List of BBSes in India | |||||||
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No | Name of the BBS | City | SysOp | CoSysOp | |||
1 | Live Wire! BBS | Bombay | Suchit Nanda | Anish Nanda | |||
2 | Live Wire! BBS Calcutta | Calcutta | Shamit Khemka | None | |||
3 | Network 4, Live Wire! BBS | Madras | Loyola Joseph | Raji (Rajeswari) | |||
4 | CyberScope, Live Wire! BBS | Ahmedabad | Roopal Mehta | Rishabh Bakshi | |||
5 | JabberWocky, Live Wire! BBS | Pune | Gautam Godse | Vikram Godse | |||
6 | STATUS | New Delhi | Alok Sinha | Anjali Sinha | |||
7 | HeadNet BBS | New Delhi | Jayant Jhamb | Meenakshi Jhamb | |||
8 | CyberInfo Exchange (CIX) | Bangalore | Atul Chitnis | S. Keshavan | |||
9 | Live Wire! BBS | Baroda | Kishor Rach | None | |||
10 | The Solutions! BBS | New Delhi | Nitin Chandra | Deepak Datta | |||
11 | Way Out Wild!!! | Bombay | Nitish Jain | None | |||
12 | IndiaLink - UNV SouthLinks Networking System | New Delhi | Leo G. Fernandez | R. Sundarajan | |||
13 | Network 23 | New Delhi | Ankur Rohatgi | None | |||
14 | The POISON Den | New Delhi | Ashwani Aggarwal | None | |||
15 | The TWILIGHT Zone | New Delhi | Manu Kaushish | Nikunj Khandelwal | |||
16 | Wonder Net BBS | New Delhi | Aman Ananda | Prasanth P | |||
17 | ECTCNet! | New Delhi | Kishor Bhargava | Jyoti Bhargava | |||
18 | PCQ Online | New Delhi | Prasanto K. Rao | Atul Chitnis | |||
19 | Outpost 7Teen BBS | Bombay | Tushar Burman | None | |||
20 | Vinman! BBS | Bombay | Vinit Aggarwal | None | |||
21 | The Poison Den!! BBS | Bombay | Rajeev Jhindal | Dev Lalvani | |||
22 | IndiaLnk | Bangalore | Ravi Chander | None | |||
23 | Cirrus | Calcutta | Pawan Jalan | None |
FidoNet: 6:606/1 and 6:606/2 Board Name: Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 08/06/95] SysOp: Suchit Nanda Co-SysOp: Anish Nanda BBS Program: Wildcat 4.10ML [250 Line] Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2c.ML Wildmail 4.11 Timings: 24 Hrs Started on: 1st January 1991 [Subscription] Lines: 20 Modem: ZyXEL Elite 28.8K [1 Nos] Modem: Hayes 28.8K [5 Nos] Modem: USR V.Everything 28.8K [2 Nos] Modem: Motorola Power 28.8K [2 Nos] Modem: Microcom 28.8K [1 Nos] Modem: ZyXEL 19.2K and 16.8K [7 Nos] Modem: Motorola Fastalk 14.4K [1 Nos] Modem: Motorola Codex 14.4K [1 Nos] Modem: Supra 14.4K [1 Nos] Speed: 28.8K - 300bps BBS Number: (91-22-5787812) [FidoNet Node] BBS Number: (91-22-5792416) [Fidonet Node] BBS Number: (91-22-5777700) [6 lines] BBS Number: (91-22-5777701) [8 lines] VOX Number: (91-22-5771111) [3 lines] (91-22-5777770) FAX Number: (91-22-5787812) Location: C-503, Eden-4, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Bombay - 400 076 Echos: Asian_link, Windows, Communications, Virus, Virus_Intl, Wildcat, HS_Modems, BharatNet, IndiaLink, NGOs and many more. Speciality: *.* OS used: DOS 6.2, DV/386, Windows 3.1, WFWG 3.11, OS/2, Netware 3.12 System used: 486DX2-66Mhz, 16Mb RAM and 1.2GB SCSII-2 HDD as File Server, with 5 (386/486) Nodes and CD-ROM Users: 350+ [1,000+ on user list] Total Calls: 50,000+ Calls/day: 350 a day Doors: Tradewars, Chess, Golf, Online Bible, ModemNews Mag, etc.
