Searchlight BBS
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| Original author(s) | Frank LaRosa |
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| Developer(s) | Searchlight Software (1987–1998); TeleGrafix Communications |
| Initial release | 1985 |
| Stable release | 5.1 / February 6, 1999[1] |
| Written in | Microsoft Level III BASIC; Turbo Pascal |
| Operating system | DOS |
| Platform | IBM PC compatible; TRS-80 |
| Available in | English |
| Development status | Discontinued |
| Type | Bulletin board system |
| License | Shareware |
Searchlight BBS is a bulletin board system (BBS) developed in 1985 by Frank LaRosa for the TRS-80.[2]. In 1987, LaRosa decided to expand the BBS project into a shareware application written in Pascal using Turbo Pascal.[2] LaRosa formed a company, Searchlight Software, through which to market and sell Searchlight BBS. The features of Searchlight BBS included a full screen text editor, a remote DOS shell, and file transfer via the XMODEM protocol. Searchlight BBS became rapidly grew in popularity, and appeared frequently in Boardwatch magazine, and at BBS conventions across the United States. Eventually, Searchlight BBS supported FidoNet, ZMODEM, Internet e-mail and telnet connectivity.
With the popularity of the Internet growing, Searchight Software sold Searchlight BBS, along with Spinnaker Web Server, to TeleGrafix Communications in 1998.[3]
References
External links
- The Searchlight BBS Support Page
- Frank LaRosa's Personal Homepage (Creator of Searchight Software)
- Telnet BBS Guide
- The BBS Archives
- BBS Documentary Video Collection (Internet Archive)
- The TEXTFILES.COM Historical BBS List
- Bulletin board systems at the Open Directory Project
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