• Re: New BBS in the works..

    From Rushfan@21:2/115 to Apam on Sunday, November 11, 2018 19:34:58
    RE: Re: New BBS in the works..
    BY: apam(21:1/125)

    So differences from Magicka - it's written in C++ rather than C, uses
    JSON instead of INI files, is completely ASCII based so no ANSI codes
    sent by the BBS (Though you could of course put ansi codes in your

    Cool,looking forward to it... WWIV's been using JSON more and more latetly
    for the newer bits too.... At this point I think JSON will be the source of truth for most config and non-message or file area data and will save off legacy 4.x compatible files for tools to use in a read-only fashion.

    What version of C++ are you targeting? Older C++98, recent C++11, or bloody-cool C++17/20?

    - Rushfan

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    * Origin: Mystic Rhythms BBS (21:2/115)