BBS over ethernet

[backflipper]

Hey all
I am wondering if anyone here has any experience setting up an old school BBS.

I was reading up on how people are using a raspi to translate rs-232 to IP and I like it but I have no idea how to build a bbs nor how it works. ie. How did they handle multiple connections in the old days? Did they have multiple modems connected to the computer?

Cheers

 

[Macro]

My son used to run a BBS on an Atari ST (Skull BBS) using the michron software with a US Robotics 9600 modem!

it did support multiple users, but we only had 1 modem (and phone line!) so it was basically whoever was dialed in and someone on the console.

I still have all the files for it somewhere ...

 

[Eddhorse]

@backflipper do you just need to use a raspberry pi or are you connecting it to another console/computer?

Ie I have seen people connecting a commodore 64 to BBS

 

[backflipper]

I want to host the bbs on something modern but use the raspi to do the translation.

 

[cools]

Banks of modems and separate lines, yep. Occasional ISDN, and some with leased line backhauls.

 

[backflipper]

Thanks people.

One more question did the BBS have to be tailored to the operating system? I know the actual files are specific but what about the telnet client?