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    From Daniel Path@2:371/52 to Adam Hall on Thu Apr 8 12:24:58 2021
    Hello Adam.

    25 Feb 21 03:32, you wrote to All:

    Is there any OS/2 hosted BBS out there? Used to use OS/2 almost 30
    years ago. Even wrote some commercial games for it.

    \o Here. Roon's BBS is running on os/2 warp 4.52

    Outpost BBS runs under ArcaOS
    Bajer BBS is on OS/2 too.

    and i think there are more.

    Daniel

    --- GoldED+/EMX 1.1.4.7
    * Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY (2:371/52)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1 to Adam Hall on Fri Apr 9 10:45:54 2021

    25 Feb 21 03:32, Adam Hall wrote to All:

    Is there any OS/2 hosted BBS out there? Used to use OS/2 almost 30 years ago. Even wrote some commercial games for it.

    Since this is a OS2_DOS_BBS area, I'm going to reply from OS/2 DOS session. :)

    I was running a DOS version on Concord BBS under OS/2, but moved to a native OS/2 version as soon as it was available.

    Still running OS/2 WSEB 4.52, all the time since the last century. :)

    'Tommi

    --- GoldED+/DPMI32 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: rbb.fidonet.fi (2:221/1)
  • From Kevin Nunn@1:19/50.1 to Adam Hall on Fri Apr 9 13:24:10 2021
    ADAM HALL wrote to ALL <=-

    Is there any OS/2 hosted BBS out there? Used to use OS/2 almost 30
    years ago. Even wrote some commercial games for it.

    Yup, several of us still holding down the fort.

    Running Telegard/2 under ArcaOS. I currently have issues with DOS
    sessions, so none of my DOS doors are working, but not used that much
    these days anyway.

    Kev


    --- Telegard/2/QWK v3.09.g2-sp4/mL
    * Origin: Razor's Domain/2 BBS (1:19/50.1)
  • From rob cole@1:3634/12 to Adam Hall on Tue Jun 8 22:18:58 2021
    Is there any OS/2 hosted BBS out there? Used to use OS/2 almost 30 years ago. Even wrote some commercial games for it.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/03/02 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: 8-Bit Boyz BBS! -=[ bbs.8bitboyz.com port:6502 ]=- (1:305/3)

    WWIV just released an update that added native OS/2 support back.

    https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv/releases/tag/wwiv_5.7.1 is the URL to download it. and http://docs.wwivbbs.org is the documentation.

    It's new OS/2 code, so possibly buggy, consider it alpha quality, but it seems to
    work well, and works with the telnet server (wwivd) just like Windows and Linux does.

    For DOS doors it includes a FOSSIL shim to use to handle int14 under DOS.

    Feedback welcome. Source at http://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv

    -rob
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)
  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ROB COLE on Wed Jun 9 14:20:00 2021
    WWIV just released an update that added native OS/2 support back.

    Oh wow!

    Mike


    * SLMR 2.1a * Eschew Obfuscation!
    --- SBBSecho 3.12-Linux
    * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)
  • From Rick Smith@1:105/10 to rob cole on Tue Jan 31 11:58:32 2023
    Greetings rob!

    Tuesday June 08 2021 22:18, you wrote to Adam Hall about an urgent matter!:

    Is there any OS/2 hosted BBS out there? Used to use OS/2 almost 30
    years ago. Even wrote some commercial games for it.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/03/02 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: 8-Bit Boyz BBS! -=[ bbs.8bitboyz.com port:6502 ]=-
    (1:305/3)

    WWIV just released an update that added native OS/2 support back.

    https://github.com/wwivbbs/wwiv/releases/tag/wwiv_5.7.1 is the URL to download it. and http://docs.wwivbbs.org is the documentation.

    It's new OS/2 code, so possibly buggy, consider it alpha quality, but
    it seems to work well, and works with the telnet server (wwivd) just
    like Windows and Linux does.

    I just installed this on arca... I am curious tho, what message format does it support? squish jam? I already have a hpt/binkd set up on that machine would just like to continue using that with the wwiv bbs? Any idea if that is possible?

    ----
    Regards,


    Rick Smith (Nitro)

    ... Max takes your BBSing to the Maximum and further!
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20220504
    * Origin: ----> Abacus BBS! --->>>>bbs.abon.us:2323 (1:105/10)
  • From rob cole@3:770/100 to Rick Smith on Mon Feb 6 10:25:16 2023
    I just installed this on arca... I am curious tho, what message format does it support? squish jam? I already have a hpt/binkd set up on that machine would just like to continue using that with the wwiv bbs? Any
    idea if that is possible?

    WWIV uses it's own message base format, the same format since around 1989 I think. I've not written any importers from JAM or Squish. It may be possible to export from JAM to a FTN packet then import that packet into WWIV somehow.

    -Rushfan

    ... Do device drivers need a chauffeur's license?

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (3:770/100)