Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
Hi Dennis,
On 15/03/2010, dennis martin visionst...@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 pewslinuxva...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Peter Williams pewslinuxva...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
To: Lazarus mailing list lazarus@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=softwords=Bulletin+Board+Softwaresearch=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
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On 15 March 2010 10:41, dennis martin visionst...@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
visionst...@yahoo.com
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PEW { Peter Eric Williams }
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
G'day Dennis,
Back when I was a teenager, in the 1980's and into my 20s in later
years (I was born in 1961), WE (the Williams family) had different
computers to access BBS's. I used many models of Commodores (C=)
starting with the C= PET 4016/32 in 1977 (circa). We moved to C=64,
C=128 and C= Amigas (with 2x HD floppy drives, NO HDD!). Then models
of IBM clone PC's etc.
They were amazing! And had modems (naturally). We used BBS's -- before
the Internet !!!
http://www.masqueradebbs.com/ -- Masquerade BBS.
In the 1980s and 1990s, I personally got to email, chat and know the
man developing programming the Masquerade BBS... We both lived in
Canberra, Australia. He programmed with Turbo Pascal, then Delphi. 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!!!
Many BBS packages are written in Turbo Pascal, Delphi Lasarus. Many
are FOSS. I suggest that you check:
http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=softwords=Bulletin+Board+Softwaresearch=Search
Look for Delphi Open Source (FOSS) packages. Lots of excellent FOSS
BBS's there. I think of the *Time* you'd SAVE !!!
With Luv from PEW ;-)))
XOXOX
With Best Regards,
PEW { Peter Eric Williams }
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
My FREE Websites: http://pewink.org
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On 15 March 2010 10:41, dennis martin visionst...@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
visionst...@yahoo.com
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Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
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
--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Peter Williams pewslinuxva...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Peter Williams pewslinuxva...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Lazarus] help with bulletin board software...
To: Lazarus mailing list lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 12:42 AM
G'day Dennis,
Back when I was a teenager, in the 1980's and into my 20s
in later
years (I was born in 1961), WE (the Williams family) had
different
computers to access BBS's. I used many models of Commodores
(C=)
starting with the C= PET 4016/32 in 1977 (circa). We moved
to C=64,
C=128 and C= Amigas (with 2x HD floppy drives, NO HDD!).
Then models
of IBM clone PC's etc.
They were amazing! And had modems (naturally). We used
BBS's -- before
the Internet !!!
http://www.masqueradebbs.com/ -- Masquerade BBS.
In the 1980s and 1990s, I personally got to email, chat and
know the
man developing programming the Masquerade BBS... We
both lived in
Canberra, Australia. He programmed with Turbo Pascal, then
Delphi. 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!!!
Many BBS packages are written in Turbo Pascal, Delphi
Lasarus. Many
are FOSS. I suggest that you check:
http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=softwords=Bulletin+Board+Softwaresearch=Search
Look for Delphi Open Source (FOSS) packages. Lots of
excellent FOSS
BBS's there. I think of the *Time* you'd SAVE !!!
With Luv from PEW ;-)))
XOXOX
With Best Regards,
PEW { Peter Eric Williams }
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
My FREE Websites: http://pewink.org
---
On 15 March 2010 10:41, dennis martin visionst...@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
visionst...@yahoo.com
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