Subj : Re: Maximus for Linux?
To : Alan Ianson
From : Erich B.
Date : Mon Aug 31 2020 08:49 am
> Charles Stephenson wrote to All:
> I did build Maximus under linux shortly after the souece was released, I
> think I did that around 2005. It did build at the time but it wasn't a
> simple process and I'm not sure it will build easily today.
> Maximus is a dial-up BBS package, there is no telnet or any internet servers
> built into it. I was able to run Max following the instructions that came
> with the source using inetd answering with telnet.. one node at a time. I
> never worked out how to get it to answer a second time or get more than one
> node going at a time but I think that is doable with a little (or a lot of)
> work.
> Squish built fine. There was some visual glitch and I don't remember what it
> was but it seemed to work as I remember it working under DOS and OS/2.
> It was not possible to use mex under linux. I forget if mex scripts wouldn't
> compile or if they wouldn't run but mex was not working when I tried it. It's
> possible that could be fixed if someone with the skills worked on the code
> but I don't know if that has or will happen.
> Ttyl :-),
> Al
> ... At a store: In God we trust; all others pay cash.
> --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.15 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
> * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.3)
I don’t think MAX has been developed since 2005. It needs a rewrite to update
to 2020. It’s really behind.
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