Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back in the 1990s. I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging from hobby to commercial and due to the fact its 2025 numbers wont really be available. That said, its a fun topic. I remember some rage posts (fido) back in the day on what BBS software was best/most used/etc <g>.
I used Spitfire bbs back then. It was in the categorie of Hobby and was only $85 for any amount of nodes you could get it to run on. Mike Woltz was the owner/programmer and once a year he would publish Spitfire Registered Stats in his Newsletter. The following is Spitfire BBS reg stats for the of 1994. I think Spitfire did pretty good.. Thoughts?
Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back in the 1990s. I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging from hobby to commercial and due to the fact its 2025 numbers wont really be available. That said, its a fun topic. I remember some rage posts (fido) back in the day on what BBS software was best/most used/etc <g>.
I think Spitfire did pretty good.. Thoughts?
...Telegard, T.A.G, Searchlight, PCBoard, WWIV, EzyCom...
I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging
from hobby to commercial
be Telnet accessible.
If Spitfire BBS can be telnet accessible, I'm sure TAG can :) SF is not foss
Woohoo! > https://x-bit.org/32bit.html
Re: 90s bbs software popularity
By: Nightfox to xbit on Thu Jul 03 2025 09:44:47
...Telegard, T.A.G, Searchlight, PCBoard, WWIV, EzyCom...
Hey, glad to see TAG represented. That was probably the most popular platform in my area, and the one I used on my short-lived
BBS (Shades of Gray). I actually found a copy of it online. I'm
hoping I can modify it to be Telnet accessible.
Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back i the 1990s. I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging from hobby to commercial and due to the fact its 2025 numbers wont really be available. That said, its a fun topic. I remember some rage posts (fido) bac
Re: 90s bbs software popularityI used to run SBBS ( SuperBBS ) was what it was called at the time back when I was younger. I've been trying to figure out how to get one of these running again for a minute, and I'm really glad I got mine up! I miss the days of dialing into these and playing the door games and what not. I used to play Tradwars, LORD, and BRE all the time. I got Tradewars and LORD loaded, but gotta find a BRE to run. I'm super thankful for this DOVE-Net stuff too. This is nice.
Re: 90s bbs software popularity
By: Digital Man to xbit on Thu Jul 03 2025 01:58 pm
Re: 90s bbs software popularityI used to run SBBS ( SuperBBS ) was what it was called at the time
back when I was younger. I've been trying to figure out how to get
one of these running again for a minute, and I'm really glad I got
mine up! I miss the days of dialing into these and playing the door
games and what not. I used to play Tradwars, LORD, and BRE all the
but don't you have to change the date or something?
yes. no but's about it.
Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back i the 1990s. I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging from
In Arizona, it was very much split between public domain and pirate boards. Almost all of the pirate ones ran some Forum derivitive, like Vision-X (very
MRO wrote to TOG <=-
Re: 90s bbs software popularity
By: Digital Man to xbit on Thu Jul 03 2025 01:58 pm
Re: 90s bbs software popularityI used to run SBBS ( SuperBBS ) was what it was called at the time
back when I was younger. I've been trying to figure out how to get
one of these running again for a minute, and I'm really glad I got
mine up! I miss the days of dialing into these and playing the door
games and what not. I used to play Tradwars, LORD, and BRE all the
i played with a cool AI bbs that would change to meet the user's interests. i wish i could find that sucker. it was pretty cool. like
if it thought you were a krad d00d it would slowly change the
interface strings and options from being a straight laced boring bbs software to a 'leet' style.
I get that you're asking about BBS software popularity; you might find those details/stats from BBS lists of the time (e.g. the USBBS list,
Re: 90s bbs software popularity
By: Digital Man to xbit on Thu Jul 03 2025 13:58:23
I get that you're asking about BBS software popularity; you might
find those details/stats from BBS lists of the time (e.g. the USBBS
list,
Also, check out early issues of Boardwatch magazine, also on
archive.org. Every month they published lists of BBSes currently
running, which included what BBS software they used. Occasionally,
they would rank the most popular software at the time.
Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back in the 1990s.
Just wonding if anyone has any insight on dos bbs software popularity back in the 1990s. I know BBS software could be split into categories ranging from hobby to commercial and due to the fact its 2025 numbers wont really be available. That said, its a fun topic. I remember some rage posts
Hey, glad to see TAG represented. That was probably the most popular platform in my area, and the one I used on my short-lived BBS (Shades of Gray). I actually found a copy of it online. I'm hoping I can modify it to be Telnet accessible.
Why not just use Synchronet or Mystic?
Both are pretty easy to learn and set up.
Re: 90s bbs software popularityI have both setup also. I am trying to figure out how to get fido net and all of the other message groups on it. I'm sure I am over complicating it, same thing with trying to get doors installed. I am also trying to change the login and log screens but no luck yet! hahah I just need to sit down with it for a while to figure this stuff out.
I have both setup also. I am trying to figure out how to get fido net and al of the other message groups on it. I'm sure I am over complicating it, same thing with trying to get doors installed. I am also trying to change the
Re: 90s bbs software popularityI have both setup also. I am trying to figure out how to get fido net and all of the other message groups on it. I'm sure I am over complicating it, same thing with trying to get doors installed. I am also trying to change the login and log screens but no luck yet! hahah I just need to sit down with it for a while to figure this stuff out.
i'm in the upper midwest. the bbs softwares we ran were a few odd ones, and then renegade, iniquity, telegard, RA, and tbbs. oh a few really popular vadv bbses.
have a ton of BBS Warez including fully registerd BBS Software
doors , utils and miscs on my board if your intrested in playing
around with some of the older warez
uh, pretty sure most of them came from me. i'm on your bbs and i see them right now
Re: 90s bbs software popularity
By: MRO to BRoKeNMiND on Thu Aug 21 2025 07:44 pm
uh, pretty sure most of them came from me. i'm on your bbs and i see them right now
You might have a copy of them but most likly they did not come from
you but it's possible I might have grabbed something from your board
at one time or another. I lost a lot of stuff a few years ago and
have downloaded a bunch from synchronet boards and from friends
from back in the day.
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