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InterLink

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InterLink

InterLink was developed as a low cost, easy to use, and superior linking package in comparison to other linkup software on the market. InterLink allows you to link to any other Major BBS system that also has the InterLink module and that allows links.

Plugins for InterLink were possible. Originally, the GameLink product plugged into and operated over InterLink.

InterLink was written by Don Pitchford, and distributed by ProStar. It was sold to Logicom, who then sold it to John Kovl of Anchorite in 1997. The source code was lost on John Kovl's drive when it crashed, and he threw out the drive rather than get it recovered.

InterLink is similar to the standard and Entertainment Teleconference except for one big difference! Many systems may be "linked" together allowing conference users to chat with each other across the network. For instance, Joe's BBS in Florida may be linked with Bob's BBS in New York allowing conference users on both systems to chat with each other. But that's just the beginning! There can be any number of systems linked together at any given time, creating one HUGE multi-user conference. And chatting isn't the only thing you can do across the network. Following is a brief list of some of commands available while in conference.

While in conference, anything you type goes out over the network to everyone who happens to be on your channel at the time. In addition, you may use any of the following commands:

NOTE: All commands may be abbreviated to only the first few unique characters. Parameters shown in brackets are required and must be specified. Parameters shown in <braces> are optional and may be omitted.

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/[who] [...]             - Same as whisper.
>[who] [...]             - Send message directed at user.
//[...]                  - Whisper to same user again.
/ACTIONS                 - Lists available action words.
/CHANNEL [name]          - Change to this channel name.
/NET <node>              - Displays linked node information.
/NPAGE [who] <...>       - Page user.
/NREG [who]              - Display Registry information on user.
/SCAN <channel> or <ALL> - Displays list of conference users.
/NUSERS <node>           - Displays list of users online at node.
/WHISPER [who] [...]     - Send message privately to user.

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For 
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 more 
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 detailed 
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 help 
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 on 
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 any 
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 of 
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 the 
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 above 
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 commands, 
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 type 
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 ? 
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 or 
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 HELP 
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 while 
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 in 
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 conference.
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 term 
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 "node" 
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 refers 
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 to 
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 any 
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 system 
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 that 
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 is 
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 linked 
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 to 
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 the 
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 network. 
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 Each 
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 node 
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 has 
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 it's 
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 own 
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 unique 
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 Node-ID 
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 consisting 
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 of 
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 three 
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 or 
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 more 
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 characters. 
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 For 
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 example:
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  Node-ID  System Name                       Location
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      JBS  Joe's BBS System                  Florida
      BOB  Bob's Meg-a-Files Online Service  New York

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The 
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 Node-ID 
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 is 
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 used 
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 the 
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 identify 
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 a 
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 particular 
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 system 
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 or 
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 a 
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 user 
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 at 
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 that 
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 system. 
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 For 
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 instance, 
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 there 
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 may 
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 be 
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 a 
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 user 
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 called 
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 Sysop 
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 at 
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 Joe's 
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 BBS 
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 in 
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 Florida, 
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 and 
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 another 
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 user 
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 called 
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 Sysop 
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 at 
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 Bob's 
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 system. 
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 To 
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 identify 
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 which 
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 Sysop 
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 a 
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 message 
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 is 
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 from, 
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 the 
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 Node-ID 
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 is 
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 attached 
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 to 
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 the 
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 user's 
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 name:
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  From Sysop@JBS: Hello everyone!

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By 
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 looking 
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 at 
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 the 
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 Node-ID 
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 you 
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 know 
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 the 
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 message 
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 came 
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 from 
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 Sysop 
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 at 
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 Joe's 
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 BBS 
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 in 
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 Florida.
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If 
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 you 
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 want 
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 to 
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 get 
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 a 
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 message 
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 to 
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 a 
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 particular 
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 user 
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 as 
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 fast 
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 as 
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 possible 
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 it 
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 is 
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 advised 
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 that 
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 you 
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 specify 
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 the 
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 Node-ID 
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 where 
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 that 
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 user 
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 resides. 
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 For 
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 example:
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  /Whisper Sysop@JBS Hello, how's it going?

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If 
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 you 
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 had 
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 ommitted 
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 the 
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 Node-ID, 
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 the 
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 system 
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 would 
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 have 
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 had 
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 to 
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 search 
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 each 
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 and 
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 every 
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 node 
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 to 
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 find 
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 out 
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 where 
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 Sysop 
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 was. 
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 Depending 
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 on 
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 the 
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 number 
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 of 
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 nodes 
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 linked, 
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 this 
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 could 
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 be 
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 very 
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 time 
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 consuming, 
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 not 
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 to 
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 mention 
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 all 
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 the 
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 communication 
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 traffic 
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 between 
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 nodes.
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Just 
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 remember 
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 that 
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 whenever 
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 you 
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 can, 
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 you 
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 should 
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 use 
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 the 
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 Node-ID 
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 to 
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 speed 
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 things 
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 up.
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Original Developer
ProStar
Original 
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 Programmer(s)
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Don 
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Pitchford
Current Developer
Anchorite
Previous Developer(s)
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Logicom
Initial Release Date
Approx. 1992
Original Price
Unknown
Mode(s) 
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 Supported
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ANSI/ASCII
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MBBS/WG 
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 Platform(s)
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Major 
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 BBS 
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 5.x/6.x, 
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 Worldgroup 
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 1.x/2.x/3.x
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Current 
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 Version
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Unknown
Availability
Unavailable
License Type
Commercial
Source Available?
No
Plug-Ins Supported?
No
Current Price
Unknown
URL
Unknown
Demo BBS
None
Downloads
TBA