The MajorBBS Emulation Project - Open Source! 😀 reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wndrbr3d · 2020-08-11 18:37 Hey Everyone! It was just after this past New Years when I [first announced](https:/ /www.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/eix8un/majorbbsworldgroup_emulator_prog ress_early_early/) in this Sub-Reddit that I had started working on and had proof of concept for a working emulator that could host MajorBBS & Worldgroup modules in a modern, cross-platform environment. Since then there have been many months of hard work and we've built a huge community including supporters through Patreon, former ISV's who contributed Source Code of their modules to assist with emulator development, and members of our community who wrote [new Worldgroup modules to help test specific functionality](https://github.com/paladine/mbbsemu). Today I'm here to announce that the project is going full open source, using the very permissive MIT license. In the coming days the [MBBSEmu website](https://www.mbbsemu.com/) will be updated with links to not only the latest Cross-Platform builds, but also daily/automated builds from our Azure Pipelines setup that provides new builds on every check-in. The goal with MBBSEmu from the beginning was to provide MBBS/WG enthusiasts the same freedom other platforms have seen in the past decade. Freeing people from having to run insecure versions of 32-bit Windows in a virtual machine just to play a game they miss. My hopes are with Open Sourcing MBBSEmu, that the future of the platform is now on all of us to help keep alive and accessible. We're still working on additional documentation (Development Tools, Debugging, etc.), but please feel free to pop by on GitHub, give us all the stars and lend your hand if you're a C# hacker :) [https://github.com/enusbaum/MBBSEmu](https://github.com/enusbaum/MBBS Emu) I'm here to answer any questions folks might have! As always, thank you again to this community for being so supportive and continuing to help keep the fond memories alive. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xianoth · 2020-08-11 18:41 Can't wait! I have been wanting to hop back into the Sysop game.. Most of. My bbs experience was with C64 c-net 11.1a and DMBBS. I would love to run CNET again, but I need to figure out either an Amiga emulator or a Amiga Docker environment to create a docker version. This project, I feel, if going in the right direction. I will be checking out your site shortly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- anras · 2020-08-11 19:00 You had my upvote by the time i finished reading the title! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wndrbr3d · 2020-08-11 19:05 Thanks! While I'm not totally familiar with C64 c-net I imagine it might be easier to run in a Virtual Machine than MBBS/WG. Either way, MBBSEmu could be a starting point for anyone looking to write their own emulator :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- the_darkener · 2020-08-11 19:24 This is so awesome. Thank you. I remember dialing up some MajorBBSes in the past, great memories. Long live the BBS! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wndrbr3d · 2020-08-11 19:30 Thanks!! Appreciate the kind words ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xianoth · 2020-08-11 19:41 Was originally made by Perspective Software and was literally what got me into BBS's. Hence the heavy nostalgia. :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tele-arena · 2020-08-11 21:40 Thanks again for all of the time and effort you've put into this project. The results are super impressive! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thatpragmaticlizard · 2020-08-11 22:43 Nice work! But ... Somehow, requiring a Patreon level to sample out non-Windows builds seems a bit ... contrary to the philosophy of openness. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wndrbr3d · 2020-08-11 23:49 Hey! Still working on updating the website. The latest daily builds for each platform will be available :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wndrbr3d · 2020-08-11 23:50 Thanks!! Appreciate it — been a long road to be sure :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thatpragmaticlizard · 2020-08-12 01:17 Ah, excellent .... carry on then! :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pjarosak · 2020-08-12 22:39 No support for Fazuul?