The FidoGazette Volume 18 Number 8 28 March 2022
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Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
Spring Cleaning .......................................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80 ...................... 2
3. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 4
Fried Mozzarella Italiano ................................ 4
4. NET HUMOR ................................................ 5
Equal Opportunity Employer ............................... 5
5. THOUGHT OF THE WEEK ...................................... 6
6. ASCII ART ................................................ 7
Lightning ................................................ 7
7. FIDOGAZETTE BBS LIST ..................................... 8
8. FIDONET SOFTWARE LIST .................................... 11
9. FIDOGAZETTE INFORMATION .................................. 18
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EDITORIAL
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Spring Cleaning

So I have been busy doing spring cleaning and doctors' appointments.
I was recently diagnosed with asthma and have been dealing with that
as well as my usual BBS stuff. Sadly I don't have a lot of content
for this issue but I hope you like what I've put together.

I always welcome your content for the 'Gazette!

-- Sean
FidoGazette Editor/Publisher


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ARTICLES
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RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80

From: https://tinyurl.com/57y5cjnh (theregister.com)

Thank you, Stephen E. Wilhite for your seminal image format, and John
Roach for your pioneering microcomputer

Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor
Thu 24 Mar 2022 // 08:00 UTC

Two important figures in computing industry have died.

Stephen E. Wilhite will be remembered as the creator of the Graphics
Interchange Format -- the ubiquitous GIF -- and always insisted it
be pronounced as "jif" with a soft "g".

Those who pointed out that his preferred pronunciation was
inconsistent or illogical were met with a stern: "They are wrong".

Wilhite created the GIF when working at CompuServe -- a pioneering
online service founded in 1969 and which, by the mid-1980s, had
evolved to the point some users expected to see graphics when they
dialled in to check their mails or chat in forums.

Wilhite and his colleagues devised the GIF in 1987 to make image
display possible on CompuServe. The format became a de facto standard
and then enjoyed an enormous revival in the early 2000s thanks to its
ability to display animations -- a feature greatly appreciated before
the widespread advent of streaming video -- and later by users of
social media.

A family obituary for Wilhite states that he received a Webby Lifetime
Achievement Award for the GIF and used his acceptance speech to again
restate his preferred pronunciation for the file format he created.

Wilhite and finished his career as chief architect from America Online
(which acquired CompuServe in 1997). He died aged 74 and is survived
by his wife Kathaleen, his son David, several stepchildren, 11
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Many GIFs almost certainly found their way onto the TRS-80 -- an
early personal microcomputer sold by Tandy through its network of
Radio Shack stores.

The computer was the brainchild of John Roach, who in the mid-1970s
saw the growing market for personal computers sold as kits and decided
a market existed for a pre-built machine.

That machine was the TRS-80, and its $599.95 price tag (about $1050 in
today's money) saw it sell strongly when it reached stores in 1977.
And as Tandy ran over 8,000 stores at the time, the TRS-80 brought
computers into the suburbs like no other previous machine.
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The TRS-80 is also of enormous importance because Tandy hired a pair
of chaps named Bill Gates and Paul Allen to write software for the
machine. In case you haven't been paying attention, they later founded
a little company you may have heard of called "Microsoft".

Roach had a long career at Tandy, becoming CEO in 1983 and holding
that position until 1999. He passed at age 83 and is survived by his
wife, their two daughters, six grandchildren, and a
great-granddaughter.

On behalf of our readers, The Register extends its condolences to Mr
Roach's and Mr Wilhite's families. Both men made enormous
contributions to our industry, and we feel sure that many readers'
first experiences of computers or online communities involved the
TRS-80 or CompuServe.

If you'd like to share your CompuServe, TRS-80, or GIF stories, drop
me a line and we may give these pioneers a reader-contributed farewell
to match the one you helped us write for Sir Clive Sinclair.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Fried Mozzarella Italiano
Categories: Cyberealm, Italian
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Mozzarella cheese, cut into
1 inch cubes
3 Eggs, well beaten
1/2 c Flour
3/4 c Italian season bread crumbs
Vegetable oil
Italian tomato sauce

MMMMM--------------------ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE-------------------------
2 cl Garlic, minced
1 tb Olive oil
1 cn 28 oz italian plum tomatoes,
-chopped and undrained
1 lg Pinch of sugar
1 pn Salt
1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning
1 ds Pepper

For the mozarella:

1. Dip the cheese cubes in egg, roll in flour, and dip in egg again.
Then dip into bread crumbs. Place on waxed paper and chill 1 hour.

2. In a large saucepot or deep fat fryer, heat oil to 375F. Fry
chilled cubes in hot oil; drain on paper towels.

3. Serve immediately with Italian Tomato sauce.

For the Sauce:

1. Saute garlic in oil in a heavy skillet; stir in remaining
ingredients. Bring to boil.

2. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 45 minutes or until mixture is
thickened, stirring occasionally.

Source: Stephanie Needham, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 9/92 Typed in
MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120

MMMMM

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NET HUMOR
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Equal Opportunity Employer

A dog sees a "Now hiring" poster outside of a computer store.

