Hi, There are two sites you should check out. One is http://wwiv.sf.net/ and the other is: http://bbsdocumentary.com/ The later offers a DVD BBS documentary set for sale but also has extensive BBS listings and a comprehensive software directory. I highly doubt if the dial-up BBS which you remember is still around, but http://bbslist.textfiles.com/ would probably tell you. If you give the phone number, it would take only seconds for me to tell if it's a modem or not. Synchronet is the popular software nowadays but I don't think I like it. It runs under 32-bit Windows, BSD and Linux so I guess it's an attractive option for many, but it uses its own message base format. It is open source though. I would definitely like to see that drive if it still has a working BBS on it! I used to run Maximus but threw that away a long time ago. Gaijin wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 01:46:30AM -0800, Tony Baechler wrote: > > <grins> Used to run WWIV BBS on the old 25 Meg hard drive so I > didn't have to log in long distance and peruse the newsgroups. Only > cost me an extra $5/month to transfer a compressed packet each day, and > contained the entire day's messages. My first foray into networking and > C Programming. The BBS sourcecode was available for $80, and mods were > being published for it all the time. Had a blast until they switched > over to the $600 Borland compiler, which I couldn't afford (and didn't > see any reason in paying). Was still sighted back then and ran up a > small fortune in long-distance charges downloading things like Commander > Keen and DooM! demos. If I ever get phone access again, I plan on > calling up the old BBS I was networked with (Maxie's Toy). I call the > number on the cell every once in awhile and still get a carrier detect > warble, though it might be a fax number now. Might be fun porting WWIV > BBS to Linux, but the last time I looked, the author had started > including object code in the source. Bugrit. >
