The Major BBS Forums (Archive)

Sounds like it would be a fun project. I would probably host it on Github when/if you decide to open it up so you're not using your own resources.

I'd like to see a lot of the Borland code moved to a modern version of C++. I had luck in the past porting the Borland code to VC++ (which never saw the ...

Questman wrote:So I had to rebuild everything from the backups that fortunately I saved when I build THAT server. But it cost us 2 years of posts ... and some Wiki updates.

It's definitely sad to lose a bit of history, but a great job in recovering what was there!

What has been going on lately?

I'm still out here! Joe and I actually work together at a software company, deja vu all over again :)

Yeah, isn't that a hoot! Reminiscing about all the days at Gcomm that turned into a wild ride at best.

I probably should post some of the *very* funny stuff and pranks that went on there ...

Staying along the same thread, with as many of the ex-developers that are here, you would think that the old modules could be brought up to date, or better yet, bring together a project that takes what was, and brings it back using modern technologies :) Though, I'll be the first to say that I ...

Hey, we started on the same computer (ti 99) - except I had the PEB, floppy drive, and extended basic, while most people just used the carts and a tape drive.. However, I did not start bbsing on the TI. It was actually a mac plus, that I wasn't really proud of.. So, I started to build a 486 and ...

Yup. Aware of this one, and need to setup a 2nd development box just to see if I can reproduce it. But I know it happens, as I am getting it on High Society now. Can't afford to QA on that box though.

Sorry. I'll get to it soon. I do have two other slots modules though :-)

good deal i could ...

Hey guys, I'm new to the board here but I have been running a version of WG/MajorBBS for the past7 years or so. I have a fairly active group of regulars that use it for chats, etc. We've been trying to track down some of the old favorites using MBBS or WG2.0 DOS, looking for old software, etc. I ...

Greets,

My name is Joe Delekto and I am a former developer for Galacticomm (I started in late 1995 and left late 1999). My introduction is going to be a little long-winded, so I'll begin with the formalities:

Chapter I: My Introduction to BBS

During my early years of high school, my parents ...