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    From Crashoverride to All on Tue May 1 13:17:10 2018
    Hi there guys,

    I'm doing a report on Net Neutrality and possible solutions. One of them was to further investigate new software and methods for re-creating the bbs scene but on Smartphones. I was wondering if anyone was aware of any board software that can be run on Android or that is geared towards smartphone dial-up.

    Let me know.
    Crash Override
    mikemitter@yahoo.com
  • From Kirkman to Crashoverride on Tue May 1 15:00:33 2018
    Re: Android BBS Software
    By: Crashoverride to All on Tue May 01 2018 01:17 pm


    I'm doing a report on Net Neutrality and possible solutions. One of them was to further investigate new software and methods for re-creating the bbs scene but on Smartphones. I was wondering if anyone was aware of any board software that can be run on Android or that is geared towards smartphone dial-up.

    Yikes, I dunno. Synchronet can be built on Windows and most unix/linux-type OSes. It supports dialup, but through a modem connected to a serial port, I believe. Definitely geared to being run on a desktop machine.

    --Josh

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  • From Dmxrob to Crashoverride on Tue May 1 18:21:58 2018
    Re: Android BBS Software
    By: Crashoverride to All on Tue May 01 2018 01:17 pm

    scene but on Smartphones. I was wondering if anyone was aware of any board software that can be run on Android or that is geared towards smartphone dial-up.
    I don't think you'd want to run the BBS itself from a smartphone.

    BBS systems are nothing more than collections built around a community - messaging, forums, etc. I can see a smartphone app for the messaging might be something to explore, but for us old-timers that takes away the "experience" of BBSing.

    ■dmxrob■ BBSing from St. Louis, MO since 1988