The poster reads: "Must be able to type. Must be able to program and
must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity employer."

The dog takes the poster in his mouth and walks in.

The manager spots the dog, and decides to humor it, pulling up a chair
and a computer with a word processor. "Alright, if you want to work
here, you need to first write a letter." and leaves the room.

30 minutes later, he comes back in, and the dog has typed out a
completely error-free letter.

"Well, I'll be. This is a smart dog. But can he program?" he asks
himself.

20 minutes pass and the dog has made a perfectly running website for
the store.

Shocked, he looks at the dog, and finally speaks. "Look, I know you
have the qualifications, but well--you're a dog."

The dog nudges the words "We are an equal opportunity employer." on
the poster and the manager sighs.

"There's no way you're bilingual."

The dog looks him in the eyes and says "Meow."

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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
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I tried to say, "I'm a functional adult," but my phone changed it to
"fictional adult," and I feel like that's more accurate.

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ASCII ART
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Lightning

Here's some ASCII art by Joan Stark about a phenomenon that is only
too common around my home this time of year...

-=[ lightning ]=- 7/97

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(_ , /\ ,_/
'--\ `\--`
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FIDOGAZETTE BBS LIST
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The FidoGazette BBS List
Maintained by Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Updated 25 March 2022

Total systems listed: 11

BBSes are listed in alphabetical order.

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BBS Name: Central Ontario Remote
Sysop name: Mick Manning
Fidonet AKA: 1:229/307
BBS Software: Mystic
Telnet address/Phone #: centralontarioremote.com:2323
Website: http://centralontarioremote.com:8080
Desc: Home of the musician's network, BluesNET.

BBS Name: Imzadi Box
Sysop name: Anna Christina Nass
Fidonet AKA: 2:240/5824
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address/Phone #: box.imzadi.de
Website: http://box.imzadi.de/
Desc: Small BBS with several games and message networks.
FTN hub of WeedNet (Zone 420)

BBS Name: Outpost BBS
Sysop name: Sean Dennis (digimaus/KS4TD)
Fidonet AKA: 1:18/200
BBS Software: MBSE BBS
Telnet: bbs.outpostbbs.net ports 23 or 10123
Website: outpostbbs.net
Desc: The home of Cheepware, The Micronet Information Network, the
FidoGazette, and the Ham Distribution Network SDS. A MBSE BBS
Dev Team test system.

BBS Name: Palantir BBS
Sysop name: Dan Clough (AKA Gamgee)
Fidonet AKA: 1:123/115
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address: palantirbbs.ddns.net
Desc: Multiple echomail networks, old-school filebase and
several CDROMs online. Lots of Doom/Quake/Duke stuff.
Many local and BBSLink doors. New callers welcome!

BBS Name: PiBBS
Sysop name: Shaun Buzza
Fidonet AKA: McDoob
BBS Software: Mystic
Telnet address/Phone #: pibbs.sytes.net:23
Website: pibbs.sytes.net (not enabled)
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Desc: When you build a BBS on a Pi, you have a PiBBS!

BBS Name: <<Prism BBS
Sysop name: Janis Kracht
Fidonet AKA: 1:261/38
BBS Software: BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
Telnet address/Phone #: filegate.net:2030
Website: http://www.filegate.net:8090/bbbs
FTP: ftp://filegate.net:60721
Desc: Home of IFDC FileGate Project. Files from PDN, Util*Net,
Win_FDN and more.

BBS Name: Star Collision BBS
Sysop name: Bjorn Wiberg
Fidonet AKA: 2:201/137
BBS Software: Mystic BBS
Telnet address/Phone #: scbbs.nsupdate.info:61023
Website: https://scbbs.nsupdate.info/
Desc: Star Collision BBS was founded in 1993, closed in 1997, and
re-opened in 2019. It will focus on echomail conferences and file
echos for the time being, with more to come in the future.

BBS Name: Roon's BBS
Sysop name: Daniel Path
Fidonet AKA: 2:371/52
BBS Software: Maximus/2
Telnet address/Phone #: bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 +36-1-4454412
Website: http://bbs.roonsbbs.hu
Desc: pure retro 90s bbs, original hardware and software :)

BBS Name: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE
Sysop name: Christian Sacks (MeaTLoTioN)
Fidonet AKA: 2:250/5
BBS Software: Mystic BBS v1.12 A47
Telnet address/Phone #: bbs.erb.pw:23
Website: https://erb.pw
Desc: Mystic door development, experimental and educational, thE
qUAntUm wOrmhOlE is the home of qUAntUm RaDio!, tqwNet and tqwCTF.
Lots of door games and utilities, some traditional, some highly
experimental.

BBS Name: The Rusty MailBox
Sysop name: Alan Ianson
Fidonet AKA: 1:153/757
BBS Software: BBBS
Telnet address/Phone #: trmb.ca:2030
Website: trmb.ca
Desc: An old school BBS. File and message areas including Fidonet,
fsxNet, Metronet and Cybernet.

