Re: GBBS Pro availabiity

[Tony Lisanti <ajlisanti@optonline.net>]

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.  

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?  

Plus, who cares??  Everything now is just to preserve history anyway.
Why not just make it all free to do what anyone wants to?


On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:48:42 -0600, "John Van Winkle"
<appleiieman@charter.net> wrote:

>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.
>
>
>"Forty Two" <FourtyTwo@NoAddress.invalid> wrote in message
>news:1105493374.0139c4895518b6dc8468d1dd5312576b@1usenet...
>> 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:
>>
>> >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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