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223 lines
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CBBS(R) 4.0.2a
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04/01/89 23:51:48
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You are caller 204298; next msg =41632; 477 active msgs.
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Prev. call 03/31/89 @ 21:39, next msg was 41621
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LOG. 7
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KILLED. 119
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SUMMARY. 30
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03/31/89,21:39:06,204256,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
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E#41621,
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03/31/89,21:45:03,204257,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
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E#41622,3
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03/31/89,22:12:30,204258,1,BILL WOLFF,,5
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03/31/89,22:37:45,204259,1,ROBERT BLICKENSTAFF,valrico,7
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03/31/89,22:41:23,204260,2,BILL MATTSON,,18
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03/31/89,23:04:34,204261,2,MARTY DIPPEL,,
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E#41623,8
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03/31/89,23:50:24,204262,3,JOHN WHITE,,3
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04/01/89,02:17:09,204263,2,THOMAS O'BRYAN,Tinley Park/ Il,5
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04/01/89,03:08:39,204264,3,FRANK SPIVEY II,,
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E#41624,41
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04/01/89,07:21:32,204265,2,GARY BROWN,,5
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04/01/89,08:30:44,204266,2,Q QQ,,
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04/01/89,10:15:07,204267,2,DAVID GIBBS,,1
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04/01/89,10:30:22,204268,3,WALT FUHRIMAN,,
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04/01/89,10:55:19,204269,1,ALAN GUNN,,15
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04/01/89,11:54:27,204270,2,RICHARD HINTON,,
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E#41625,4
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04/01/89,12:08:12,204271,3,JIM COLLING,,5
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04/01/89,12:24:23,204272,2,GOODMAN GRIFFIN,Asheboro NC,3
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04/01/89,12:38:07,204273,2,BOB ZIMMERMAN,,2
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04/01/89,13:21:55,204274,1,JOE GIANAS,CHGO,
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04/01/89,13:33:15,204275,2,NHAN NGO,,2
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04/01/89,14:43:43,204276,2,GARY ELFRING,,1
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04/01/89,15:59:37,204277,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
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E#41626,
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E#41627,12
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04/01/89,16:15:31,204278,1,JOSH TAYLOR,SCHAUMBURG/IL.,7
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04/01/89,16:33:03,204279,1,BEAT KUENZLI,,2
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04/01/89,16:44:34,204280,2,ROGER HAAK,,2
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04/01/89,17:10:51,204281,1,CARSTEN DAHLMANNS,Stuttgart West-Germany,
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04/01/89,17:20:22,204282,1,DAN SEIBOLD,,4
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04/01/89,17:58:53,204283,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,
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E#41628,5
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04/01/89,18:21:43,204284,3,FRANK SPIVEY II,,4
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04/01/89,19:06:24,204285,1,DENNIS LEONG,,4
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04/01/89,19:47:50,204286,3,ED FANTA,,6
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04/01/89,19:54:36,204287,1,DANNY VAISRUB,,4
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04/01/89,20:16:00,204288,2,BILL TANEY,,2
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04/01/89,20:30:16,204289,3,PAUL SZYMKOWSKI,DOLTON/IL.,21
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04/01/89,20:57:12,204290,2,MARTY DIPPEL,,3
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04/01/89,21:03:56,204291,1,BILL WOLFF,,2
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04/01/89,21:18:16,204292,2,JACK O'ROURKE,,3
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04/01/89,22:02:39,204293,2,JIM POLOUS,,
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E#41629,3
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04/01/89,22:12:44,204294,1,DAN SEIBOLD,,
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E#41630,8
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04/01/89,22:47:03,204295,2,LARRY WATKINS,endicott/ny,6
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04/01/89,23:10:26,204296,2,MIKE ASHE,,13
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04/01/89,23:23:34,204297,2,ERIC BOHLMAN,,
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E#41631,13
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04/01/89,23:51:52,204298,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
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41621 03/31/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => DENNIS DUFFNER: "R/ORIGINAL CBBS EQPT"
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41622 03/31/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => ALL: "PC HORROR STORIES?"