BBS Name: The Thunderbolt BBS
Sysop name: Daryl Stout
Fidonet AKA: 1:2320/33
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address/Phone #: tbolt.synchro.net
Website: tbolt.synchro.net
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Desc: Arkansas' longest running Ham Radio/Weather BBS. Note that the
BBS is offline during maintenance, or when thunderstorms are in
the area. Over 350 doors, over 700 message areas, and over
10,000 files. Free Usage, G/PG content. Christian Related
material is online for those who want it.

If you would like your BBS to be listed, just use the template below
and send it to me in a message in the FIDOGAZETTE echo or via netmail.

BBS Name:
Sysop name:
Fidonet AKA:
BBS Software:
Telnet address/Phone #:
FTP:
Website:
Desc:

If you don't have a website, just leave that field blank. Please make
your description less than 255 characters.

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FIDONET SOFTWARE LIST
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BBS Software List

Updated 2022-02-13

Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
Sean Dennis

M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
F=TIC/SRIF Processor

*=Software is available and may be registerable,
but no longer supported or updated.

@=Website is operating but is no longer updated.

?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.

O=Software is open source.

This list contains BBS-related software that is available
for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
software and actively developed/supported software by its
author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.

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|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
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==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS

Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
| | /argus/
| | v3.210 on 2001-03-29

BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
| | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22

BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
| | v.1.0.4
| | v.1.1a-113 (alpha)
| | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
| | /mailer/binkd/
| |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/

D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.dbridgemailer.com
|I | support@dbridgemailer.com 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v4.00 on 2022-02-12

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FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.datenbahn.dd-dns.de/
| | cdp/fp_deluxe/
| | v2.4 on 2003-09-26

FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15

InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:106/201
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IM v2.60 on 2017-08-28

Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/
|EO? | v1.9 RC2 on 2010-04-20

Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/
(based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm
| | v5.0 on 2006-06-12
| |

T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only)
|? | v2608 on 2001-12-12

AfterShock |MTEI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Asvcorp | | details?id=com.asvcorp.aftershock
Anatoly Vdovichev | | rudi.timmer@gmx.com 2:292/140
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.6.7 on 2017-11-19

HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
| | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
Sergey Pushkin | | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

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==> MAIL TOSSERS

Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/
| | crashmail.html

FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/old/Products
| | /FastEcho/fastecho.html
| | v1.46.1 on 2007-11-13
| | Registration keys are free & available
| | by request from the author

Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org
| | v4.4.10 on 2004-08-27
| |

FMail |TO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
| | v2.0.1.4 on 2017-04-21

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InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28

JetMail: JetSys |TU |
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on 2000-01-01

Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v1.11R2 on 2009-01-01
| | Source code available in Maximus BBS
| | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net


WWIVToss |T |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v1.51 on 2015-05-23

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==> BBS SOFTWARE

BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:222/2
| | b@bbbs.net
| | v4.01 on 2007-01-28

EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on 2002-06-09

Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT

Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
| | v2.15g2 on 2009-11-16

GT Power |B |http://www.gtpowerbbs.com/
| | v19.00

Hermes II Project |BT |http://www.hermesbbs.com/
Macintosh-based | | malyn@strangegizmo.com
| | v3.5.10b3

Maximus BBS |BO* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v3.03
| | Source code available at:
| | http://maximus.sourceforge.net/

MBSE BBS |BMTFI|https://sourceforge.net 1:1/119
|PO | /projects/mbsebbs
| | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.7.24 on 2022-01-06

Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.0b on 2004-04-26

Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
|I | v1.12 A46 on 2020-08-26
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NiKom BBS (Amiga) |BO |http://www.nikom.org
| | v2.3.1 on 2017-07-01

RemoteAccess BBS |B? |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
| | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW on 2000-10-25

Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.25/DOS on 2021-05-16

Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
| | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
| | v3.7 on 2010-01-01

Synchronet BBS |BMTIO|http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.19b on 2022-01-02

Telegard BBS |B* |
| | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on 1999-12-19

WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | |
Software, Inc. | | v8.0 AUP 454.12 on 2021-05-14

WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.6.1 on 2021-04-23

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==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF

Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:218/720
Ken Johnson | | v6.1.0 on 2019-02-02

NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
| | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05

TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /tinytic.html

VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /vireq.html

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==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES

Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

DDS (Doorware |D@ |http://www.doorgames.org
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |

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Jibben Software |D* |http://www.jibbensoftware.com/
| | bbs-door-games.cfm
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates

John Dailey Software |DU |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com

Shining Star |D* |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
| | Doors are registerable via website

Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518

T1ny's Software |DU |http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/
Shawn Highfield | | shighfield@gmail.com 1:229/452
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com
| | 1994-99 Releases

Trade Wars |D* |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002

Vagabond Software |DU* |http://vbsoft.dhakota.org
| | d@dhakota.org
| | Last update: 2008-04-11

WWIVEdit |DE |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v3.0 on 2011-06-27

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==> POINT SOFTWARE

APoint |PI |https://stargate.org.uk/apoint/
| | v1.25 on 2001-12-12 (Win32)
| | Needs the binkD Toolkit for Fido-over-IP
| | which is available from the above URL.

