This is a list of notable bulletin board system (BBS) software packages.[1]
Multi-platform
- Citadel – originally written for the CP/M operating system, had many forks for different systems under different names.
- CONFER – CONFER II[citation needed] on the MTS, CONFER U on Unix and CONFER V on VAX/VMS, written by Robert Parnes starting in 1975.
- Mystic BBS – written by James Coyle with versions for Windows/Linux/ARM Linux/OSX. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
- Synchronet – Windows/Linux/BSD, past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
- WWIV – WWIV v5.x is supported on both Windows 7+ 32bit as well as Linux 32bit and 64bit.[2] Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
Altos 68000
Amiga
- Ami-Express – aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene.
- C-Net – aka "Cnet" [3]
Apple II
- Diversi-Dial (DDial) – Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards.
- GBBS – Applesoft and assembler-based BBS program by Greg Schaeffer.
- GBBS Pro – based on the ACOS or MACOS (modified ACOS) language.
- Net-Works II – by Nick Naimo.
- SBBS – Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.
Atari 8-bit computers
Commodore 64
- Blue Board – by Martin Sikes.
- Superboard – by Greg Francis and Randy Schnedler.
- C*Base – by Gunther Birznieks, Jerome P. Yoner, and David Weinehall.
- C-Net DS2 – by Jim Selleck.
- Color64 – by Greg Pfountz. [4]
- McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald.
CP/M
Macintosh
Microsoft Windows
MS-DOS and compatible
OS/2
TRS-80
- Forum 80
- TBBS - by Phil Becker, for the Model III/4
Unix and compatible
References
- ^ BBS Software Listing, Jason Scott, 2005.
- ^ WWIV BBS Software Official Site
- ^ "CNET BBS — Amiga BBS Software Professionals Use".
- ^ Color64 BBS Official Site
- ^ FBB official web site