This is a list of notable bulletin board system (BBS) software packages.

Multi-platform

• Citadel originally written for the CP/M operating system, had many forkss for different systems under different names.

• CONFER CONFER II on the MTS, CONFER U on Unix and CONFER V on VAX/VMS, written by Robert Parnes starting in 1975.

• Mystic BBS written by James Coyle with versions for Windows/Linux/ARM Linux/OSX. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.

• Synchronet Windows/Linux/BSD, past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.

• WWIV WWIV v5.x is supported on both Windows 7+ 32bit as well as Linux 32bit and 64bit. Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.

Altos Computer SystemsAltos 68000

• PicoSpan

AmigaAmiga

• Ami-Express aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene.

• C-Net aka "Cnet"

Apple IIApple II

• Diversi-Dial (DDial) Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards.

• GBBS Applesoft and assembler-based BBS program by Greg Schaeffer.

• GBBS Pro based on the ACOS or MACOS (modified ACOS) language.

• Net-Works II by Nick Naimo.

• SBBS Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.

Atari 8-bit computersAtari 8-bit computers

• Atari Message Information System and derivatives

Commodore 64Commodore 64

• Blue Board by Martin Sikes.

• C*Base by Gunther Birznieks, Jerome P. Yoner, and David Weinehall.

• C-Net DS2 by Jim Selleck.

• Color64 by Greg Pfountz.

• McBBS by Derek E. McDonald.

CP/MCP/M

• CBBS The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen.

• Citadel

• RBBS

• TBBS

Mac (computer)Macintosh

• Citadel including Macadel, MacCitadel.

• FirstClass (SoftArc)

• Hermes

• Second Sight

• TeleFinder

Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows

• Excalibur BBS

• Maximus

• Mystic BBS

MS-DOSMS-DOS and compatible

• Citadel including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+

• FBB (F6FBB) packet radio BBS system, still in use.

• GBBS (Graphics BBS) used in the Melbourne area.

• GT-Power

• L.S.D. BBS written by The Slavelord of The Humble Guys (THG).

• The Major BBS

• Maximus

• McBBS by Derek E. McDonald.

• Opus-CBCS first written by Wynn Wagner III.

• PCBoard

• PegaSys

• ProBoard BBS written by Philippe Leybaert (Belgium)

• QuickBBS written by Adam Hudson, with assistance by Phil Becker.

• RBBS-PC

• RemoteAccess written by Andrew Milner.

• Renegade written by Cott Lang until 1997. Currently maintained by T.J. McMillen since 2003.

• RoboBOARD/FX written by Seth Hamilton.

• Searchlight BBS (SLBBS)

• Spitfire

• SuperBBS by Aki Antman and Risto Virkkala.

• TBBS

• TCL

• Telegard

• TAG

• Virtual Advanced also known as VBBS.

• Waffle written by Tom Dell, and supported UUCP (and Fidonet through extensions).

• Wildcat! originally by Mustang Software.

OS/2OS/2

• Maximus

• PCBoard

• Virtual Advanced also known as VBBS.

TRS-80TRS-80

• Forum 80

• TBBS - by Phil Becker, for the Model III/4

UnixUnix and compatible

• Citadel including Citadel/UX, Dave's Own Citadel.

• Firebird BBS Linux-based.

• Major BBS

• Maple BBS

• Maximus

• PCBoard v16 formerly by CDC, now by MP Solutions, LLC.

• PicoSpan

• Waffle (BBS software)

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