alank@pro-beagle.cts.COM (Alan Krause) (12/23/89)
Well, GBBS and ProLine are the two dominant apple bbs software systems these
days, but both are over priced.. I have used MANY of the bbs software which
is available for the apple // line, starting WAY back with the dos version of
GBBS, then tele-cat, apple-net, micr*link, GBBS Pro, and finally decided to
write my own. I have written 2 DOS bbs systems which are now safely archived
somewhere in my apartment, but I finally broke down and went the ProDOS way
and wrote a system that I wanted. It has aspects of all of the systems I
mentioned above, and some new ones.
I would recomend that you buy the modemworks package, and write your own.
It's a great way to make sure that you have everything you want. If you want
networking ability, you probably should just buy proline... It'd be a lot
easier than trying to program it. I have written some routines for my bbs
which can network with pro-line sites, and uses the mdss format, but it's not
complete yet, and its a pain.
I'm not going to buy proline becuase, if you ask me, they are all too
similar. Every pro-line looks like every other proline, or so I have
observed. Dont get me wrong, its a powerful bbs system, but I find it boring.
I like the local bbs's, where you know your bbs is good if you have lots of
long distance callers and the like.
Oh well,
nuff said..
alank