CrossPoint |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22 (DOS, Shareware)

FreeXP |PO |http://www.freexp.de
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2020-09-25 (DOS)

OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/
| |https://openxp.uk/
| | dev@openxp.uk
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| | v5.0.51 on 2021-12-26
| | (Win32, Linux(64-Bit})

WinPoint |PI |http://www.winpoint.org/
| | Tim Schattkowsky 2:240/1120.29
| | v398.2 on 2022-02-06 (Win32)

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==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS

GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2015-11-30
| | NOTE: Unstable versions released often

SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493
| | v1.15 on 1999-12-15
| | Website is in German and English

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==> INTERNET UTILITIES

Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org

Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
| | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
| | v2.29 on 2001-10-21

JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /jamnntpd.html
| | 1:120/544

Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
| | /lgate
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua

MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.5.0 on 2019-05-06

RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v1.32 on 2011-04-29

TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
| | transnet/index.html
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on 2007-09-13

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==> INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES/BBS LISTS
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Telnet/Dialup BBS |# |http://www.telnetbbsguide.com 1:275/89
Guide | | Maintained by Dave Perrussel
| | This is probably the most updated BBS
| | list on the Internet for a general
| | BBS list.

Synchronet BBS List |# |http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html
| | Maintained automatically
| | This list is specifically for
| | Synchronet-based BBS systems and is
| | automatically updated nightly.

The BBS Corner |# |http://www.bbscorner.com
| | This website is more than just files,
| | it's an encyclopedia of knowledge for
| | BBS sysops and people who want to
| | become sysops. This site is run by
| | the same person who does the Telnet
| | BBS Guide.

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File Archives:

http://archives.thebbs.org
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)
http://www.bbsfiles.com
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (OS/2 specific)
http://www.filegate.net/ (FTP access via port 60721)
http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/

Note: Most also provide FTP access (use ftp instead of http above)

The BBS Software List is published weekly in the FidoGazette.

If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information
above, please contact Andrew Leary with your information via the
FIDOGAZETTE echo or netmail at 1:320/219.

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FIDOGAZETTE INFORMATION
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Fidonet. It is a compilation of individual articles contributed by
their authors or their authorized agents. The contribution of
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This newsletter has no offical association with the Fidonet
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--- MBSE BBS v1.0.8 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)

The FidoGazette Volume 18 Number 8 28 March 2022
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| for the Fidonet community! | |
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Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
Spring Cleaning .......................................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80 ...................... 2
3. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 4
Fried Mozzarella Italiano ................................ 4
4. NET HUMOR ................................................ 5
Equal Opportunity Employer ............................... 5
5. THOUGHT OF THE WEEK ...................................... 6
6. ASCII ART ................................................ 7
Lightning ................................................ 7
7. FIDOGAZETTE BBS LIST ..................................... 8
8. FIDONET SOFTWARE LIST .................................... 11
9. FIDOGAZETTE INFORMATION .................................. 18
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EDITORIAL
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Spring Cleaning

So I have been busy doing spring cleaning and doctors' appointments.
I was recently diagnosed with asthma and have been dealing with that
as well as my usual BBS stuff. Sadly I don't have a lot of content
for this issue but I hope you like what I've put together.

I always welcome your content for the 'Gazette!

-- Sean
FidoGazette Editor/Publisher


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ARTICLES
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RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80

From: https://tinyurl.com/57y5cjnh (theregister.com)

Thank you, Stephen E. Wilhite for your seminal image format, and John
Roach for your pioneering microcomputer

Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor
Thu 24 Mar 2022 // 08:00 UTC

Two important figures in computing industry have died.

Stephen E. Wilhite will be remembered as the creator of the Graphics
Interchange Format -- the ubiquitous GIF -- and always insisted it
be pronounced as "jif" with a soft "g".

Those who pointed out that his preferred pronunciation was
inconsistent or illogical were met with a stern: "They are wrong".

Wilhite created the GIF when working at CompuServe -- a pioneering
online service founded in 1969 and which, by the mid-1980s, had
evolved to the point some users expected to see graphics when they
dialled in to check their mails or chat in forums.

Wilhite and his colleagues devised the GIF in 1987 to make image
display possible on CompuServe. The format became a de facto standard
and then enjoyed an enormous revival in the early 2000s thanks to its
ability to display animations -- a feature greatly appreciated before
the widespread advent of streaming video -- and later by users of
social media.

A family obituary for Wilhite states that he received a Webby Lifetime
Achievement Award for the GIF and used his acceptance speech to again
restate his preferred pronunciation for the file format he created.

Wilhite and finished his career as chief architect from America Online
(which acquired CompuServe in 1997). He died aged 74 and is survived
by his wife Kathaleen, his son David, several stepchildren, 11
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Many GIFs almost certainly found their way onto the TRS-80 -- an
early personal microcomputer sold by Tandy through its network of
Radio Shack stores.

