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- From: maven@mavenry.UUCP (Norman Hamer)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
- Subject: Re: Popular BBS Software
- Message-ID: <64938@mavenry.UUCP>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 03:16:32 GMT
- Sender: gateway@mavenry.UUCP
- Lines: 84
- X-CitNet-ID: 64938
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- Breakdown for MavenCit
- (Bored programmer at work)
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- PRICE:
- Freeware.
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- SETUP:
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- OS compatibility.
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- Requires MS/DOS or a reasonable facsimile thereof (works under windows,
- OS/2, can be forced to run on a DEC Rainbow)
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- External requirements:
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- Fossil
- Supports but does not require a fossil unless used on wierd architecture
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- Protocols
- Has Xmodem (3 flavors) internally, other protocols are external
-
- Netmailer
- Supports CitNet networking internally, plus an external networking
- interface which allows hooking up to virtually any other network.
-
- Installation procedure:
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- Modem configuration
- Gotta look in your manual for the codes, but aside from that supports
- any modem which raises CD during connection and drops it when DTR goes
- down.
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- Message base configuration
- Single circular file, usually 2-5mb
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- File base configuration
- Internal quirky file system, plus a full-featured external FS vaguely
- reminiscent of WWIV/QBBS/RBBS
-
- Door installation and support
- Whenever, whatever, wherever. Most MavenCit doors are written by yours
- truly, so they're usually pretty similar in setup... A util is available
- to convert to RBBS/QBBS and WWIV door file formats...
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- FEATURES:
-
- Single or multi-line
- Single line at present, looking at multi-line by mid next year
-
- Sysop management utilities
- Rarely needed, and rarely written.
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENT:
- Processor Minimum
- 8088, but takes advantage of XMS/EMS memory if available
- 386 instruction set version available
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- Harddrive Minimum
- About 5mb, but it's possible to set up on 1.2mb floppies
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- Ram Minimum
- 400-600k conventional, swaps to disk during applications
-
- Networking System (Ethernet, etc.)
- Not Really Applicable
-
- Highest Baudrate
- 19.2k w/ internal comm drivers, whatever with a fossil
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- SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT:
- Multitaskers
- N/A
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- SYSOP MAIN BRAGGING POINT:
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- I network with USENET like a uucp node, FidoNet like a FidoNet node,
- C86Net like a C86Net Node, etc, etc.
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- Plus, the room-based interface common to Citadels makes for a much
- better
- message posting atmosphere than most linears. And the External File
- System
- is the equal of most linears.
-