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41623 03/31/89 MARTY DIPPEL => TOM MILLS: "R/ENVIRONMENT"
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41624 04/01/89 FRANK SPIVEY II => WARD CHRISTENSEN: "BBS COMMUNICATIONS"
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41625 04/01/89 RICHARD HINTON => ALL: "BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?"
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41626 04/01/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => RICHARD HINTON: "R/BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?"
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41627 04/01/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => FRANK SPIVEY II: "R/BBS COMMUNICATIONS"
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41628 04/01/89 RICHARD GOZDAL => RICHARD HINTON: "R/BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?"
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41629 04/01/89 JIM POLOUS => SCOTT SMITH: "LAN"
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41630 04/01/89 DAN SEIBOLD => ALL: "HELP WITH SWAPPING BOARDS"
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41631 04/01/89 ERIC BOHLMAN => FRANK SPIVEY II: "R/BBS COMMUNICATIONS"
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r;*;+;+
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Msg 41621 is 02 line(s) on 03/31/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
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to DENNIS DUFFNER re: R/ORIGINAL CBBS EQPT
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Actually, a trip to he Smithsonian for Randy & I think IS being
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considered.
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Msg 41622 is 07 line(s) on 03/31/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
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to ALL re: PC HORROR STORIES?
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My favorite PC horror story is the "semi-knowledgable" user who creates
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their own directory, uses it, then erases the files in it, but when
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they do a DIR they see "." and "..". So they try to erase 'em.
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Quiz: what happens the next time the system is powered on?
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What's YOUR favorite PC horror story?
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Randy's is the person who, when asked to "remove the diskette from the
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protective jacket..." Need I say more?
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Msg 41623 is 05 line(s) on 03/31/89 from MARTY DIPPEL
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to TOM MILLS re: R/ENVIRONMENT
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Thanks for the advice, Tom. I've solved my problem by very simple means
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(embarrassing, really) but the subject has caught my interest; I've been
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reading about the environment and dissecting applicable programs to
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tailor its use. I think I've got it down fairly well now, thanks to all
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the help I've received on CBBS. Again, thanks.
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Msg 41624 is 23 line(s) on 04/01/89 from FRANK SPIVEY II
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to WARD CHRISTENSEN re: BBS COMMUNICATIONS
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Greetings Ward! It came to my attention that your quite a celebrity as
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far as computer communications are concerned. I am planning to start
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a bulletin board of my own within the next two months. In my preparation
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stage, I acquired a book to aid me in my understanding of telecommunication
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As I read through the book, "The First Primer of Microcomputer Tele-
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communications", I came across your name and the mention of CBBS.
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Wow! How does it feel to be immortal! Just Kidding!
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I have a few questions about the setup of a bulletin board. First
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of all, I have a copy of RBBS PC ver 16.1A. Right now it is in archived
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form, but I am about to buy a hard drive and place in on the HD. One
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question is, how easy is it to configure a bulletin board. I read
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in oe shareware catalog that it would take me approximately one day to
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have it up and running. Since you and Randy are the "sole" pioneers in
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the field, is this the case, and is it very demanding to constantly
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maintain the bulletin board? Secondly, I am planning to purchase the
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evermore cheaply priced SMG 2400 modem from Elektek. Is this a quality
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piece of hardware to depend on, or should I go for the more reknown
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brands like US robotics? Lastly, How is it possible to accept more than
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one call at a time,(I haven't finished the book yet)? I have a vague
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concept of partitioning the hard drive to support multiple callers, but
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I am only starting out with a 30 meg HD. For now I plan to keep it
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simple, but one day, I hope to have been blessed by the same fortune
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as yourself,ie.(knowledge). Thank you for your help.
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Msg 41625 is 04 line(s) on 04/01/89 from RICHARD HINTON
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to ALL re: BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?
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I have a program written in GW-BASIC and I want to change it into
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a compiled BASIC so that all you need is to type the program name
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and you don't need the BASIC interpreter anymore. Anyone have
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an idea of a good BASIC compiler that will make the conversion?
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Msg 41626 is 12 line(s) on 04/01/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
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to RICHARD HINTON re: R/BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?
