WWIV

[Tony Baechler]

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.
>