Dan....sorry, but I've not investigated any of the BBS software. I
understand that there are many folks running Mandrake successfully on
486's, so it's my contention that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But,
if you really feel you must change, try Peanut.
http://metalab.unc.edu/peanut/
Alan
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>
> Alan,
>
> Thanks for the link! I think I was at that page once, a long time ago. I'd
> been interested in running a BBS since 1996 or so, but then I had to wait for
> the 2nd phone line so my parents wouldn't get mad, and had to get it working
> straight and everything. I finally decided on Telegard, because it is *nice*
> software, and it was easy to use, plus it was freeware. Do you have any
> suggestions for something to try for Linux? I would like something with a
> simple file transfer and mailing system, and maybe some door games and
> something thats free or cheap. Obviously, thats what everybody wants :)
> But its really not shelling out much money to me, since I'm really only
> experimenting with the possibility of using Linux. I think I really need to
> find a better distribution for my computer than Mandrake, my copy came in a
> magazine and I didn't understand when I installed it that it was optimized
> for 586s, and mine's only a 486.
>
> Sorry for the unnecessary details :) Any suggestion for the software though?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
> << Dan....point your browser here. I ran PCBoard for years, carried RIME
> and some other smaller nets. Good luck.
>
> http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/bbs/!INDEX.htm >>