The computer was the brainchild of John Roach, who in the mid-1970s
saw the growing market for personal computers sold as kits and decided
a market existed for a pre-built machine.

That machine was the TRS-80, and its $599.95 price tag (about $1050 in
today's money) saw it sell strongly when it reached stores in 1977.
And as Tandy ran over 8,000 stores at the time, the TRS-80 brought
computers into the suburbs like no other previous machine.
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The TRS-80 is also of enormous importance because Tandy hired a pair
of chaps named Bill Gates and Paul Allen to write software for the
machine. In case you haven't been paying attention, they later founded
a little company you may have heard of called "Microsoft".

Roach had a long career at Tandy, becoming CEO in 1983 and holding
that position until 1999. He passed at age 83 and is survived by his
wife, their two daughters, six grandchildren, and a
great-granddaughter.

On behalf of our readers, The Register extends its condolences to Mr
Roach's and Mr Wilhite's families. Both men made enormous
contributions to our industry, and we feel sure that many readers'
first experiences of computers or online communities involved the
TRS-80 or CompuServe.

If you'd like to share your CompuServe, TRS-80, or GIF stories, drop
me a line and we may give these pioneers a reader-contributed farewell
to match the one you helped us write for Sir Clive Sinclair.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
=================================================================


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Fried Mozzarella Italiano
Categories: Cyberealm, Italian
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Mozzarella cheese, cut into
1 inch cubes
3 Eggs, well beaten
1/2 c Flour
3/4 c Italian season bread crumbs
Vegetable oil
Italian tomato sauce

MMMMM--------------------ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE-------------------------
2 cl Garlic, minced
1 tb Olive oil
1 cn 28 oz italian plum tomatoes,
-chopped and undrained
1 lg Pinch of sugar
1 pn Salt
1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning
1 ds Pepper

For the mozarella:

1. Dip the cheese cubes in egg, roll in flour, and dip in egg again.
Then dip into bread crumbs. Place on waxed paper and chill 1 hour.

2. In a large saucepot or deep fat fryer, heat oil to 375F. Fry
chilled cubes in hot oil; drain on paper towels.

3. Serve immediately with Italian Tomato sauce.

For the Sauce:

1. Saute garlic in oil in a heavy skillet; stir in remaining
ingredients. Bring to boil.

2. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 45 minutes or until mixture is
thickened, stirring occasionally.

Source: Stephanie Needham, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 9/92 Typed in
MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120

MMMMM

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NET HUMOR
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Equal Opportunity Employer

A dog sees a "Now hiring" poster outside of a computer store.

The poster reads: "Must be able to type. Must be able to program and
must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity employer."

The dog takes the poster in his mouth and walks in.

The manager spots the dog, and decides to humor it, pulling up a chair
and a computer with a word processor. "Alright, if you want to work
here, you need to first write a letter." and leaves the room.

30 minutes later, he comes back in, and the dog has typed out a
completely error-free letter.

"Well, I'll be. This is a smart dog. But can he program?" he asks
himself.

20 minutes pass and the dog has made a perfectly running website for
the store.

Shocked, he looks at the dog, and finally speaks. "Look, I know you
have the qualifications, but well--you're a dog."

The dog nudges the words "We are an equal opportunity employer." on
the poster and the manager sighs.

"There's no way you're bilingual."

The dog looks him in the eyes and says "Meow."

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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
=================================================================

I tried to say, "I'm a functional adult," but my phone changed it to
"fictional adult," and I feel like that's more accurate.

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ASCII ART
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Lightning

Here's some ASCII art by Joan Stark about a phenomenon that is only
too common around my home this time of year...

-=[ lightning ]=- 7/97

_, .--.
( / ( '-.
jgs .-=-. ) -.
/ ( .' . \
\ ( ' ,_) ) \_/
(_ , /\ ,_/
'--\ `\--`
_\ _\
`\ \
_\_\
`\\
\\
-.'.`\.'.-

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FIDOGAZETTE BBS LIST
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The FidoGazette BBS List
Maintained by Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Updated 25 March 2022

Total systems listed: 11

BBSes are listed in alphabetical order.

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BBS Name: Central Ontario Remote
Sysop name: Mick Manning
Fidonet AKA: 1:229/307
BBS Software: Mystic
Telnet address/Phone #: centralontarioremote.com:2323
Website: http://centralontarioremote.com:8080
Desc: Home of the musician's network, BluesNET.

BBS Name: Imzadi Box
Sysop name: Anna Christina Nass
Fidonet AKA: 2:240/5824
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address/Phone #: box.imzadi.de
Website: http://box.imzadi.de/
Desc: Small BBS with several games and message networks.
FTN hub of WeedNet (Zone 420)

BBS Name: Outpost BBS
Sysop name: Sean Dennis (digimaus/KS4TD)
Fidonet AKA: 1:18/200
BBS Software: MBSE BBS
Telnet: bbs.outpostbbs.net ports 23 or 10123
Website: outpostbbs.net
Desc: The home of Cheepware, The Micronet Information Network, the
FidoGazette, and the Ham Distribution Network SDS. A MBSE BBS
Dev Team test system.

