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What do you need to compile and develop for Major BBS 6.25
All the programs
Borland x.xx
Pharlap x.xx
MBBS 6.25 Developer kit

Instructions on setup.
You need to install MBBS 6.25
You need to Install Pharlap x.x
You need to install MBBS 6.25 Developer kit
You need to put in your autoexec.bat path=c:\bbsv6
you need to edit pharlap files XXXXX.XXX

This kinda thing

c:\BBSV6 Major BBS v6.25 Installed
c:\BORLANDC Borland C++ 3.1 Installed
c:\RUN286 Phar-Lap 3.04 Installed

Autoexec.bat
PATH C:\DOS;E:\DOS;E:\UTIL;C:\BORLANDC\BIN;C:\run286\bin;C:\bbsv6\src;

Config.sys
FILES=150

Source install:
rem ***
rem *** Create directory structure
rem ***
cd \bbsv6
md src
md dlib
md lobj
md phobj
rem ***
rem *** Loadup the SRC Directory
rem ***
cd \bbsv6\src
copy %0a.zip galdsrc.zip
\bbsv6\pkunzip galdsrc
rem ***
rem *** Loadup the DLIB Directory
rem ***
cd \bbsv6\dlib
copy %0b.zip galdlib.zip
\bbsv6\pkunzip galdlib
rem ***
rem *** Loadup the BBSV6 Directory
rem ***
cd \bbsv6
copy %0c.zip galrund.zip
\bbsv6\pkunzip galrund
cd \bbsv6
rem ***
rem *** Source Installation Complete!
rem ***


Developer Patch
BCHMSUP:
Step by step installation instructions for the Major Developement system.

1. Install The Major BBS
( it is strongly recommended here to use the default directory "\bbsv6"
for your development environment. If you use a different directory,
you'll have to edit all the .bat, .lnk, .mak, .def, and .cfg files. )

2. Install Borland C++
( Again here you will save yourself a lot of time by useing the default
directory "\borlandc" )

3. After installing Borland C++, edit these two files so they look like this:
( These files should be found in the "\borlandc\bin" directory. )

First file: TLINK.CFG

-L\BORLANDC\LIB;\RUN286\BC3\LIB;\BBSV6\DLIB

Second file: TURBOC.CFG

-I\BORLANDC\INCLUDE;\RUN286\INC;\BBSV6\SRC
-L\BORLANDC\LIB;\RUN286\BC3\LIB;\BBSV6\DLIB

4. Install the Phar Lap 286:Dos-Extended SDK.

Use the default "\run286" directory, when it comes time to choose
What to install, pick these:

286:dos extender binaries YES
MS C Support NO
MS Fortran Support NO
Borland C++ Support YES
MS C Examples NO
Borland C++ Examples NO

5. Add the following paths to you autoexec Path statement:

\borlandc\bin
\run286\bin
\bbsv6\src

6. Reboot the computer so the path statement can take effect

7. Install Borland C Huge Model Support.
This is the .zip file "PLPAT2.ZIP"

copy this file to \run286\bc3\lib
then pkunzip it there
then type "mklib h \borlandc\lib"

8. Install the Major BBS Developer's C Source Kit.

9. Your developement environment should be ready for use...
test it by changing to the directory \bbsv6\src
then typeing "Makebbs.bat"

This should set you up to compile MBBS 6.25 and any source

Hey guys... i'm working on getting some modifications done to my MBBS 6.25... does anyone out there have the source code ???

I would like to be able to modify the telnet application to be able to use the java telnet app on the web... I don't know if this is possible at all... but i'm willing to give it a try...

Also looking for Borland C++ 3.1

Any help ??

Thanks !!

Rick

Ckoi wrote:Hey guys... i'm working on getting some modifications done to my MBBS 6.25... does anyone out there have the source code ???

I would like to be able to modify the telnet application to be able to use the java telnet app on the web... I don't know if this is possible at all... but i'm willing to give it a try...

Also looking for Borland C++ 3.1

Any help ??

Thanks !!

Rick

mbbs 6 never had telnet, or net services.
and the 3rd party addons have no source code availible.

In fact Corey is corect MBBS only had Novel type network and dialup.