This directory is an outgrowth of the BBS documentary. To help in my research about BBSes, I am attempting to make a canonical list of all the BBS Software Packages there ever were for any platform, excepting one-off "custom" sets that weren't distributed. The priority is on dial-up software created before , although additions for any and all BBS programs are welcome.
To save time, if a hardware platform had no modem made for it or lacks any known BBS software, it will be greyed out. Information for the rest of the entries are being grabbed from many disparate sources and may be in dire need of fixing. If you see a lot of empty space, that probably means I haven't given that OS or Software my full attention.
In some cases, I am finding lists of BBS Software online, shoving the names, and getting back to it all "later". Either way, feel free to send me information if you have it nearby. Please mail in your corrections, additions, and suggestions. Conceived to mimic a "cork board and push pin bulletin board" ona computer - thus "Computerized Bulletin Board System". It received almost a quarter million callers on its one phone line over the course of its life.
It also monitors the system for breaches in security and loss of carrier. These are two different programs, which were desigend with two different philosophies. All room systems are decended from either this exact code base or based upon the "room system" concept that it expresses. Versions 2. This archive includes all documentation as well as menus and help files. A compiled Citadel is also included. See the entery under the "free tools" link.
The system was the first BBS that we were aware of that used escape codes for full screen cursor control. The system originated in , and was fully operational by early There were more than a few Classy Systems on the order of 12, at one point.
