qmodem for DOS with a Gateway Telepath ( 14.4 kbps! ) modem in the early 90's. Qmodem was absolutely the best terminal software I'd ever used. I used it until local dialup BBS's went away.
December 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM
(I had posted something like this on HN as well...) I obtained Qmodem for DOS with a Gateway Telepath ( 14.4 kbps! ) modem in the early 90's. Qmodem was absolutely the best terminal software I'd ever used. I used it until local dialup BBS's went away.
If you've ever used Qmodem it's time to schedule a colonoscopy
April 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If you've ever used Qmodem it's time to schedule a colonoscopy