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|    Erich B. to Alan Ianson    |
|    Re: Maximus for Linux?    |
|    31 Aug 20 08:49:07    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 788.muffin@1:103/705 23b25507       REPLY: 1:153/757.3@fidonet 5ece0931       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux Aug 16 2020 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.177 Aug 30 2020 GCC 6.3.0       CHRS: UTF-8 4       > Charles Stephenson wrote to All:              > I did build Maximus under linux shortly after the souece was released, I       > think I did that around 2005. It did build at the time but it wasn't a       > simple process and I'm not sure it will build easily today.              > Maximus is a dial-up BBS package, there is no telnet or any internet servers       > built into it. I was able to run Max following the instructions that came       > with the source using inetd answering with telnet.. one node at a time. I       > never worked out how to get it to answer a second time or get more than one       > node going at a time but I think that is doable with a little (or a lot of)       > work.              > Squish built fine. There was some visual glitch and I don't remember what it       > was but it seemed to work as I remember it working under DOS and OS/2.              > It was not possible to use mex under linux. I forget if mex scripts wouldn't       > compile or if they wouldn't run but mex was not working when I tried it. It's       > possible that could be fixed if someone with the skills worked on the code       > but I don't know if that has or will happen.              > Ttyl :-),       > Al              > ... At a store: In God we trust; all others pay cash.              > --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.15 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)       > * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.3)                     I don’t think MAX has been developed since 2005. It needs a rewrite to update       to 2020. It’s really behind.              $ The Millionaire $              ..."Will we ever fear the ecstasy of free thought?" - Thinkman...       --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux        * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 103/705 120/340 123/130 203/0 218/700 221/0       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/101 424 426 452 664 240/2100 5138 5411       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 5853 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 292/854 8125 310/31       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120 633/280 712/848       SEEN-BY: 770/1 2432/390 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 103/705 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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