BBS Resources

BBS Lists and Guides

• BBSing.com - big BBS portal
• The BBS Corner's Telnet BBS Guide claims to be the largest one on the Net.
  
• Synchronet-specific BBS list.
• A mysterious BBS list known as The List. Beware.
• USBBS List - US and Canada listings.
• BBS Mates - "Dialing up the past". BBS and user search engine.
• Digital Avatar's BBS Review

BBS Software

• Vagabond Software Continues development on BBS door games, provides news and resources.
• Synchronet BBS software -- one of the most widely used and popular among the Telnet BBS community. It's free, open-source, for Win32, DOS & OS/2 (Legacy), and Linux (in progress). Last release: 2002.
• Mystic -- Free BBS software, Win32, Linux, DOS, OS/2. Last release: 2001.
• EleBBS Free Telnet-enabled BBS software for Windows, Linux, DOS and OS/2. Last release: 2001.
• Telegard Free BBS software for DOS and OS/2. Last release: 1998 (with several service packs, since).
  

General Resources

• BBS Archives - BBS Software Development News. Keeps track of new BBS releases and updates.
• TEXTFILES - historical repository.
• Yahoo BBS Revival Group - yahoo discussion board
• BBS Revival (Links) (no relation to above)
• Dynamic DNS @ TheBBS.org provides a 'permanent' IP address for your BBS.
• The Official BBS FAQ - (last updated January 2000)
• BBS Networks Page - information on several BBS networks

Apps and Tools

• Java Telnet Applet
• DuhDraw is an ansi-drawing software package for Linux, (clone of TheDraw).

ANSI Art

• Acheron.org ansi, ascii art, etc, scene - surprisingly up to date.
• Woe Productions