doctor_x Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Quoted from a post found in the "BBS Club" here... "The Rats Nest BBS used a custom BBS program called RATSoft_XE which was the predecessor to the RATSoft ST BBS software. " I am well aware of RatSoftST and it is by far and away in my opinion the coolest BBS for the ST.. But I had no clue there was a XE version of this software!!!! Did anyone here experience it? Does anyone HAVE it??? Add another to the list of rare Atari BBS software to be found!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezgar Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I agree Ratsoft ST was pretty darned cool. Thats news to me that there was an 8-bit incarnation. Given the BBS was called the "Rats Nest" its possible thats the only BBS it ever ran on if it was that the authors BBS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Nezgar said: I agree Ratsoft ST was pretty darned cool. Thats news to me that there was an 8-bit incarnation. Given the BBS was called the "Rats Nest" its possible thats the only BBS it ever ran on if it was that the authors BBS? Oh I'm sure it was.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorx Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Hmmm.. still really would like to find this.. im guessing since there was only one reply nobody at AA into BBS programs has even heard of this one… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 @doctor_x@Doctorx, same person correct? might wanna have albert perform an account meld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said: @doctor_x@Doctorx, same person correct? might wanna have albert perform an account meld. Yeah, we were talking about that, so I just sent another email about it so we can hopefully get that taken care of. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorx Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Yea. Unfortunately since i joined AA back during the ice age i have no recall of what email addy i used at that time.. no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) I almost fell pray to that, just got lucky this time. I must have updated it on a whim at some point. Maybe with some hints etc. it could be remembered in PM/DM what have you in the AA messenger itself. Edited March 9, 2023 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Oh I was on it. He was part of UFP. It was very cool and if memory serves steve wrote it from scratch. I always tried to get a copy but steve and I were always bickering so I would have probably been the last person he would give it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Also thinking about it, cut out the networking and a few other “modern” parts of ratsoft st and you have the 8-bit version. I think it took the best parts of express pro and FoReM xe. I don’t think it was modular (like carina) but on that I can’t say for sure. It was written in basic. Most likely basic xe. Randy S Hacker (sigmon) was the closet to steve. If anyone might have a copy it probably would be him. But the likelyhood he held onto his Atari stuff is low. (I ended up with his mega st in the mid 90s) I send Randy messages every so often but he hasn’t responded in years. I know he had health problems last I spoke with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Tillek runs the Star Fleet Headquarters BBS, a Ratsoft BBS and is in semi-regular contact with it's author. Perhaps he might have some info on it or be able to ask about it? Just a (random) thought... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 6 hours ago, DarkLord said: Tillek runs the Star Fleet Headquarters BBS, a Ratsoft BBS and is in semi-regular contact with it's author. Perhaps he might have some info on it or be able to ask about it? Just a (random) thought... When I first contacted him, he had lost all the source to everything. Later, he was able to find the source for the ST version. Unless something very recently changed, he had nothing from the old A8 version unfortunately. I'll ask him the next time we speak, but he's been dealing with some other issues lately. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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