Subj : Upgrade path from 3.33 to 4.10
To   : Oyvind Hallsteinsen
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Thu Jun 05 2025 03:33 am


Hello Oyvind!

04 Jun 25 22:43, you wrote to all:

 > Hi all!

 > I ran a BBBS in the mid-90s, and just got a complete backup of it out
 > from an  old HDD I had saved. It was called Voyager BBS, was based in
 > Norway and I had a 2 line license if I remember correctly.

 > I want to get it up and running again -- purely as a museum piece for
 > myself  and my friends from back then.

 > The backup is BBBS 3.33 for OS/2, and I was wondering if there is any
 > sort of  upgrade path to 4.10? I want to run it under Linux, and just
 > as a test I was  able to get 4.10 fresh up and running over telnet
 > without issue.

 > I saw there was software to upgrade the message board and config to
 > 3.42, but  nothing more recent.

 > Thanks for any help you are able to provide!

Current is v7 (toy?)

Some one else will have to advise if the data files are still compatible
though.


Vincent


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