Running a Perfect Bbs/Book and Disk [Paperback]

Mark L. Chambers (Author)

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Finally there is a comprehensive guide to setting up and optimizing online Bulletin Board Systems. Readers learn the best ways to establish, expand, improve, and fine-tune their own BBS, with tips and guidelines from expert BBS operators. Includes advanced information for getting the most from a BBS. Disk includes WildCat Test Drive shareware BBS, various sysop utilities, and more. Features troubleshooting sections and coverage of the Internet. Covers Various Software for IBM & Compatibles. -- Que Corp

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Que Pub; 1st edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565299191
• ISBN-13: 978-1565299191
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,870,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark L. Chambers is an author, tech editor, and unabashed Mac fan. He is the author of more than 30 computer books including Mac OS X Leopard All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and AppleTV For Dummies.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer for the first-time sysop., September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Running a Perfect Bbs/Book and Disk (Paperback)

Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) were very popular in the days before easy Internet access, and now they're making a comeback. Mark L. Chambers' book is an excellent primer for the first-time system operator (sysop); while it comes bundled with a test-drive copy of Wildcat! (a popular DOS-based BBS package), the book is written to be useful even if you choose to use different software. While computer hardware has advanced since the book was written, that doesn't really make it obsolete since most BBSs don't require (or can't effectively use) 56K modem technology or Pentium II power; as far as the software goes, this book is about as up-to-date as you're going to find.

One caveat: while the Wildcat! Test-Drive software is fully operational, it is nowhere near as powerful as the commercial version and probably won't satisfy many serious users for long. Think of it as just what it is -- a try-before-you-buy "test drive" version that shows what Wildcat! can do but lacks some of the commercial version's features.