FidoNet: 6:606/3 Board Name: Live Wire! BBS Calcutta [Last Updated 19/03/95] SysOp: Shamit Khemka Co-SysOp: None BBS Program: Wildcat ver 4.10 Mailer: Platinum Express Timings: 24 Hrs Started on: 1st April 1994 Lines: 3 Modem: ZyXEL 16.8K Modem: USRobotics Sportster [2 Nos] Speed: 14.4K BBS Number: (91-33)-4667915 [Fido] VOX Number: (91-33)-4667920 FAX Number: (91-33)-4667915 Location: 113, Southern Avenue, Caclutta - 700 029. Echos: Few Fido and All BharatNet Speciality: ASP Member, 2 hour delay Internet Mail. Mails and Messages, File Lib, Travel info, Internet mail OS used: Win for Wrkgrp 3.11 System used: 486/DX2-66 VESA, 16 MB, 520 MB HDD, VGA Colour, 2*CDROM Users: 131 Total Calls: 17,000 Calls/day: 100 Doors: 15 Protocols: FidoNet/UUCP/Qwk/MHS No of Files: 26203/3.7GB
FidoNet: 6:606/4 Board Name: Network 4, Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 19/07/95] SysOp: Loyola Joseph Co-SysOp: Raji Subramanian BBS Program: Wildcat 3.9 [10 Lines] Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2 Timings: 24 Hrs Started on: 1st of March, 1995 Lines: 2 Modem: GVC Speed: 1200 - 14400 bps BBS Number: +91-44-4838826 : 91-44-4830624 FAX Number: 91-44-8250226 Location : 6, IInd Street, Sowrashtra Nagar, Choolaimedu, Madras - 600 094 Echos : BharatNet and LWBBS, Bombay Polling : LWBBS, Bombay System used: 486-DX2, 8Mb RAM, 260Mb HDDs, Users: 60+ [98 on user list] Calls/day: 25-35 per day
FidoNet: 6:606/5 Board Name: CyberScope, Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 22/07/95] SysOp: Roopal Mehta Co-SysOp: Rishabh Bakshi BBS Program: Wildcat 3.9 [10 Lines] Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2 Wildmail 3.0 Timings: 24 Hrs, 7 days a week Started on: 15th January 1995 Lines: 2 Modem: ZyXEL 16.8K Modem: Hayes Optima 14.4K Speed: 14.4K - 300bps BBS Number: (91-79-6613116) BBS Number: (91-79-6621116) VOX Number: (91-79-6621230) FAX Number: (91-79-6612116) Location: 4, Jain Merchant Society Nr.Mahalaxmi Five Roads Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380 007 Echos: Some FidoNet and All BharatNet Speciality: General OS used: DOS 6.2, Windows 3.1 System used: 386 DX2-33Mhz, 4Mb RAM , 500 mb HDD Users: 60 Total Calls: 700 Calls/day: 15-20 a day Doors: Tradewars, Chess
FidoNet: 6:606/6 Board Name: JabberWocky, Live Wire! BBS SysOp: Gautam Godse Co-SysOp: Vikram Godse BBS Program: WildCat 3.9 (soon WildCat 4.01) MultiLine (10 Lines) Mailer: FrontDoor 2.02 ShareWare WildMail 3.0 Timings: 24 Hours a Day - 7 days a week Started on: 01/10/94 Lines: 1 Modem: ZyXel U-1496E Speed: 16.8K (ZyXel) 14.4K - 300bps BBS Number: 91-212-678749 VOX Number: 91-212-673307 FAX Number: 91-212-678749 Location: B-1, GopalAnand, Wanwadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Echos: BharatNet, Kaarigar, Sambandh, Bhasha, Communications Speciality: OS2 discussion & programming, *.* OS used: OS2 Warp, WFW 3.11 System used: 486DX2-8Mb RAM- 1 540 Mb & 2 340 Mb HDD-SVGA Users: 168 Total Calls: 1000 Calls/day: 30 Doors: Tradewars,Chess
FidoNet: 6:606/8 Board Name: STATUS [Last Updated 20/02/95] SysOp: Alok Sinha Co-SysOp: Anjali Sinha BBS Program: Super BBS 1.17-2 Mailer: Binkley Term 2.59 Timings: 24 hours Started on: 27-11-1993 Lines: 1 Modem: Intel 144/144e Speed: 14.4 Kbps BBS Number: 6475111 VOX Number: 6438777 FAX Number: 6475111 Location: A-1/Duggal Colony,Khanpur,N.Delhi Echos: Bhartnet (all), Delhinet (all), Fidonet (Sysop only), Internet-Os/2, Games, Jobs, Modems, Faxes, TCP/IP Speciality: Medical Forum, Internet Mail, Internet News Groups, Hyper Text Based Help system, OS/2 Files ( over 1.2 Gigs) OS used: OS/2 WARP System used: 486 DX/66(80Mhz), 16MB RAM, 880MB HDD, CDROM, 2MB VESAVGA, PAS16 Users: 710 ( over 500 vrified !) Total Calls: 12,500 Calls/day: 100 Doors: Tetris, SuperSlots, Astrology, BBS Help for new users, Intelligent chat, Ansi Gallery.
