Which BBS Software to Use?

[65coupei6]

I am planning on running a C= BBS. I finally got my home webserver online and was thinking or running a BBS again.

Hardware I can use:

C64, C128 or C128D. All have JiffyDos.(My RR/RR-Net cart. and MMC64 like the C64 better).
CMD 2GB HD
Ramlink 16meg
Ramlink to HD cable
2 1541's
2 1581's
1750 REU
Swiftlink
Aprotek RS-232 Interface

I used to run a BBS back in the day with All American and also used UCBBS, Color 64, C*Base, Image.

Which is my best choice now with my hardware options and being networked to other BBS's?

[Golan Klinger]

Yikes! You've certainly got enough hardware to put up a BBS, or two

Software wise, I'm rather partial to Color 64 v8.x. It's being actively developed and the guy doing the work, Anthony Tolle, is a regular in these forums which means you'll be able to get answers to any questions that pop up. That being said, the best thing to do is to grab a few different programs from Bo Zimmerman's fantastic BBS software archive (it's at zimmers.net/bbs/index.html) and see which one 'feels' right. You can also grab a copy of the BBS list and login to a few boards to get a feel for how different software works from the user end of things.

Please let me know when you put up your board and I'll add it to the list.

[Cyberjank]

I think you should run Centipede if you have a 128. 80 columns, it's more powerful, easy to use, fast etc etc.

But as mentioned, Anthony Tolle is currently developing and supporting Color 64 V8.X.

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But I'm partial to Centipede. Tell you what, call my bbs and take
a look...

telnet://madworld.bounceme.net

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CJ