[Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...

[Peter Williams]

Hi Dennis,

On 15/03/2010, dennis martin <visionstaff at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanksm but back in the day i was on the vision/2 programming team, and as
> much as i would love to use the old tp code, i don't want to not the effect
> i am going for

It (Masquerade BBS) *NOW* no longer uses TP code. Back in the 1990s he
was using Borland Delphi (version?). Please visit the website, and at
least look at it. :))
>>> http://www.masqueradebbs.com/  -- Masquerade BBS.

What I was trying to say, there are many *Excellent* FOSS BBS
projects, often using Delphi or even with Lazarus. ;-)))

Why reinvent the wheel? See how other people have done it! :)
>
> --- On Mon, 3/15/10, Peter Williams <pewslinuxvault at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Peter Williams <pewslinuxvault at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
>> To: "Lazarus mailing list" <lazarus at lists.lazarus.freepascal.org>
>> Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 12:42 AM
>> G'day Dennis,
>>
<snip>
>> The
>> main features of Masquerade BBS software were the
>> configuration
>> scripts to be make it look however you wanted it to look.
>> *GRIN* --
>> very clever!!!
>>

Again, the different BBS's were programmed in different languages.
Often times, when a developer was updated his/here code to a new
version, s/he would consider using different comms libraries /
techniques :-O!!! Rewriting comms procedures / units (etc) to use the
latest STUFF (whatever you want to call them) *MAY* be a Good Thing!
;-)

{ I'm not an expert, however, I did work for the Aussie RAN (Navy) for
23 years - as a technical Draftsman, documenting Naval Comms Systems
(and more general RAN Systems, etc). I also worked for the software
cell which wrote & gave software support -- for R.A.N. Comms Systems
for sending messages between Ships/Submarines/Naval Bases/and the rest
of the World & Outer Space, e.g. Satelittes/Radios/YOU NAME IT! etc
etc.

It was very excellent software! And our Directorate wrote the software
and the Standards & Specifications for it and more general Systems for
the RAN. The RAN has been using different implementations of the
same/other software for more that 30-40 years. I became MATES with
lots of them.

It was written in Turbo Pascal 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6.0 then ported to
different languages. Manly ADA for OS/2. Also C/C++/C# etc - then
different Systems. }
<snip>

>> http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&words=Bulletin+Board+Software&search=Search
>>
>> Look for Delphi Open Source (FOSS) packages. Lots of
>> excellent FOSS
>> BBS's there. I think of the *Time* you'd SAVE !!!
Why not have a look??? *Maybe* you'll find Delphi / Pascal BBS project
using "telnet" techniques!
>>
>> With Luv from PEW ;-)))
>> XOXOX
<snip>
>>
>> ---------------
>> On 15 March 2010 10:41, dennis martin <visionstaff at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> >  I used to program back in the early 90's in turbo
>> pascal , and later in delphi 1 and 2, I am currently working
>> on porting a old bbs software I helped write to lazarus/fpc
>> for telnet , and would love any help I can get with porting
>> it , and or idea's on how todo certain area's of the source
>> code, please email me with any ideas if your interested
>> >
>> >
>> > dennis martin
>> > visionstaff at yahoo.com
>> >
>> --
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-- 
With Best Regards,
   PEW { Peter Eric Williams }
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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