FidoNet: 6:606/9 Board Name: HeadNet BBS, New Delhi SysOp: Jayant Jhamb Co-SysOp: Meenakshi Jhamb BBS Software: QuickBBs 2.76 Tel No.: (91-11)-2222135 Timings: 1800 hrs to 1000 hrs Address: 135, Pocket-E, Mayur Vihar Phase-II New Delhi 110 091 Vox Tel.: 011-2222135 Active Since: May 1994 BBS features: DelhiNet, E-Mail and Confrences, File Libs, Entertainment, Indian Shareware Forum, Voting Booths. OS: Dos 5.0 System: 486/DX-33, 4 MB, 600 MB HDD, 1024x768 S'VGA color Modem: INTEL 144/144e Appx users: 100+
FidoNet: 6:606/10 Board Name: CyberInfo Exchange (CIX) [Last Updated 23/02/95] SysOp: Atul Chitnis Co-SysOp: S. Keshavan BBS Program: CyberNet V3.50 Mailer: BinkleyTerm Timings: 24 hours Started on: 1 December 1989 Lines: 1 Modem: ZyXEL U-1496E+ Speed: 14400 (19200 ZYX) BBS Number: +91 (80) 3341137 VOX Number: +91 (80) 368097 FAX Number: +91 (80) 3341137 Location: 15/5 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560 055 India. Echos: (none currently) Speciality: Communications and Programming OS used: DOS, Windows, OS/2 System used: 80386-33, 8MB, 540MB Users: 412 (300+ paidup) Total Calls: ~40,000 Calls/day: ~70 Doors: TradeWars, Industry Polls, Selected games
FidoNet: 6:606/11 Board Name: Live Wire! BBS wLast Updated 22/12/95] SysOp: Kishor Rach Co-SysOp: None BBS Program: WildCat 4.11 Mailer: WildMail Timings: 24 hours Started on: 1st March 1995 Lines: 1 Modem: ZyXEL U-1496E Speed: 300bps - 16800bps BBS Number: +91 (265) 341236 VOX Number: +91 (265) 342362 Location: Baroda OS used: WFWG 3.11 System used: 486 DX2 66, 16mb Ram, 540 Hdd, 3 Hrs UPS, Tape Backup Users: 130
FidoNet: 6:606/13 Board Name: The Solutions! BBS [Last Updated 06/03/95] SysOp: Nitin Chandra Co-SysOp: Deepak Datta BBS Program: LoraBBS-DOS 2.40b4 [10(??) line] Mailer: Built-in to LoraBBS Offline support for qwk as well as bwave. Timings: 24 Hrs Started on: 2nd October 1994 24 Hrs operation from 1st November 1994 Lines: 2 Modem: SoftCOM (DF Model) Speed: 19200 - 2400 bps (1200 and below not allowed) BBS Number: +91-11-6855362 (Fidonet Node) BBS Number: +91-11-6965881 VOX Number: +91-11-6867674 FAX Number: +91-11-6855370 (currently down) Location: M-1, Green Park Extension, (First Floor) New Delhi - 110 016 Echos: BharatNet and DelhiNet Speciality: Viruses, DTP and Professional Video Product support forum for the IAVT OS used: OS/2 System used: 486-SLC2-66Mhz, 10Mb RAM, 545Mb+170Mb IDE HDDs, Sony Dual-Speed CD-ROM. Users: 280+ [300+ on user list] Total Calls: 6105 and counting... Calls/day: 50-80 per day Doors: Virus Information, Drag Racing, HangMan, Food Fight etc.
