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- Gee Wiz! There is no way I can cover all that is necessary to run this
- BBS. In general, if you use the included seed files (USR,FWD,BID,DIR)
- and have them on a disk named B: or assign B: to some directory that
- contains above files, then you should be able to run this BBS (keepy you
- fingers out of the files and let things run automatically).
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- If you don't know how to use a W0RLI type BBS - forget running this one.
- Learn how to use a BBS before you SYSOP one.
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- This BBS runs on KANTRONICS TNCs only. Sorry. If nothing else, you
- can forget the BBS and run this program as a communications program.
-
- The SYSOP interface stinks. Actually, there is no SYSOP interface.
- If you want to post a message, then you have to create a file such as
- B:123 with the message text, and fake a B:DIR entry pointing to that
- message. But, this is an AMIGA and you have the power to do it.
-
- The source file. Well, uh, it aint the easiest thing to read or
- understand. But it is included. I use original Metacomco Assembler
- M68000 MACRO ASSEMBLER version 10.178. Other assemblers (CAPE for
- instance) will drive you bonkers with errors and goofy code.
-
- There are minor bugs. I have been running this BBS for several years.
- It isn't idiot proof - you do something wrong - you goof it up. I run
- it on an Amiga 1000 with kludged memory, ext memory, hard drive, ext
- 3.5" drive, and 2 ext 5.25" drives. AmigaDOS 1.2. Don't have latest
- AmigaDOS 1.3, but it should work with that. Don't know about A500 or
- A2000 - a local has RS-232 CTS problem with A500 - could be program,
- could be TNC or RS-232 cable. He can receive packet and HELP key works,
- but nothing from keyboard to TNC.
-
- TNC PARAMETERS are very important. Somewhere in these files is a DISP
- from my KPC-4 - these parameters work for me.
-
- This BBS was written from scratch to mimic other BBS's. I have little
- idea how other BBS's work. Obviously they won't know what makes this
- one tick.
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- WARNING: If the above scares you, then you aren't ready to be a SYSOP
- anyway - it takes a lot of time to keep a BBS clean and properly oiled.
- N3DPU did it, so can you.
-
- Any feedback is welcome. Randy N3ET @ N3ET.
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