fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) (03/18/91)
Greetings. I'm sorry to say that my CP/M days are numbered - I'm finally getting a 486 (with a 200MB ide, SVGA, etc :-) and I have to make up my mind on what to do with my Kaypro 10 :-( I can do any of the following (or you can suggest something else): 1) I am considering getting a TurboROM (I know, I know... I've been saying this for a while.. ;-) since I already have a 30MB and the standard 10MB drive (40MB total) and run a BBS. We have a local BBS that has some CP/M stuff - something like 600K - not much, really. I plan to fill up the drives with stuff from simtel - I already have all of the Kaypro and ZCPR 3.3 stuff :-) I have a nice ZCPR 3.3 setup and people have told me that it will be much easier to run a BBS on my setup that on stock CP/M 2.2 (anyone comment?) I just got the hang of zex and the wheel "business"... Anyways, anyone can recomment a decent BBS package? Space is not a problem but I would like the system to be "nice" to both the people who are seasoned CP/M users and to those who just got a CP/M machine for $25 :-) Anyone? 2) Sell my K10 as it is - I'm thinking against this since I'm in the local computer club and there aren't that many CP/M people in the club (if I withdraw, there will be 2 :-) so I might just keep it to keep the group "reasonably" alive... 3) Trash the K10 motherboard and put in a passive backplane with a CPU (IBM-on-a-board) card and a HD and FD controller. That way I have a portable PC... the floppy drive is IBM compatible, so is the HD, and I think I can get the display to work with a MDA card (if not, I can always get a CRT that fits and DOES work with MDA). If that's the case, the MB is up for grabs :-) 4) Sell my K10 on the net :-( I'm really interested in #1 - make a BBS out of it. I already put 2 more 3 1/4" fans so I don't think 24H operation will hurt it. All I need now is the software. I'm open to suggestion. Take care. Please use e-mail when replying. P.S. I'll take a look at the simtel BBS stuff tonight and report on it's performance this week.. (well, _next_ week) -- _______________________________________________________________________________ "The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 11 years Filip Gieszczykiewicz "... a Jedi does it with a mind trick... " ;-) FMGST@PITTVMS or fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!"