FidoNet: 6:606/17 Board Name: Way Out Wild!!! [Last Updated 16/07/95] SysOp: Nitish Jain Co-SysOp: None BBS Program: Wildcat 4.10 MultiLine Mailer: FrontDoor Timings: 24 hrs Started on: 15/07/95 Lines: 2 Modem: Hayes 28.8 Modem: GVC 14.4 Speed: 300bps-28800 bps BBS Number: 4961609 BBS Number: 4963288 VOX Number: 4947157/4923807 FAX Number: 3072350 Location: Bombay Speciality: Concentration on younger generation over 4000 + games. Registered Doors at the same time ,daily stock quotations etc. OS used: Os/2 Warp System used: 486 dx2/66 Users: 226 Total Calls: 3877 Calls/day: 60 Doors: TradeWars,Ultimate Slot Machines,Hangman, Barren Realms Elite, Legend of The Red Dragon (registered) and many more
Board Name: IndiaLink - UNV Southlinks Networking System [Last Updated 24/02/95] SysOp: Leo G. Fernandez Co-SysOp: R. Sundarajan BBS Program: WAFFLE 1.65 [DOS] Mailer: FX UUCICO 3.91wc Timings: 24 hours Started on: January 1992 Lines: 1 Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E Speed: 14.4K - 300 bps BBS Number: [91-11-461 0674] VOX Number: [91-11-4611745, 4625015, 4622379, 4694602] FAX Number: [91-11-4690660] Location: INDIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTE 10 Institutional Area Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003 Echos: IndiaLink, UNV SouthLinks, selected feeds from APC conferences Speciality: Information on Development Issues only NGO users OS used: DOS 6.2 , DV/386, NetWare 3.11 System used: 486DX2-66Mhz, 16Mb RAM and 500 + 200Mb HDDs as File Server, with 25 (286/386) Nodes Users: 150 Total Calls: 18,000+ Calls/day: 45 Doors: NONE
Board Name: Network 23 SysOp: Ankur Rohatgi Co-SysOp: - None - BBS Program: Virtual BBS 6.14 [4 line] Mailer: Virtual BBS 6.14 VFIDO 6.10 Timings: 24 Hrs Started on: 1st of August 1994 Lines: 1 Modem: Datatronics Discovery 1414 CX Speed: 14400 - 1200 bps BBS Number: +91-11- 603497 (Fidonet Node) VOX Number: +91-11- 6887242 FAX Number: +91-11- 6965129 Location: B-7 Extn / 115 A Safdarjung Enclave , New Delhi - 110029 Echos: BharatNet and DelhiNet Speciality: Multimedia OS used: OS/2 System used: 486-DX-50Mhz, 16Mb RAM, 340Mb+340Mb IDE HDDs, Sony Dual-Speed CD-ROM. Users: 190+ [178 on user list] Total Calls: 2125 Remote calls Calls/day: 25-35 per day Doors: Classified Ads, Drag Racing, Pie in the face, Stackem , Saratoga Raceway , Graffiti wall, Never Ending story etc.
