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- From: kevinb@oblivion.csd.sgi.com (Kevin Brokaw)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
- Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 and BBS software
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.171921.10284@news.csd.sgi.com>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 17:19:21 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.211530.28662@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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- In article <1992Dec30.211530.28662@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, knight@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Knight Before Christmas) writes:
- |> Although Desqview is very good with telecommunications, it really is
- |> hard to use with packages such as Borland C++ IDE and such. Admittably,
- |> I'm not so hard pressed to use the BBS computer these days since I
- |> got the new machine, but the 486-50 is a household favorite and my 33-386
- |> never gets used (it also has the 180 watt stereo and 15" loudspeakers
- |> on it -- you haven't lived if you don't have a soundcard.)
- |>
-
- I use Borland C++ 3.0 all the time under Desqview. All I needed was the DPMI
- host driver (free from Quarterdeck), and a fix to BC3 that borland came out
- with (obtained from their support BBS). Admittedly, it's not the kind of
- solution that jumps out and bites you, but all I did was exercise the normal
- support channels.
-
- (but enough of this hard-sell... you asked for Windows, not Desqview, so
- I'll shut up :-)
-
- |> Anyway, I should rephrase the question to something along the lines of
- |> "low cost" or "cheap" BBS software that is compatible with Microsoft
- |> Windows 3.1 in enhanced mode. If I can't find one, I'll stick with
- |> Maximus if I can find the source code for 2.00+. (If anyone knows where
- |> the source code is, preferably on the Internet, please let me know.)
- |>
-
- I have also seen a BBS package called XBBS, which I have heard works under
- windows as all, and it also is free with full C source available. I
- believe a copy of it is available on either Garbo or Simtel20. I have an
- older release of it on my BBS at home, so I can probably get the authors'
- BBS number from it if you like...
- Good luck,
- Kevin
-
-
- Kevin Brokaw (kevinb@csd.sgi.com) |
- Product support engineer | Sorry, this closet is for anxieties.
- Silicon Graphics Computer Systems | Pipe dreams are under the bed.
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