The Citadel 64 Startup Screen.
K2NE Software claims in their docs to be a source of a myriad of products, though Citadel 64 and Citadel 128 are their only confirmed products.
Waiting for call screen.
Care was taken to make sure that everything can be done from a single menu, which is basically a message area menu that allows you to log off.
I suppose I shouldn't be so hard on a message-bases only system. After all, message bases are the best part of a BBS. However, if more work had been done in the message bases themselves so that at least THAT area shined, this program might be salvagable. However, lacking support for Commodore graphics, lacking message threading or message structure of any kind, and lacking scanning and other standard features makes it tough to say many nice things.
Moreover, the transfers area, which appears to be integrated somehow, is decidedly not supported by the configuration tools. It appears to have been either a half implemented, or an unimplemented feature of the system.
Computer : Commodore 64 or 128 in 64 mode Video : 40 columns only Drives : CBM, limited CMD (no parts, no subdirs), Modems : 1650, 1660, 1670 compatibles (300-1200) Input : Keyboard Output : Printer optional RAM use : N/A Special :
Pgm Struct : Single, large, self-sufficient program Menu Struct : Single menu system, single key and cryptic code-entry Translation : ASCII only Access : Open system, or Guest/Validated users, passwords. Handle/ID : Handles only, real names are in seperate data files User info : Name, city, phone, access User Logs : Name, time? Calls/Time : Limits hard coded? Network : N/A Customizing : Not terribly customizable Programs : Program is compiled BASIC, not changable Displays : Displays are SEQ files, changable Commands : Not changable Areas : Almost all selections from main menu E-mail : From main menu Messages : From main menu Transfers : From main menu? Network : N/A Programs : N/A Text : N/A User Cmds : N/A SysOp : N/A Voting : N/A News : At logon only Help : From main menu Other :
Offline : Configurator for message bases, users only Online : Chat, disconnect Remote : Nothing that I could see On-L Display: None W.F.C. Utils: Log on Chatting : From only prompt User : Certain limited editors from offline configurator Msg Bases : Base/Message editing from configurator Transfers : Unknown Programs : N/A Network : N/A Drives : N/A Terminal : N/A
Structure : Single logon screen, easily changable Header : No set header Weeding : By SysOp only Display : At connection time
Structure : Linear style, nonthreaded
Bases : Named "Rooms", listed by number
Limits : Limited only by drive
: Enforced by hardware/SysOp
Reading : Forward, local new
Headers : Name, message number
Format : Text only
Writing : New posts only
Anonymous : Not allowed
Network : N/A
Other :
Structure : Line editor Commands : Menu system Editing : Search/replace Formatting : None whatsoever Graphics : Not supported
Bases : Open directory system Storage : By unkeyed filenames in directory Limits : Enforced by SysOp only Credits : N/A Protocols : Punter Headers : Filename, blocks Selection : By filename Listing : Directory only, from special Rooms Network : N/A Other :
Structure : N/A Storage : N/A Network : N/A Other :
Structure : From main menu, as posts to a room Sending : By name Receiving : On demand or at logon Network : N/A Other :
Structure : N/A Programs : N/A Network : N/A Other :
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