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The two leading basic compilers are Quick Basic, and Turbo Basic. I like
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the latter, many like the former.
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Since both GWBasic and Quick Basic are from Microsoft, you will probably
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have the best compatability by going with Quick Basic.
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I particularly like Turbo Basic because its editor can be customized,
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and has a word-star-like editor interface, while Quick Basic earns good points
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by doing syntax checking as you type the program.
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I was very impressed with the graphics capabilities of Turbo Basic, but
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then I've also seen some excellent "graphics programs" that I later found
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had been written in Quick Basic, so I guess they both sound pretty good.
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In other words, there's probably NOT a big difference between them enough
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to clearly eliminate either from your decision process.
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Msg 41627 is 29 line(s) on 04/01/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
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to FRANK SPIVEY II re: R/BBS COMMUNICATIONS
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Q. How long does it take to customize RBBS and get it going?
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A: I have no idea, having never seen it. CBBS is written in assembler
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and is of more "historical" significance, than current relevance.
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Q: How demanding is it to maintain a BBS?
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A: "it depends". CBBS is a (rare) message-only system, so by having several
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"assistant operators" who have the power to kill any invalid message, the
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time isn't too bad. If CBBS were a download board (therefore with uploads)
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then things get a lot more complex - both from the simple "accounting"
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standpoint of keeping space on the disk, but also from the "quality"
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aspects - ranging from the task of ensuring that files are appropriately
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named, and the descriptions are appropriate, to cataloging things so
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callers can readily find what they want, to the responsibility of ensuring
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no viruses are passed along by your system, or worse, invade your system.
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Q: How do I handle more than one caller at a time.
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A: Start with a multi-user operating system, like Unix, or a dedicated
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bulletin board system that does the multi-tasking and multi-user duties
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within itself. RBBS and DOS are a single user BBS operating on a single
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user operating system, and are a place to start, but not for multi-user.
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Perhaps your book will tell you about multi-user. I'm more familiar
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with what Randy has done - put up a multi-user conferencing system on
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a Unix base (an AT&T 3B2) than with the multi-user systems based upon
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80x86 architecture.
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Another way to handle multiple users is to have multiple systems,
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with a LAN, sharing a single server's large hard disk. This is the
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technique used by the really nice and famous Gene Plantz system here
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in the Chicago area.
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Hope this gives you "some" ideas. Sorry I'm not a BBS Maven, but more
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of a pioneer who has done a lot of other things too. For example, I am
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now a Sysop on Compuserve (76703,302) and that takes a couple hours a day.
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Msg 41628 is 02 line(s) on 04/01/89 from RICHARD GOZDAL
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to RICHARD HINTON re: R/BASIC TO COMPILED BASIC?
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With Qbasic V4.5 you don't even have to look at the manual. The online
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help is COMPLETE. The easiest "program" I have run.
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Msg 41629 is 02 line(s) on 04/01/89 from JIM POLOUS
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to SCOTT SMITH re: LAN
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What kind of price are we talking and must the file server be dedicated as
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a file server?
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Msg 41630 is 07 line(s) on 04/01/89 from DAN SEIBOLD
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to ALL re: HELP WITH SWAPPING BOARDS
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I have the chance to buy a exas Instruments PC that is presently
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running MS-DOS 2.11. The Kernal however is TI specific and is not
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capable of running anything that is not written just for that machine.
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Question: How successful would I be if I bought an 8088 motherboard
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and replaced the one in the TI with that? Do the power supply plugs
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match? Would that solve my kernal problems? Any input would be
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appreciated.
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Msg 41631 is 06 line(s) on 04/01/89 from ERIC BOHLMAN
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to FRANK SPIVEY II re: R/BBS COMMUNICATIONS
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Some BBS programs (OPUS, for one) are capable of running under multitaskers
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like DoubleDOS or DesqView and, with some restrictions, can be used to
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service multiple lines. Others, like some of the more expensive versions
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of TBBS, contain internal multitasking that lets them handle several lines;
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the disadvantage here is that you can't do anything that involves calling
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external programs.
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Past hi msg #
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