Board Name: The POISON Den [Last Updated 30/10/94] SysOp: Ashwani Aggarwal Co-SysOp: - None - BBS Program: Super BBS 1.17-2 Mailer: Binkley Term 2.59 Fmail 0.94 Timings: 24 hrs Started on: 10th July 94 Lines: 1 Modem: Zoom VFX v.32bis External Speed: 14,400bps - 1200bps BBS Number: +91-11-2910518 VOX Number: +91-11-2515837 FAX Number: +91-11-2910518 Location: 1/A , North End Road, Civil Lines, Delhi - 110054. Echos: DelhiNet / BharatNet Speciality: General OS used: MS DOS 6.2 / WFWG 3.11 / OS/2 Warp System used: 386 DX/33 4MB/260MB+CD ROM Users: 120 Total Calls: 910 Calls/day: 45-50 Doors: Escape from Mars, Mixed Games Door, Voting Booth
Board Name: The TWILIGHT Zone SysOp: Manu Kaushish Co-SysOp: Nikunj Khandelwal BBS Program: SBBS Mailer: Binkley Terminal, Imail Timings: 6pm To 8am Started on: 1st September, 1994 Lines: 1 Modem: U.S. Robotics Sportster 28.8K Speed: 300-28800 bps BBS Number: 6830299 VOX Number: 6832975 FAX Number: 7510051 Location: New Delhi, India Echos: Delhinet & Bharatnet Speciality: Graphics + Sound OS used: DOS 6.22 System used: 486 DX2 Users: 182 Total Calls: 2076 Calls/day: 15+ Doors: StackEM! SuperSlots! Whodunit? FoodFite!
Board Name: Wonder Net BBS [Last Updated 15/02/95] SysOp: Aman Ananda Co-SysOp: Prasanth P BBS Program: SuperBBS v1.17-2 [255 Line] Mailer: BinkleyTerm v2.59 (Fmail) Timings: 6 Pm To 6 Am Started on: 19 July 94 Lines: 1 Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E Speed: 14400 BBS Number: 5741230 VOX Number: 5717936 FAX Number: 5741230 Location: 11/7 B Pusa Road, New Delhi - 110005. Echos: DelhiNet , BharatNet Speciality: *.* OS used: DOS 6.2 , Windows 3.1 , OS/2 System used: 486 Dx 33 , 8 Mb Ram , 540 Mb HD , CD-ROM Users: 208 (All Verified) Total Calls: 5738 Calls Calls/day: 20 to 30 calls a day Doors: FoodFight, Tetris, Dollar Mania, Video Poker Pie In the Face..
Board Name: ECTCNet! [Last Updated 16/07/95] SysOp: Kishor Bhargava Co-SysOp: Jyoti Bhargava, Atul Chitnis BBS Program: Cybernet Ver 3.51 (Mar'95) Mailer: None Timings: 24 hrs Started on: 01/12/89 Lines: ONE Modem: ZyXEL U1496 Speed: 300 bps -- 19,200 bps BBS Number: +91 (11) 684 5520 VOX Number: +91 (11) 684 5520 FAX Number: +91 (11) 684 5520 Location: New Delhi Echos: None Speciality: Discussion oriented OS used: DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups 3.11 System used: 386 8MB, 340MB Users: 450 Total Calls: ~ 32,000 Calls/day: 50-75 Doors: TradeWars, TicTacToe, Questionaires
Board Name: PCQ Online [Last Updated 02/04/95] SysOp: Prasanto K. Rao Co-SysOp: Atul Chitnis BBS Program: Cybernet 3.1 [99 Line] Timings: 24 Hours Started on: 1 May 94 Lines: 1 (Plus 35 Network Nodes) Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E Speed: 16,800 BBS Number: 91-11-6221134 VOX Number: 91-11-6413938, 6433999, 6435999 FAX Number: 91-11-6475765, 6221734 Location: D-74 Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi - 110017. Speciality: Tech discussion and help forums for PC Users OS used: Novell Dos 7.0 client, NetWare 4.1 Server System used: 486DX2/66 server, 386DX/33 node Users: 2,150 Total Calls: 30,000 Calls/day: 100
Board Name: Outpost 7Teen BBS [Last Updated 16/07/95] SysOp: Tushar Burman Co-SysOp: The rest of the family :) BBS Program: RemoteAccess 2.01 Mailer: FrontDoor 2.11 Timings: 9:30pm - 6:00pm (soon to be 24hrs) Started on: 20th March 1995 Lines: 1 Modem: Jet 14.4kbps Speed: 14400 max BBS Number: 604-9820 VOX Number: 649-2363 FAX Number: 604-9820 Location: Bombay, India Speciality: Biggest and most fun LORD game around :) OS used: DesqView 2.60 System used: 486DX2-66, 4MB, 340MB, Soundcard Users: 85+ Total Calls: 2500 Calls/day: 25+ Doors: Deep Thoughts, Galactic Overlord, Summation, Trivia Master, Legend Of The Red Dragon (LORD), Majyk Empires, Bowling Solitaire.
