List of BBS software
This is a list of notable dial-up bulletin board system (BBS) software packages.[1] [2]
Apple II based
ASCII Express - one of the original Apple II BBS/Terminal programsAppleNet - CATFUR - file transfer software that ran exclusively on AppleCat modemsDiversi-Dial - (DDial) - Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards.FutureVision - by TC Wilson (aka The Captain) - based on the METAL languageGBBS - Applesoft-based BBS programGBBS Pro - based on the ACOS languageHotCom - by HansiKauCom - by Brendon WoirhayeNetworks II - by Nick NaimoPEPSI (BBS) - by Bill Wolf & Todd O'brien - based on MACOS, a hacked & improved version of ACOSPixelTerm - a hi-resolution graphical dial-up BBS and client package for the Apple II - supported rich media messages including graphics, shapes, sound, fonts, sprites and animation.ProLine - by Morgan Davis - popular with many A2 user group BBSsProTerm - by Intrec - (in ProTerm remote mode)The Proving Grounds - A role playing game BBSPseudodel - a Citadel variant for the Apple //
TProBBS - An RPG BBS by Guy T. Rice; a version has been ported by Robert Hurst at RPGD Warp Six - Applesoft-based BBS program, by Jim Ferr
WAPABBS - Washington Apple PI Users Group BBSWWIV BBS
4D-BBS by Dale E. Reed Jr.
ABBS (a Mike's BBS like system)
Ami-Express aka "/X " (Very popular in the crakers/pirate software scene)AmiCon v1 & 2, C language based modular BBS system by Paul Roffey
BBBS CNet Amiga by Ken Pletzer (1-4)
CNet Amiga by Zen Metal Software (4.1 - 5.07a)
CNet Amiga by Storm's Edge Technologies (5.10+)
DLG Professional BBS
Excelsior! BBS
Falcon CBBS a work-a-like of MSDOS Opus-CBCS
MAX's BBS by Anthony Barrett
MAX's Pro by Niki Murkett
NiKom - by Niklas Lindholm
New Touch Pro (NTPro)
Paragon BBS
Transmission Impossible BBS by Lee Bates
TransAmiga by Timothy J. Aston (written in BlitzBasic)
Xenolink 2 by Xeno Inc
Zeus BBS originally by Nick Loman and Alex May
Atari based
The ACS BBS (ANTIC BBS)
A.M.I.S. BBS (ATARI Message Information System )
ATKeep
BBCS (Bulletin Board Construction Set)
BBS Express! by Rick Taylor, Keith Ledbetter
BBS Express-Professional!
Carina
Carnival (BASIC, first introduced in ANTIC Magazine)
FoReM BBS ("Friends of Rickey Moose")
FoReM-XE
Fox-Box
Milestone BBS by Ernst Marending
Nite Lite BBS by Paul Swanson
Oasis IV
QuickBBS ST
RATSoft/ST
Raven of Mystic BBS by David Bolt
STadel, a Citadel variant for the Atari ST
Titan (Written by Dominic Vaccaro in 1984)
Titanic
Turbo BBS (a FoReM clone)
Transcendence BBS
CP/M based
Many of these needed BYE and KMD to handle modem interactions and file transfers
RBBS written in Microsoft Basic - really slow login with more than a few usersPBBS 4 written in Z80 Assembly Code by Russ PencinQBBS (QuickBBS)TBBS XBBS MikroKom
Macintosh based
MS-DOS based
1BBS - Written by Teemu Harju
2AM-BBS Written by Neil Clarke, Chris Gorman, and Tom Vogl (2AM Associates)
Alacrity BBS Allans kakburk Alphabox Alpha-KOM Apocolis - Written by Pat Barnes and Dan Joseph, an offshoot of the original Vision.
Auntie BBS Written by Wes MeierBBBS CBBS - The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen .Celerity BBS Citadels including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+Computer Information Exchange (CIE)
DeusBBS - Written by Simon Giles
DLX BBS Written by Richard Gillmann (Inner Loop Software)EleBBS Emulex (later Emulex/2 )
Elite BBS - Written by HJ van Rantwijk
Eternity Ezycom - Written by Peter DaviesFerretBBS - Written by Jason Scott (www.textfiles.com)
Fido - Written by Tom Jennings (www.wps.com)
Force! - Written by Guy Smith and Jim Langley
Forum PC - One of the most copied BBS sources which spawned a legion of "Forum hacks"
Fornax - Written by Minh Ma (aka Briareos)
Free Speech - A simple single-template message board
Galacticomm - Producers of Major BBS Gap
Genesis PC BBS - Written in Turbo Pascal 3.0 by Jim Berg and Steven (Kiriwuth) Path
GT-Power Hostplus - part of the Telix suite
H-KOM Hysteria BBS - gorgeous but tricky WWiV hackIllusion BBS Iniquity BBS Infusion BBS Impulse BBS Insomnia BBS Infinity BBS Insanity BBS Instinct BBS Jet BBS L.S.D. BBS - Written by The Slavelord of The Humble Guys (THG)Major BBS Maximus MAX's BBS and MAX's Pro
MBBS McBBS by Derek E. McDonaldMystic BBS MikroKom
NanoBBS
Nexus BBS
Oblivion/2 Opus-CBCS - First written by Wynn Wagner III PCBoard PegaSys PipeLine - Written by Matt Stanley (Net Distortion)Pobble - Written in New Zealand by Josh ParsonsPowerBBS Powerboard BBS
ProBoard BBS - Written by Philippe Leybaert (Belgium)Puppy
Pyroto Mountain PoweredBoard QuickBBS - Written by Adam Hudson (With assistance by Phil Becker)QuiverBBS RBBS-PC RemoteAccess - Written by Andrew MilnerRenegade - Written by Cott LangRevelation
RoboBOARD/FX - Written by Seth HamiltonSearchlight BBS (SLBBS)Spitfire STadel-PC, a PC version of the STadel variant of Citadel for the Atari ST
SuperBBS by Aki Antman and Risto VirkkalaTBBS Telegard TriBBS TPCS TCL TAG Tornado BBS
UBBS
Virtual Advanced , also known as VBBS ViSiON
ViSiON-X
ViSiON/2 "The Revision"
Waffle - Written by Tom Dell , and supported UUCP (and Fidonet through extensions).Wildcat! - Originally by Mustang Software and later sold to Santronics Software, Inc. Worldgroup - The latest version of MajorBBS, the last released by Galacticomm.WWIV - Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet and while popular on DOS platforms also had an OS/2 version.XBBS - Written by Mark Kimes. Distributed with source code, this allowed a very customizable system. Also available for OS/2. Support was very limited ("If it breaks, you have both pieces" -- M. Kimes).
Zinfandel - an adaptation by Jason Massey of the praiseworthy Citadel-86 code.
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A based
TIBBS Written by Ralph Fowler.
Multi-platform
TOPS-10
OS/2 based
Unix based
Windows
Acorn RiscOS
References
↑ BBS: The Documentary, Bovine Ignition Systems, directed by Jason Scott↑ http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/software/ External links
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