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3382 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Sep 1, 2005
6:39 am
C-Net v9.6 was the first one worth talking about, but I wouldn't bother with anything less than 10 unless just for historical interest. ... From: "xlar54"...
3381 xlar54 Send Email Aug 31, 2005
10:46 pm
You never hear of anyone running C-Net v1.0 - v9.0. Anyone have copies of these versions? ... 5.0.. I miss those days.. ... the system ... I'd love ... ...
3380 Larry
biglare66 Send Email
Aug 31, 2005
10:46 pm
I'd like to see a web based system (php?) that requires people to login, shows a last 10 visitors (callers), announcements, and then takes them to an area like...
3379 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Aug 31, 2005
4:21 am
I have expressed to others before that I am willing to talk or even help (if I have TIME) with a new BBS-like invention for the internet. However, I remain...
3378 Michael J. Ryan
tracker_1.rm Send Email
Aug 31, 2005
12:15 am
telnet://theroughnecks.net http://www.theroughnecks.net Okay, here's the deal if you've log in durring the month of September, and have registered on BBSmates,...
3377 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Aug 31, 2005
12:15 am
I could write a message base that emulated nearly exactly the C-Net messaging system.. I did so for a DOS version of C-Net I wrote years ago (well, it was a...
3376 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Aug 31, 2005
12:14 am
If myself and/or others were to take on the project of writing a modernized C-Net that was Internet compatible, would you have a problem with it? Would you be...
3375 xlar54 Send Email Aug 30, 2005
3:57 pm
Good info. I sent you an email yesterday. I too have poked at trying to get C=Net up and running under VICE, and actually got it to answer a call. But the...
3374 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Aug 30, 2005
3:56 pm
Actually, the C-Net 64 message threading system was just SIMPLE. It was EASY. There was no complexity to it, and oddly enough, it was easy to follow and...
3373 Quag7
jcentury Send Email
Aug 30, 2005
5:34 am
... Good question. I would imagine that if for some reason I had the notion to sit down and write a brand new piece of modern BBS software, I'd have a hard...
3372 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Aug 30, 2005
5:12 am
Rights to the C-Net source code... what an interesting can of worms. As far as the Commodore 64 versions go, a more pertinent question could be "does anybody...
3371 xlar54 Send Email Aug 29, 2005
11:32 pm
Jim - Definately an honor to meet you - C-Net was IT in those days, and your work is greatly appreciated. Question is this: with the passing years, who now...
3370 David Ruth
integritycode Send Email
Jul 26, 2005
4:09 pm
Ron set me up an account with his program and I logged on. It was neat to use the old style keyboard again, check it out. David ... For I know the plans I...
3369 Ron Stone
ronstoney Send Email
Jul 25, 2005
4:45 pm
Hey everybody, just joined the group... nice to see such a community exists... I wanted to let everyone here know what I'm doing, and see if anyone can help. ...
3368 Quag7
jcentury Send Email
Jul 25, 2005
5:24 am
... Oh man, excellent. I have been looking for some of those for awhile. That page is getting big... -- http://www.frostwarning.com/~quagseven (Home Page) ...
3367 textfilesdotcom Send Email Jul 24, 2005
11:35 pm
I'm happy to report that a member of the group (who can take a bow if he chooses) got his hands on a very old tape backup he had been keeping around, and has...
3366 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Jul 15, 2005
10:19 pm
Yeah, would be nice for him to have made good on those skills.. He seemed a talented programmer Glenn ... From: skyeagle8483 To: 80sBBS@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
3365 skyeagle8483 Send Email Jul 14, 2005
3:24 pm
I tell you what. Its good to see you guys still around. I just ran across this site by mistake... While looking for the MCM.. I last saw him in Ft.Myers Fla.....
3364 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Jul 14, 2005
9:21 am
I really loved PhoneMan 8.1.. That software was damned awesome.. I too had hack/phreak and pirate stuff on my BBS years ago. Glenn ... From: skyeagle8483 To:...
3363 Da Beave
dabeave666 Send Email
Jul 14, 2005
7:22 am
... I used the _HELL_ out of Phoneman 6.6. Oh jezus. Right when I read, "motor city madman" - I _instantly_ thought, "phoneman?". I used it for legal and...
3362 skyeagle8483 Send Email Jul 14, 2005
2:36 am
Hello all you hacks!! I am looking for an old friend of mine.. The motor city madman. Now I did see where he did add his old BBS info here. IF anyone knows of...
3361 james cooksey
jame5cook5ey Send Email
Jul 12, 2005
11:07 pm
Hi all, I wanted to say hello and invite everybody to telnet into my bbs: fanblade.wox.org. It runs on linux. I wrote the front end myself using mysql and...
3360 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Jul 10, 2005
7:20 am
Sounds like an interesting concept.. I actually have the time to explore such things at present though. I'd be interested to know more on your ideas. Glenn ......
3359 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Jul 9, 2005
8:24 pm
TIME.... Time is the issue AND the killer. I my less sane moments, I have IDLY considered the idea of writing an Open Source CNet DS2 system in Java using...
3358 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Jul 9, 2005
3:53 am
Yeah.. I want specifically to be able to use C-Net for my BBS when I go back to it.. I had written a C-Net look-a-like for IBM DOS back about 92.. I have the...
3357 The Shrink
theshrink908 Send Email
Jul 9, 2005
3:53 am
I have C64, C128, and Amiga computers available to me.. Actually have 3 models of Amiga.. 2 A1000's, an A2000 and an A500.. :) But I'll take it that it's...
3356 Glenn Kurtzrock
tufflaw Send Email
Jul 8, 2005
4:48 pm
... I'm definitely interested... I ran C-Net on my C128 for years. I ran a board in the late 80's in 718 area code originally called Split/Infinity, then...
3355 Jim Selleck
jimselleck Send Email
Jul 8, 2005
3:28 pm
Ha! Now THAT is an interesting challenge. Let's see, all you want in the year 2005 (last time I checked) is a working copy of CNet DS-2 11.1x. Sure... well,...
3354 theshrink908 Send Email Jul 8, 2005
7:01 am
I ran C-Net 11.1a for a while.. I liked it far better than 12, so I moved over to C-Net 128 at around V2.0 and stayed with that till I went IBM. I did buy a...
3353 sym_rsherwood Send Email Jul 6, 2005
12:27 am
... (fascinating stuff snipped...) Cool, Jim. I just recently joined this mailing list on the recommendation of an Internet friend of mine I only met a few...
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