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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4882.0. "PD Bulletin board software" by SNOC01::JACOBMARK () Wed Jul 10 1991 03:25

    
    
    I am looking for some PD bulletin board software for my Amiga. 
    Does anybody know of any ? Or even better whether there is any
    on EASYNET?
    
    Also I now have 2 modems and phone lines at home and am wondering
    whether there are any expansion options for my A500 to allow for
    2 serial ports to be used with the above mentioned BB.
    
    Any pointers much appreciated.
    Mark 
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4882.1look before you leap - then happy to helpDATABS::TENNYDave Tenny - Object Based SystemsWed Jul 10 1991 08:417
I posted both this same question, and answers to your question
elsewhere in this conference.  

Do a DIR/TIT on "BBS" or  "BULLETIN" until you find it.
(YOu should have done that before asking....   )

Dave
4882.2a few hours later ... see 3813.7DATABS::TENNYDave Tenny - Object Based SystemsWed Jul 10 1991 13:476
See note 3813 - I've summarized the BBS software available
in the public domain (from fish disks anyway, but only up
until a certain date, BBS's released since my posting won't
have been evaluated).

Dave
4882.3Weeelll...SNOC01::JACOBMARKWed Jul 10 1991 20:2711
    
    Thanks, Dave I feel suitably humbled ;-|
    
    However my question was a two part one. First the software, which your
    previous note gives a coupleof pointers to. Second, question still
    stands though.
    
    Can I get two serial ports/modems on my A500? If so how?
    (And does the PD BB S/W support more tham one incoming call?)
      
    Regards, Mark.
4882.4BOMBE::MOOREAmiga: Where 'multimedia' REALLY beganWed Jul 10 1991 21:515
    I don't recall any comercially available serial port add-ons for the
    A500, but there is a PD hardware project to build 2 (or 4) additional
    serial ports.  It was published in Amazing Computing magazine several
    months ago, and I believe the complete information is also available
    from TAPE::AMIGA:[AMIGA.HARDWARE]IOEXPANSION.LZH.
4882.5DATABS::TENNYDave Tenny - Object Based SystemsThu Jul 11 1991 09:029
Can't help with the 2 port question.  I have one suggestion,
when you do a dir/tit="BBS", most of the topics point to
bulletin board systems for the Amiga that are being
operated already.  Perhaps if you contacted some of those
BBS owners, they could point you in the right direction.

Good luck.

Dave
4882.6CIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatThu Jul 11 1991 18:3811
Regarding ports:

You can get one of the card cage extenders for the 500 (like Bodega Bay),
and then add one of the serial card options, which range from one to eight
extra serial ports.

This may be a bit more expense than you desire.

Don't know about BB support for the extra ports - I would hope so.

	Paul