BBS Name: Palantir BBS
Sysop name: Dan Clough (AKA Gamgee)
Fidonet AKA: 1:123/115
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address: palantirbbs.ddns.net
Desc: Multiple echomail networks, old-school filebase and
several CDROMs online. Lots of Doom/Quake/Duke stuff.
Many local and BBSLink doors. New callers welcome!

BBS Name: PiBBS
Sysop name: Shaun Buzza
Fidonet AKA: McDoob
BBS Software: Mystic
Telnet address/Phone #: pibbs.sytes.net:23
Website: pibbs.sytes.net (not enabled)
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Desc: When you build a BBS on a Pi, you have a PiBBS!

BBS Name: <<Prism BBS
Sysop name: Janis Kracht
Fidonet AKA: 1:261/38
BBS Software: BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
Telnet address/Phone #: filegate.net:2030
Website: http://www.filegate.net:8090/bbbs
FTP: ftp://filegate.net:60721
Desc: Home of IFDC FileGate Project. Files from PDN, Util*Net,
Win_FDN and more.

BBS Name: Star Collision BBS
Sysop name: Bjorn Wiberg
Fidonet AKA: 2:201/137
BBS Software: Mystic BBS
Telnet address/Phone #: scbbs.nsupdate.info:61023
Website: https://scbbs.nsupdate.info/
Desc: Star Collision BBS was founded in 1993, closed in 1997, and
re-opened in 2019. It will focus on echomail conferences and file
echos for the time being, with more to come in the future.

BBS Name: Roon's BBS
Sysop name: Daniel Path
Fidonet AKA: 2:371/52
BBS Software: Maximus/2
Telnet address/Phone #: bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 +36-1-4454412
Website: http://bbs.roonsbbs.hu
Desc: pure retro 90s bbs, original hardware and software :)

BBS Name: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE
Sysop name: Christian Sacks (MeaTLoTioN)
Fidonet AKA: 2:250/5
BBS Software: Mystic BBS v1.12 A47
Telnet address/Phone #: bbs.erb.pw:23
Website: https://erb.pw
Desc: Mystic door development, experimental and educational, thE
qUAntUm wOrmhOlE is the home of qUAntUm RaDio!, tqwNet and tqwCTF.
Lots of door games and utilities, some traditional, some highly
experimental.

BBS Name: The Rusty MailBox
Sysop name: Alan Ianson
Fidonet AKA: 1:153/757
BBS Software: BBBS
Telnet address/Phone #: trmb.ca:2030
Website: trmb.ca
Desc: An old school BBS. File and message areas including Fidonet,
fsxNet, Metronet and Cybernet.

BBS Name: The Thunderbolt BBS
Sysop name: Daryl Stout
Fidonet AKA: 1:2320/33
BBS Software: Synchronet
Telnet address/Phone #: tbolt.synchro.net
Website: tbolt.synchro.net
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Desc: Arkansas' longest running Ham Radio/Weather BBS. Note that the
BBS is offline during maintenance, or when thunderstorms are in
the area. Over 350 doors, over 700 message areas, and over
10,000 files. Free Usage, G/PG content. Christian Related
material is online for those who want it.

If you would like your BBS to be listed, just use the template below
and send it to me in a message in the FIDOGAZETTE echo or via netmail.

BBS Name:
Sysop name:
Fidonet AKA:
BBS Software:
Telnet address/Phone #:
FTP:
Website:
Desc:

If you don't have a website, just leave that field blank. Please make
your description less than 255 characters.

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FIDONET SOFTWARE LIST
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BBS Software List

Updated 2022-02-13

Maintained by Andrew Leary (1:320/219)
Editors Emeritus: Robert Couture, Janis Kracht,
Sean Dennis

M=Mailer T=Tosser B=BBS D=Door C=Comm/Terminal
P=Points E=Editor I=Internet U=Utility #=Info
F=TIC/SRIF Processor

*=Software is available and may be registerable,
but no longer supported or updated.

@=Website is operating but is no longer updated.

?=Software's updating/support status is unknown.

O=Software is open source.

This list contains BBS-related software that is available
for registration (not necessarily supported), open source
software and actively developed/supported software by its
author. Software listed may be available for DOS, Linux,
OS/2 (eComStation), Windows (16 or 32 bit) and OSX.

