dorian@pawl.rpi.edu (Dorian S. Garson) (06/28/89)
I've just acquired a Morrow MD11 system (11 meg HD, CP/M 3.0, Z80-A - my first CP/M system), and I'd like to run a BBS on it. Can anyone tell me where I might find public domain/shareware or very inexpensive BBS software for this beast? If there's more than one to chose from, which one is the best? Thanks! -Dorian-> |\ /\ ARPAnet: DORIAN@PAWL.RPI.EDU | \/ __ | /\ / FoNet: (201) 254-0469 |/ \/ SloNet: 6 Brandywine Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
dorian@pawl.rpi.edu (Dorian S. Garson) (06/28/89)
I just found the Simtel20.Arpa CP/M archives, and see many BBS programs there. I wish I could cancel that last article, but my news reader won't let me. I'd still appreciate hearing opinions about which is best to run on a system like mine, or if there are any commercial BBSes or any not at Simtel worth looking into. -Dorian-> |\ /\ ARPAnet: DORIAN@PAWL.RPI.EDU | \/ __ | /\ / FoNet: (201) 254-0469 |/ \/ SloNet: 6 Brandywine Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough) (06/29/89)
dorian@pawl.rpi.edu (Dorian S. Garson) sez: > I've just acquired a Morrow MD11 system (11 meg HD, CP/M 3.0, Z80-A - my first > CP/M system), and I'd like to run a BBS on it. Can anyone tell me where I > might find public domain/shareware or very inexpensive BBS software for this > beast? If there's more than one to chose from, which one is the best? Mr. Garson then talks about the SIMTEL archives ...... HOWEVER, I'm gonna throw in my $0.02 worth and say that the best CP/M BBS I've seen is the PICS system. It's written in (Turbo ?) Pascal, and has all the neat features you expect from a BBS. It is a little different from a RCP/M in that you never actually get to see the A> or A0> or whatever prompt, but since there is a BBS program looking after security etc. it's much easier to do, since vanilla CP/M doesn't really understand the meaning of the word security (3.0 may be better than 2.2 I just haven't read the documentation enough yet). -- dg@lakart.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ IHS | +-+-+ ....... !harvard!xait!lakart!dg +-+-+ | AKA: dg%lakart.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+
larry.moore@canremote.uucp (LARRY MOORE) (07/12/89)
>From: dorian@pawl.rpi.edu (Dorian S. Garson) >Orga: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY > > >I've just acquired a Morrow MD11 system (11 meg HD, CP/M 3.0, Z80-A - >my first >CP/M system), and I'd like to run a BBS on it. Can anyone tell me >where I >might find public domain/shareware or very inexpensive BBS software >for this >beast? If there's more than one to chose from, which one is the best? > >Thanks! > >-Dorian-> > > |\ /\ ARPAnet: DORIAN@PAWL.RPI.EDU > | \/ __ > | /\ / FoNet: (201) 254-0469 > |/ \/ SloNet: 6 Brandywine Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 >--- > * Via MaSNet/HST96/HST144/V32 - UN CPM > * Via Usenet Newsgroup comp.os.cpm At last a question I can help with! A friend and I ran a BBS on a Morrow MD11 for a couple of years (Starling CP/M+ RCPM). We used BYE510 and Metal 1.31f (from the First Osborne Group) - we found Metal to be OK, if lacking in security. In three months I'll start up the BBS again using BYE510 and PBBS (Pencin/Cottrell). Any BBS operation will require a clock, though - the Morrow lacks one and lacks the time:: routine in the BIOS. I'm using a Hayes Chronograph connected to the AUX port of the Morrow. There are better, easier and more elegant solutions but it fitted the budget at the time and has been reliable. Source for BYE510 is available from most RCPM's as are the PBBS45 source. Hope this helps, Larry Moore CP/M conference chair Canada Remote Systems. --- * Via ProDoor 3.0R