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From: stan@teroach.UUCP (Stan Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: I need a BBS to buy an Amiga!
Keywords: Atredes BBS
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Date: 4 Aug 89 16:16:52 GMT
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In article <1587@elroy.uh.edu> COSC60I@elroy.uh.edu (Bandolar) writes:
>What I want eventually is:
>
>	o Easy to maintain
>	o Never crashes unless there is a good reason (power failure)
>	o Can run sub programs
>	o Optional ability to send codes to cause pictures to be displayed
>	o Similar ability to send codes that cause sounds to be played
>
>Picture yourself at a beach...  in the background you can hear the waves
>The message text scrolls by over the sand.
>
>Sysop, Phoenix96.

I've just aquired Atredes1.1 for our Amiga user group BBS.  I'm in the 
process of installing it on my 2500.  So far it seems to be very versatle
and powerfull.  As you wished, it supports sending draw commands that can
do lines, ellipse, filled ellipse, box, filled box, blit, send brush, and
more.  It can display gadgeted menus for point and click selections. The
next version will support sending sounds too.  You need a terminal program
that supports SkyPix (tm) to use these features but they included a freeware
terminal program in the telecommunications database which does.  Supposedly
there are a few terminal packages that have claimed to be adding it
(SkyPix) to the supported modes.  SkyPix is an extension to ANSI.  Also
supported is full FONT selection for your messages and bulletins.  It
really is a classy looking system both from the user end and the Sysop end.
Really makes for an 'Amiga-ized' BBS, if your tired of feeling like you've
traded your Amiga in for an IBM PC every time you log on to a BBS.
If you want to check it out running at Incognito (the authors of Atredes)
you can reach them at:   BBS - 313-937-2355  Voice - 313-937-1850
Once I have ours running smoothly, I'll post the number (if that's
appropriate for the net?)  And, no... I'm in no way affiliated with
Incognito Software Inc.

-Stan

  Stan Fisher - stan@teroach.phx.mcd.mot.com - asuvax!mcdphx!teroach!stan
  Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Arizona -        (602) 438-3228