Hi John,   
      
      
   > My first exposure to this program was the DOS version of it, and then   
   logging   
   > into an Amiga version of it...   
   >   
   > Can anyone fill me in on the history of it  ???  To me it was the be all   
   and   
   > end all of BBS software..   
      
   First version of it was released by MSS for the TRS-80, the version   
   numbering was rather strange however, the second release after 1.0 was 4.13   
   for both Amiga & DOS, followed by 4.20 for both platforms. I used both (but   
   only 4.20 on DOS). There is also a LANable multi-user version called   
   "NBBS-PC!", DOS only, the manual describes the setup & usage of it. I have,   
   however, never seen it in the wild (indeed, the PC version appears to be   
   impossible to get - I've been searching for a copy for quite a long time....   
      
   I have version 4.20 for the Amiga & even recently re-installed it, but it   
   does have one immediate problem - date display is incorrect, 2000 is   
   displayed as 100, each year thereafter is incremented by 1.   
      
   It was reasonably influential in that some later Amiga BBS packages were   
   based on its' 'look & feel' too.   
      
   I still have my original Amiga disk & the manual, plus packaging & I have an   
   ADF image if you want it - email me on llyon@intas.net.au - the disk doesn't   
   contain a manual, but there are well commented menu examples.   
      
   Back in '89, there were several BBS's in Sydney & on the Central Coast that   
   ran both Amiga & DOS versions, we actually had a primitive messaging network   
   going, cobbled together by a Basic program (AmigaBASIC & GW Basic versions!)   
   & using the scripting abilities of the BBS software.   
      
   There were also several external doors available (for the PC version, not   
   the Amiga version) including Trade Wars 500.   
      
   In all, it was probably my favourite early BBS package.   
      
   cheers,   
      
   Lance   
      
      
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