.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
|Software: Author |Type |URL, Contact, Ver, Notes Help Node|
`- - - - - - - - - - -+- - -+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'

==> FRONT-END/INTERNET MAILERS

Argus |MI*? |http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products
| | /argus/
| | v3.210 on 2001-03-29

BinkleyTerm XE |MO* |http://btxe.sourceforge.net
| | 2.60XE Beta-XH7 on 2000-10-22

BinkD |MI? |http://binkd.grumbler.org
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua 2:463/68
| | v.1.0.4
| | v.1.1a-113 (alpha)
| | ftp://cvs.happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft
| | /mailer/binkd/
| |http://www.filegate.net/r50/aftnbinkd/

D'Bridge |MTCPE|http://www.dbridgemailer.com
|I | support@dbridgemailer.com 1:1/130
Nick Andre | | v4.00 on 2022-02-12

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FIDO-Deluxe IP |MPUI |http://www.datenbahn.dd-dns.de/
| | cdp/fp_deluxe/
| | v2.4 on 2003-09-26

FrontDoor, FD/APX: |MITPC|http://www.defsol.se
Definite Solutions |E | sales@defsol.se
| | FD v2.33ml, FD/APX v1.15

InterMail |MCPE |http://www.Intermail.net 1:106/201
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IM v2.60 on 2017-08-28

Husky Project |MTPUI|http://husky.sourceforge.net/
|EO? | v1.9 RC2 on 2010-04-20

Taurus |MI |http://www.fidotel.com/public/forums/
(based on Radius) |? | taurus/index.htm
| | v5.0 on 2006-06-12
| |

T-Mail |MI |http://www.tmail.spb.ru (Russian only)
|? | v2608 on 2001-12-12

AfterShock |MTEI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Asvcorp | | details?id=com.asvcorp.aftershock
Anatoly Vdovichev | | rudi.timmer@gmx.com 2:292/140
Rudi Timmermans | | v1.6.7 on 2017-11-19

HotDogEd |E |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Sergey Pushkin | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged
| | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

HotDogEd FidoNet |MTI |https://play.google.com/store/apps/
Provider | | details?id=com.pushkin.hotdoged.fido
Sergey Pushkin | | v2.13.5 on 2017-03-13 2:5020/2141

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==> MAIL TOSSERS

Crashmail II |TO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/
| | crashmail.html

FastEcho |T |http://www.softeq.de/old/Products
| | /FastEcho/fastecho.html
| | v1.46.1 on 2007-11-13
| | Registration keys are free & available
| | by request from the author

Fidogate |TUI? |http://www.fidogate.org
| | v4.4.10 on 2004-08-27
| |

FMail |TO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/fmail/
| | v2.0.1.4 on 2017-04-21

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InterEcho |T |http://www.Intermail.net 1:220/60
Dale Barnes | | dalebarnes42@majik.net
| | IE 1.20 on 2017-08-28

JetMail: JetSys |TU |
(ATARI ST only) | | v1.01 on 2000-01-01

Squish |T* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v1.11R2 on 2009-01-01
| | Source code available in Maximus BBS
| | archive: http://maximus.sourceforge.net


WWIVToss |T |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v1.51 on 2015-05-23

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==> BBS SOFTWARE

BBBS |BICTM|http://www.bbbs.net 2:222/2
| | b@bbbs.net
| | v4.01 on 2007-01-28

EleBBS |BO*? |http://www.elebbs.com
| | v0.10.RC1 on 2002-06-09

Enthral BBS |B |http://enthralbbs.com
Linux/BSD/OSX | | v0.429/Alpha on 2010-10-14
| | Fidonet filebone SCENEENT

Ezycom BBS |BT* |http://www.ezycom-bbs.com 3:690/682
| | v2.15g2 on 2009-11-16

GT Power |B |http://www.gtpowerbbs.com/
| | v19.00

Hermes II Project |BT |http://www.hermesbbs.com/
Macintosh-based | | malyn@strangegizmo.com
| | v3.5.10b3

Maximus BBS |BO* |http://www.filegate.net/maximus_bbs/
| | v3.03
| | Source code available at:
| | http://maximus.sourceforge.net/

MBSE BBS |BMTFI|https://sourceforge.net 1:1/119
|PO | /projects/mbsebbs
| | ajleary@sourceforge.net
| | v1.0.7.24 on 2022-01-06

Meltdown BBS |UIO |http://meltdown-bbs.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.0b on 2004-04-26

Mystic BBS |BMTCE|http://www.mysticbbs.com
|I | v1.12 A46 on 2020-08-26
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NiKom BBS (Amiga) |BO |http://www.nikom.org
| | v2.3.1 on 2017-07-01

RemoteAccess BBS |B? |http://www.rapro.com 1:1/120
| | bfmorse@rapro.com
| | v2.62.2SW on 2000-10-25

Renegade BBS |B |http://renegadebbs.info 1:129/305
| | v1.25/DOS on 2021-05-16

Spitfire BBS |B? |http://www.buffalocrk.com/
| | mdwoltz@buffalocrk.com
| | v3.7 on 2010-01-01

Synchronet BBS |BMTIO|http://www.synchro.net 1:103/705
| | v3.19b on 2022-01-02

Telegard BBS |B* |
| | v3.09g2-sp4/mL on 1999-12-19

WildCat! Interactive |MTBEI|http://www.santronics.com
Net Server, Platinum| | sales@santronics.com
Xpress: Santronics | |
Software, Inc. | | v8.0 AUP 454.12 on 2021-05-14

WWIV BBS |B |http://www.wwivbbs.org
| | v5.6.1 on 2021-04-23

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==> TIC PROCESSORS/FILEFIX/SRIF

Allfix |FIUT |http://www.allfix.com/ 1:218/720
Ken Johnson | | v6.1.0 on 2019-02-02

