Re: GBBS Pro availabiity

["Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

Do you have any screen shots of your app in motion?


"Tony Lisanti" <ajlisanti@optonline.net> wrote in message 
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> I did a lot of custom stuff too. Although now, I have ported
> everything I could find from those days to a little project called
> WACOS.  But, there is always this copyright stuff in the way.
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> Personally, I don't see this guy making any profit on this now.  I'd
> more or less call this abandon ware at this point.  If I release what
> I did, not charge anyone what's the harm?
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> Plus, who cares??  Everything now is just to preserve history anyway.
> Why not just make it all free to do what anyone wants to?
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> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:48:42 -0600, "John Van Winkle"
> <appleiieman@charter.net> wrote:
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>>If you don't get yours, I have one I will give you if you pay the shipping
>>to get it there.  Email for more info.
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>>"Forty Two" <FourtyTwo@NoAddress.invalid> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks for the info guys.
>>>
>>> I ran a GBBS Pro board for around 5 - 8 years, 15 or 20<?!> years ago.
>>> I made extensive modifications to it, as well as several GBBS based
>>> games (I was between wives at the time). The modifications made to the
>>> Land of Spur game at bbsdocumentary.com, were done by me (I don't know
>>> how it got there, possible the guy I 'willed' the board to donated
>>> it). I recently came across a set of backup disks and it rekindled my
>>> interest in the thing.
>>>
>>> I 'purchased' an Apple IIe off eBay back on 12/22 but am still waiting
>>> for it to arrive. I am starting to think I got stiffed (even though
>>> the seller had a long record with high approval rating).  So, anyway,
>>> I still do not have an Apple so can not tell exactly what IS on those
>>> disks (if still readable).
>>>
>>> I don't know what I would do even if every thing pans out re: hardware
>>> and software. I mostly just want to poke around in the code. :-)  I
>>> also keep pondering the possibilities of coding some sort of telnet
>>> server from Vb.net.. But probably, I will just poke around in the code
>>> some.
>>>
>>> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:11:55 -0600, "brad" <mrbrad(remove)@ll.net>
>>> wrote:
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>>> >i think i got it off ebay the gbbs setup...not sure how good i have for
>>> >docs...not even sure if it is complete...but if you find you need
>>something
>>> >in particular to re-build your setup let me know and i'll muck thru the
>>> >stuff....anyway was prob gonna keep my copy...
>>> >
>>> >there must be others on this group with a more or less current version 
>>> >of
>>> >gbbs before it went defunct install disks you could crank out a generic
>>> >plain install setup for people...and as far as the date goes the 
>>> >fv/metal
>>> >boycott bbs just said the yeck with it....the date is listed as 
>>> >1905...it
>>> >seems to work ok...and most of us are doing fresh installs of user base
>>etc
>>> >when we revive said bbs ghost systems we used to run in yesteryear...so
>>give
>>> >or  take 100 years its close right...as long as they can play spacer
>>> >quest....
>>> >
>>> >anyway...that pretty much wraps up my gbbs knowledge..have a bunch of
>>> >unknown disks supposedly legit...and don't even know if they work...but
>>> >sometimes a file here or a file there is helpful when trying to revive
>>stuff
>>> >from a hd crash
>>> >
>>> >brad
>>> >former sysop lost-gonzo.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >"Shlichter1" <shlichter1@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> >20050110201537.18973.00000030@mb-m12.aol.com">news:20050110201537.18973.00000030@mb-m12.aol.com...
>>> >> Brad;
>>> >>
>>> >> I have been overseas for 10 1/2 months, it was just supposed to be 6
>>> >months.
>>> >> During that time my system worked fine, then crashed just a week 
>>> >> before
>>I
>>> >got
>>> >> home.  I have not had anything to get going on recovering all the 
>>> >> data.
>>I
>>> >have
>>> >> everything for GBBS on it, plus on hundreds of diskes.  I would 
>>> >> rather
>>get
>>> >the
>>> >> H/D up again and not have to deal with those disks.  There is also
>>another
>>> >> problem with the y2k, a lot of the date is hard coded and I have to 
>>> >> fix
>>> >that
>>> >> and the ACOS to make it work right.  I'm told it works with a gs fine
>>> >since it
>>> >> has a clock that reads the full date.
>>> >>
>>> >> Until I get it fixed I am not going to do anyhting else.  If you have 
>>> >> a
>>> >legal
>>> >> copy and want to sell it to the guy, that is selling you rights to
>>using
>>> >the
>>> >> program I have no problem with it.  Just have hime or you let me 
>>> >> know.
>>> >Also
>>> >> who you got it from, so I can see if it is in Lance's or Greg's old
>>> >records.
>>> >>
>>> >> I can be reached at via email at stevenl11ATiwonDOTcom.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> The only good spammer is a dead one!!  Have you hunted one down 
>>> >> today?
>>> >> (c) I Kill Spammers, Inc. A Rot In Hell Company.
>>> >> Apple Elite II BBS will return.
>>> >
>>>
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