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You will find full BBS systems in this section. They include any system which did not need the base system provided by GBBS Pro.

GBBS Pro 2.4 Software & Manual

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Version 2.4 of GBBS Pro is a significant update released by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.), and is available as a free download. Originally released between 1980 and 1993 for Apple II computers, this new 2.4 version has many refinements, including the SuperTAC File Transfer system with ZModem, BBS Listing segment, Games, TCPSer modem driver, and other improvements on four disks. The new printed manual is over 410 pages – read the Table of Contents (includes list of 2.2 to 2.4 changes).

SOFTWARE: GBBS Pro 2.4 is on four disk images.  These disk images will run on real Apple II’s, and on the Virtual II emulator for Mac.  They should also run on AppleWin on Windows.  The software is available in addition to the source from the official Github page for GBBS Pro: github.com/callapple/GBBS-2.x

LICENSE: The GBBS Pro software continues to be licensed under GPL 3, however the copyright remains with the owner of GBBS Pro and LLUCE software, Kevin M. Smallwood.

CREDITS: GBBS Pro 2.4 programming was done by Paul H. Lee, beta testing by Henry Pedro and Bill Martens, and the new physical manual by Brian Wiser and Paul H. Lee. Version 2.4 builds on the efforts of several people that brought us 2.2, including but not limited to: Lane Roathe, Paul H. Lee, Henry Pedro, Skip Thompson, Gene Buckle, Bill Martens, Brian Wiser, and Antoine Vignau.

MANUAL: The new physical manual for GBBS Pro 2.4 adds over 30 pages beyond the 2.3 manual plus 140 pages beyond the 2.2 manual. It is available in Paperback, Hardback, and Coil bound through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu. On a related note, there’s a new 100 page printed manual and version 2.6 disk for Net-Works II BBS.

GBBS Pro 2.3 Software & Manual

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Version 2.3 of GBBS Pro is a significant update released by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.), and is available as a free download. Originally released between 1980 and 1993 for Apple II computers, this new 2.3 version has many refinements, including an updated Mail module and SuperTAC File Transfer system on four disks.  The new printed manual is over 380 pages – read the Table of Contents (includes list of 2.2 to 2.3 changes).

SOFTWARE: GBBS Pro 2.3 is on four disk images: GBBS.CONFIG, GBBS.SEGMENTS, GBBS.FILE, and GBBS.STAC.  These disk images will run on real Apple II’s, and on the Virtual II emulator for Mac.  They should also run on AppleWin on Windows.  The software is available in addition to the source from the official Github page for GBBS Pro: github.com/callapple/GBBS-2.x

LICENSE: The GBBS Pro software continues to be licensed under GPL 3, however the copyright remains with the owner of GBBS Pro and LLUCE software, Kevin M. Smallwood.

CREDITS: GBBS Pro 2.3 programming was done by Paul H. Lee, beta testing by Henry Pedro and Bill Martens, and the new physical manual by Brian Wiser and Paul H. Lee. Version 2.2 was the result of the efforts of several people including but not limited to: Lane Roathe, Paul H. Lee, Henry Pedro, Skip Thompson, Gene Buckle, Bill Martens, Brian Wiser, and Antoine Vignau.

MANUAL: The new physical manual for GBBS Pro 2.3 adds over 140 pages beyond the 2.2 manual. It is available in Paperback, Hardback, and Coil bound through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu. On a related note, there’s a new 100 page printed manual and version 2.6 disk for Net-Works II BBS.

GBBS Pro 2.2 Beta 1 Software & Book Now Available

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Version 2.2 of GBBS Pro is released by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.), and is available as a free download. Originally released between 1980 and 1993 for Apple II computers, this new 2.2 version features additional error checking and improved reliability.  With this release, we are also making additional items available for use with the GBBS Pro 2.2 system, including a significantly updated physical manual:

SOFTWARE:  GBBS Pro 2.2 beta 1 comes with two floppies.  They are GBBS.CONFIG and GBBS.SYSTEM.  These disk images will run on both real Apple II’s as well as on Virtual II emulator on the Mac.  They should also run on AppleWin on Windows.  The software is available in addition to the source from the official Github page for GBBS Pro: https://github.com/callapple/GBBS

BOOK:  The significantly expanded and updated manual is available in both Paperback and Hardback at:  CallAPPLE.org/books.  It contains over 240 pages of expanded documentation, tutorials, GBBS development history, as well as forwards from Kevin M. Smallwood and experienced BBS sysops.  Some proceeds from sales of the book are being donated to charity.

For new users, a Quick Install Guide is available.   This guide, created by Henry Pedro is a good place to start for those who want to test run the software.

OTHER:  GBBS ‘Pro’ is best installed on a large capacity Hard Disk/Digital partition.  In order to facilitate this, we have also provided a blank 32mb partition image as well as one with ProDOS 2.4.1 already on it with Bitsy Bye.  This will allow easy installation of the system as well as manipulation / startup of your BBS.

DOWNLOADS:

Item Title Download
Version 2.2 Beta 1 System Disks Disk 1    Disk 2
Blank 32mb Disk Image Disk 1 (455k)
ProDOS 2.4.1 on Blank 32mb Disk Image Disk 1 (492k)
ProDOS 2.4.1 on 5.25″ Floppy Image Disk 1 (143K)
Version 2.2 Beta 1 Source Code Github

COPYRIGHT: The GBBS ‘Pro’ system has been announced as a GPL product, however the copyright remains with the owner of GBBS ‘Pro’ and LLUCE, Kevin M. Smallwood.

CREDITS: GBBS ‘Pro’ 2.2 is the result of the efforts of several people including but not limited to Lane Roathe, Henry Pedro, Skip Thompson, Gene Buckle, Bill Martens, Brian Wiser, and Antoine Vignau.

GBBS Pro System Software Version 2.14 and Source

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Version 2.14 of GBBS Pro originally released in 1993 is now available as free downloads to all users. This is the latest version and has been updated in 2017 to solve several performance issues in the original.

The entire GBBS Pro system has been announced as a GPL 3.0 product, however the copyright remains with the owner of GBBS Pro and LLUCE, Kevin Smallwood.

Version 2.14 System Disks
Disk 1    Disk 2