CNet Amiga BBS software on Amiga 500?

[Lo]

Doesn't CNet support telnet?  Then only one connection is needed for multiple users?

[MobbyG]

Doesn't CNet support telnet? Then only one connection is needed for multiple users?

Yes, CNet 5 does, and if memory serves, 4 does as well.

You just load up as many nodes as you want, or have memory for.

[Debaser]

Gosh I remember when Cnet was king in the c64 and Amiga world.. But Im sure you guys that ran a c64 BBS will remember All American BBS (AABBS) Oh yeah! Punter Graphic editors those were some fun times. Lets all set up boards again. I gotta tell ya Im tempted - if I had an ethernet card for my 3000 I'd give it a go.  :-)

-Debaser

[Debaser]

Gosh I remember when Cnet was king in the c64 and Amiga world.. But Im sure you guys that ran a c64 BBS will remember All American BBS (AABBS) Oh yeah! Punter Graphic editors those were some fun times. Lets all set up boards again. I gotta tell ya Im tempted - if I had an ethernet card for my 3000 I'd give it a go.  :-)

-Debaser

[odin]

Ah....BBS'es. I did my first steps in the world of comms very late, only in 94 did I buy my first 14k4 modem (All black, steel Bocamodem, could withstand a Bazooka round!). But there weren't a lot of Amiga BBS'es in my local area. So I mostly dialed long distance. My parents were _not_ amused ;-).
Those were great times. Oh the joys of Fidonet, AGAnet, and all the other BBS networks.

I did dabble a bit with starting my own BBS but never got round to it really. I used Max's BBS if memory serves right.

[melott]

Back when I was running my BBS we had what
we called 'The CrapNet'. It started out with
3 BBS's and grew to 12 BBS's. I was running
'Excelsior' because a programer friend had
written some of the code for excesior.
When we started our net he wrote the script
that tied them togather. Each BBS had its own
forums plus the net forums.System maint. would
shut off the phone lines 2 times a day and export
the net forums to the other BBS's.All the file
dir were also exported. It was perty cool,
if a user wanted a file from another BBS
he could send a request and receive the file
as an attach with a PMail.
One of the origonal BBS's is still online. You
can now get on his BBS via the internet.
It really was alot of fun.



 

[melott]

Back when I was running my BBS we had what
we called 'The CrapNet'. It started out with
3 BBS's and grew to 12 BBS's. I was running
'Excelsior' because a programer friend had
written some of the code for excesior.
When we started our net he wrote the script
that tied them togather. Each BBS had its own
forums plus the net forums.System maint. would
shut off the phone lines 2 times a day and export
the net forums to the other BBS's.All the file
dir were also exported. It was perty cool,
if a user wanted a file from another BBS
he could send a request and receive the file
as an attach with a PMail.
One of the origonal BBS's is still online. You
can now get on his BBS via the internet.
It really was alot of fun.



 

[adolescent]

MobbyG wrote:

Doesn't CNet support telnet? Then only one connection is needed for multiple users?

Yes, CNet 5 does, and if memory serves, 4 does as well.

You just load up as many nodes as you want, or have memory for.

I had telnet working with my CNet/3 bbs also.  All you needed was a TCP/IP stack and telser.device.  Although, at the time I only had dial-up so it wasn't really usefull for anything except checking the board from work.

[THEWASP]

I ran a C64 BBS with 2 phone lines and a 40 Meg LTK harddrive. Ran a lot of warez back in the day. Used Color 64 BBS by Greg Pfountz.  2400 baud modems.

Converted to the Amiga in 89 and ran Paragon/Starnet/MEBBS up until 95 when I made the mistake of going to DOS. 3 USR HST modems into the system. Moved a lot of warez thru that system too!  


Finally shut my BBS down last year. No one calls dial up anymore.


I just got an Amiga 3000. What OS will I need and where can I find an ethernet card for it?! I heard there are serial device drivers that trick a BBS into thinking its hooked to modems when in reality its telnet connections via TCP/IP?! I want to put my BBS back up via the internet.

I loved the Amiga and have been out of the loop for many years. Like about 8 years.


THEWASP

[Lemaru]

I used to run a BBS on my A600... no CPU expansion just an extra 1meg of chip ram and a harddrive...

Used to use MAXsBBS which always ran fine and dandy for me.... can get it on aminet...

later upgraded to use MAXsPro which was just an upgrade for it which added some nice extra features and stuff... was written by a bloke i used to know actually.....

used to write some "doors" for it too.... was a nice little program that...

shame the internet killed off the BBS scene... i still got my amiga HD with the BBS still set up on it...  :-D

[adolescent]

THEWASP wrote:
I heard there are serial device drivers that trick a BBS into thinking its hooked to modems when in reality its telnet connections via TCP/IP?! I want to put my BBS back up via the internet.

Read the post above yours (from me).  telser.device available on Aminet will do it.

[THEWASP]

adolescent wrote:

THEWASP wrote:
I heard there are serial device drivers that trick a BBS into thinking its hooked to modems when in reality its telnet connections via TCP/IP?! I want to put my BBS back up via the internet.

Read the post above yours (from me).  telser.device available on Aminet will do it.

Thank you for that information! My 3000 should arrive in a week and I'll order a network card for it and see about getting my old BBS back up. What OS is needed to make the Amiga work on the internet.


Todd

[adolescent]

I'd say that 2.0 is the minimum.  I ran 2.0, then 3.1 when it was available.  For an ethernet card, your choices are slim.  The best (only) one available for Zorro II is the X-Surf 2 but it's pricey.  I still use an A2065 that is probably 10 years old now, but it works just fine.  Check ebay and you can probably find one.

[psaSysop]

I still run a dial-up bbs on an Amiga 2000.  I use DLG software which has stood up well over the years.  Now, not too many people call in.  I am interested in becoming a telenet bbs.  Anyone got any advice?  I'm sure there is someone out there who does.  Thanks in advance