Board Name: Vinman! BBS [Last Updated 16/07/95] SysOp: Vinit Aggarwal Co-SysOp: None BBS Program: Remote Access 2.01 Mailer: SUARM (Tosser) Timings: 20:00 - 1:00 (Node1) 22:00 - 1:00 (Node2) Started on: 1st May 95 (Node1) 10th July 95 (Node2) Lines: 2 Modem: Jet 1414VQH Modem: USR Sporster 14.4K Speed: 2400 - 14400bps (MNP5 V42bis) BBS Number: 6248456 (Node1) BBS Number: 6207904 (Node2) VOX Number: 6207904 (10:00 - 21:00) FAX Number: 3444089 (24hrs) Location: 45, 11th Rd, VithalNagar Scty, JVPD Scheme, Bombay - 400 049 Echos: OST - VINMAN Speciality: Graphics OS used: WFWG 3.11 & DOS 6.20 System used: DX2-66, 16 MB, 550MB HDD, SVGA Color & CDROM Users: 99 Total Calls: 1600+ Calls/day: 20+ Doors: SuperSlots, Voting Booth, 4SQUARE, E-Z Bingo, E-Z Hangman, Deep Thoughts, Galactic Overload, Double Solitaire, LORD, MECHWARE, Usurper, Yankees & Red Necks, Godfather of Crime & more
Board Name: The Poison Den!! BBS [Last Updated 20/07/95] SysOp: Rajeev Jhindal Co-SysOp: Dev Lalvani BBS Program: Super BBS v117-2 Mailer: Binley Term 2.56 Timings: 8.30pm to 8.30am Started on: 20th May 1995 Lines: 2 Modem: Jet 14.4 V1414VQE Voice/Data/Fax Capable Modem: Jet 14.4 V1414VQE Voice/Data/Fax Capable Speed: 2400 to 19200 bps BBS Number: 3682377 BBS Number: 2065136 VOX Number: 3670951 Location: A/5 Rockside, 112 Walkeshwar Road, Bombay - 400 006 Speciality: Graphical ANSI Menus, Shareware, Gifs OS used: DOS ver 6.20, OS/2 Warp, WFWG 3.11 System used: Intel 496 DX2-66MHz, 8 Mb Ram, SVGA Color, Two 540 Mb HDDs, 2XCD-Rom, SoundBlaster 16 ASP Users: 90 Total Calls: 1274 Calls/day: 25-30 Doors: Steel & Ice, Ansi Voting Booth, Fire Fighter, Bowling Solitaire
Board Name: IndiaLnk, Bangalore [Last Updated 16/07/95] SysOp: Ravi Chander Co-SysOp: None Timings: 24 hrs Speed: 300bps-28800 bps BBS Number: 91-80-3339275 VOX Number: 91-80-3336909, 3330348 FAX Number: 91-80-3334167 Location: FRLHT, 50 MSH Layout, II Stage, III Main, Anandnagar, Bangalore 560 024 Speciality: Social Issues & General discussion Users: About 20 (expected to reach 100 by year end)
Board Name: Cirrus [Last Updated 10/10/95] SysOp: Pawan Jalan Co-SysOp: None BBS Program: WildCat 4.10 Multiline 10 Mailer: None Timings: 24 Hours Started on: 1st July 1995 Lines: 2 Modem: Datatronix 2814CX - 28.8 jps [2 Nos] Speed: 300 bps to 28,000 bps (V.Fast) BBS Number: 91-33-260275 (24 Hours) BBS Number: 91-33-273809 (9pm - 10am) VOX Number: 91-33-276528 : 91-33-273809 Location: Cirrus Cyberspace, 7A Hospital Street, 2nd Floor, Calcutta - 700 072 OS used: DOS 6.22 System used: 486DX2 /66Mhz Users: 25+ Total Calls: 1,000 Calls/day: 20