Wow.? Red Ryder BBS by Scott Watson.? I still remember the 'please do not click on my head' message in the 'about' dialog.? ?There's a blast from the past.? I used to run one, as well.? It was indeed straightforward.
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I think I understand what you are driving for.? Given FCC regs about data transmission on the various radio services, you're probably talking amateur VHF / UHF.? So that might be a limiter compared to what you describe as broad, general accessibility.? ?That having been said, the thing I like about BPQ is one can make it as simple or as complex as you want.? BPQ has provisions to allow users to self-register at first contact, and you can simply have all users in a single distribution 'all' group so that they see bulletins on connect.? In the radio world, the end user client is going to be a factor as well.? ?Simple terminal interfaces like VARATerm or EasyTerm as mentioned by others will grant that command-line style access you need vs something like RMSExpress.? ?2m radio and antenna,? small footprint computer like an HP elite mini refurb off Amazon running Windows, sound card interface like DigiRig, VARAFM or UZ7HO software, plus BPQ and you're in business.? ?If you are comfortable navigating Linux, then the linbpq on a pi is a great option, as well.
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Ray Spreier-KG7AV