NEF/pk |F |http://nefpk.8m.com/
| | v2.45b2 on 2000-03-05

TinyTIC |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /tinytic.html

VIReq |FO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /vireq.html

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==> BBS DOORS/UTILITIES

Cheepware |DU |http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html
Sean Dennis | | sysop@outpostbbs.net 1:18/200
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

DDS (Doorware |D@ |http://www.doorgames.org
Distribution System)| | ruth@doorgames.org
Ruth Argust | |

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Jibben Software |D* |http://www.jibbensoftware.com/
| | bbs-door-games.cfm
| | scott@jibben.com
| | 1995-99 Release dates

John Dailey Software |DU |http://www.johndaileysoftware.com

Shining Star |D* |http://www.shiningstar.net/bbsdoors/
| | nannette@shiningstar.net
| | Doors are registerable via website

Sunrise Doors: |D |http://www.sunrisedoors.com
Al Lawrence | | al@sunrisedoors.com
| | Tel: (404) 256-9518

T1ny's Software |DU |http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/tsoft/
Shawn Highfield | | shighfield@gmail.com 1:229/452
| | Fidonet filebone CH-WARE

The Brainex System |D |http://www.brainex.com/brainex_system/
| | stanley@brainex.com
| | 1994-99 Releases

Trade Wars |D* |http://www.eisonline.com/tradewars/
| | jpritch@eisonline.com
| | v3.09 (DOS-32) in 2002

Vagabond Software |DU* |http://vbsoft.dhakota.org
| | d@dhakota.org
| | Last update: 2008-04-11

WWIVEdit |DE |http://www.weather-station.org/wwiv/
| | v3.0 on 2011-06-27

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==> POINT SOFTWARE

APoint |PI |https://stargate.org.uk/apoint/
| | v1.25 on 2001-12-12 (Win32)
| | Needs the binkD Toolkit for Fido-over-IP
| | which is available from the above URL.

CrossPoint |P |http://www.crosspoint.de
| | pm@crosspoint.de
| | v3.12d on 1999-12-22 (DOS, Shareware)

FreeXP |PO |http://www.freexp.de
| | support@freexp.de
| | v3.42 on 2020-09-25 (DOS)

OpenXP |PIO |https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/
| |https://openxp.uk/
| | dev@openxp.uk
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| | v5.0.51 on 2021-12-26
| | (Win32, Linux(64-Bit})

WinPoint |PI |http://www.winpoint.org/
| | Tim Schattkowsky 2:240/1120.29
| | v398.2 on 2022-02-06 (Win32)

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==> SYSOP MAIL EDITORS

GoldEd+ |EO |http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net/
| | v1.1.5 (Snapshot) on 2015-11-30
| | NOTE: Unstable versions released often

SqEd32 |E |http://www.sqed.de 2:2476/493
| | v1.15 on 1999-12-15
| | Website is in German and English

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==> INTERNET UTILITIES

Ifmail |UIO |http://ifmail.sourceforge.net
| | crosser@average.org

Internet Rex |UI? |http://members.shaw.ca/InternetRex/
| | telnet://xanadubbs.ca 1:342/806
| | v2.29 on 2001-10-21

JamNNTPd |UIO |http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net
| | /jamnntpd.html
| | 1:120/544

Luckygate |UO | ftp://happy.kiev.ua/pub/fidosoft/gate
| | /lgate
| | gul@gul.kiev.ua

MakeNL |UO |http://makenl.sourceforge.net
| | v3.5.0 on 2019-05-06

RNtrack |U |http://sourceforge.net/projects
| | /ftrack-as 2:5080/102
| |stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net
| | v1.32 on 2011-04-29

TransNet |UIO? |http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mressl/
| | transnet/index.html
| | transnet@ressl.com.ar
| | v2.11 on 2007-09-13

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==> INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES/BBS LISTS
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Telnet/Dialup BBS |# |http://www.telnetbbsguide.com 1:275/89
Guide | | Maintained by Dave Perrussel
| | This is probably the most updated BBS
| | list on the Internet for a general
| | BBS list.

Synchronet BBS List |# |http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html
| | Maintained automatically
| | This list is specifically for
| | Synchronet-based BBS systems and is
| | automatically updated nightly.

The BBS Corner |# |http://www.bbscorner.com
| | This website is more than just files,
| | it's an encyclopedia of knowledge for
| | BBS sysops and people who want to
| | become sysops. This site is run by
| | the same person who does the Telnet
| | BBS Guide.

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File Archives:

http://archives.thebbs.org
http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org (site is no longer maintained)
http://www.bbsfiles.com
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu (OS/2 specific)
http://www.filegate.net/ (FTP access via port 60721)
http://www.tinysbbs.com/files/

Note: Most also provide FTP access (use ftp instead of http above)

The BBS Software List is published weekly in the FidoGazette.

If you have corrections, suggestions or additions to the information
above, please contact Andrew Leary with your information via the
FIDOGAZETTE echo or netmail at 1:320/219.

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