List of BBS software explained

This is a list of notable bulletin board system (BBS) software packages.^[1]

Multi-platform

• Citadel  - originally written for the CP/M operating system, had many forks for different systems under different names.
• CONFER  - CONFER II on the MTS, CONFER U on Unix and CONFER V on VAX/VMS, written by Robert Parnes starting in 1975.
• Mystic BBS  - written by James Coyle with versions for Windows/Linux/ARM Linux/OSX. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
• Synchronet  - Windows/Linux/BSD, past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
• WWIV  - WWIV v5.x is supported on both Windows 7+ 32bit as well as Linux 32bit and 64bit.^[2] Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.

• PicoSpan

Amiga based

• Ami-Express  - aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene.
• C-Net  - aka "Cnet" ^[3]

• Diversi-Dial (DDial)  - Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards.
• GBBS  - Applesoft and assembler-based BBS program by Greg Schaeffer.
• GBBS Pro  - based on the ACOS or MACOS (modified ACOS) language.
• Net-Works II  - by Nick Naimo.
• SBBS  - Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.

• Citadel  - including Macadel, MacCitadel.
• FirstClass (SoftArc)
• Hermes
• Second Sight
• TeleFinder

• Atari Message Information System  - and derivatives

• Blue Board  - by Martin Sikes.
• Superboard  - by Greg Francis and Randy Schnedler.
• C*Base  - by Gunther Birznieks, Jerome P. Yoner, and David Weinehall.
• C-Net DS2  - by Jim Selleck.
• Color64  - by Greg Pfountz. ^[4]
• McBBS  - by Derek E. McDonald.

• CBBS  - The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen.
• Citadel
• RBBS
• TBBS

• Excalibur BBS
• Maximus
• Mystic BBS

MS-DOS and compatible

• Celerity BBS
• Citadel  - including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+
• Ezycom  - written by Peter Davies.
• FBB (F6FBB)  - packet radio BBS system, still in use.^[5]
• GBBS (Graphics BBS)  - used in the Melbourne area.
• GT-Power
• L.S.D. BBS  - written by The Slavelord of The Humble Guys (THG).
• The Major BBS
• Maximus
• McBBS  - by Derek E. McDonald.
• Opus-CBCS  - first written by Wynn Wagner III.
• PCBoard
• PegaSys
• ProBoard BBS  - written by Philippe Leybaert (Belgium)
• QuickBBS  - written by Adam Hudson, with assistance by Phil Becker.
• RBBS-PC
• RemoteAccess  - written by Andrew Milner.
• Renegade  - written by Cott Lang until 1997. Currently maintained by T.J. McMillen since 2003.
• RoboBOARD/FX  - written by Seth Hamilton.
• Searchlight BBS (SLBBS)
• Spitfire
• SuperBBS  - by Aki Antman and Risto Virkkala.
• TBBS
• TCL
• Telegard
• TriBBS
• TAG
• Virtual Advanced  - also known as VBBS.
• Waffle  - written by Tom Dell, and supported UUCP (and Fidonet through extensions).
• Wildcat!  - originally by Mustang Software.
• Worldgroup  - The latest version of MajorBBS, the last released by Galacticomm.

• AdeptXBBS
• Maximus
• PCBoard
• Virtual Advanced  - also known as VBBS.

• Forum 80
• TBBS - by Phil Becker, for the Model III/4

Unix and compatible

• Citadel  - including Citadel/UX, Dave's Own Citadel.
• Falken  - Linux versions by Chris Whitacre, past MS-DOS versions written by Herb Rose.
• Firebird BBS  - Linux-based.
• LysKOM
• Maple BBS
• Maximus
• OpenTG  - OpenTelegard BBS
• PCBoard v16  - formerly by CDC, now by MP Solutions, LLC.
• PicoSpan
• Waffle (BBS software)

Notes and References

1. https://www.bbsdocumentary.com/software/ BBS Software Listing
2. https://www.wwivbbs.org/ WWIV BBS Software Official Site
3. Web site: CNET BBS — Amiga BBS Software Professionals Use.
4. https://color64.com/ Color64 BBS Official Site
5. https://www.f6fbb.org/ FBB official web site