Item #R572 The BBS Construction Kit softcover book (NO DISK). David Wolfe.
The BBS Construction Kit softcover book (NO DISK)
The BBS Construction Kit softcover book (NO DISK)

The BBS Construction Kit softcover book (NO DISK).

John Wiley & Sons NY 1994, 373 pages, index, illustrations.

Condition: Very Good large softcover, light shelfwear to edges, binding is sound, pages clean. Lacks the Disk which would have been present.

Categories: 1980's computers and computing, Computer Graphics, Computer Music, Computer Graphics, Computers and Society, Databooks, Handbooks, Manuals, General microcomputer and Misc. manufacturers, General Histories and References, Hardware, Home Computers, Personal Computers, Human-Computer Interaction, Microcomputers, Minicomputers, Programming and Programming Languages, General Programming, Philosophy of Programming

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Chapters include, What you need to know before starting a BBS; Deciding what Hardware you need; Everything you Ever Wanted to know about Modems and More (standard 1200/2400 Buad connections; high-speed connections etc); Law of the electronic frontier -- private messages, bbs policies etc; Setting up GAP; GAP Commands and customizations;

Giving your BBS a look - using thedraw to create menus and animation, a techical look at ansi code format etc; The GAP Message base; Setting up GAP doors; Using a Fossil driver; How are File Transfers handled; Protecting yourself and your users against viruses;

Setting up of-line mail readers; Joining an ECHO Net; setiing up system events; Using GAPFILE and GAPUSER; Setting up a Multinode GAP BBS; getting users to call your BBS; and more.