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[[Image:Program-ads.png|frame|right|Screen shot of the BBS ad for the Contrails BBS, which no longer exists]] BBS Ads was a simple series of programs that advertised [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system bulletin board systems (BBSes)] via a {{Tech:Win16}} program. Customization for different BBSes was achieved by modifying [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381050.aspx stringtable] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format bitmap] resources in a Windows resource editor; no recompilation from the source code was necessary. The stringtables stored the name of the BBS as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysop sysop] names, cosysop names, and telephone numbers. Optionally, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV wave sound file] can be included as | [[Image:Program-ads.png|frame|right|Screen shot of the BBS ad for the Contrails BBS, which no longer exists]] BBS Ads was a simple series of programs that advertised [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system bulletin board systems (BBSes)] via a {{Tech:Win16}} program. Customization for different BBSes was achieved by modifying [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381050.aspx stringtable] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format bitmap] resources in a Windows resource editor; no recompilation from the source code was necessary. The stringtables stored the name of the BBS as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysop sysop] names, cosysop names, and telephone numbers. Optionally, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV wave sound file] can be included in the same directory as the ad's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Executable EXE file] and will automatically play on the program's startup, if present. | ||
Please do not call any of the phone numbers listed in the ads as they no longer serve BBSes. | Please do not call any of the phone numbers listed in the ads as they no longer serve BBSes. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:01, 15 October 2007
Screen shot of the BBS ad for the Contrails BBS, which no longer exists
BBS Ads was a simple series of programs that advertised bulletin board systems (BBSes) via a Win16 program. Customization for different BBSes was achieved by modifying stringtable and bitmap resources in a Windows resource editor; no recompilation from the source code was necessary. The stringtables stored the name of the BBS as well as the sysop names, cosysop names, and telephone numbers. Optionally, a wave sound file can be included in the same directory as the ad's EXE file and will automatically play on the program's startup, if present.
Please do not call any of the phone numbers listed in the ads as they no longer serve BBSes.