The Major BBS

The Major BBS/Worldgroup Server
Original author(s)Tim Stryker and others
Developer(s)Galacticomm, Inc., Elwynor Technologies, LLC
Initial release1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Stable release
Worldgroup Server 3.3
Written inTurbo C; Borland C++
Operating systemMS-DOS with DOS extender
Unix (MBBS 6.x/WG 1.x only)
Windows NT (WG 3.x only)
PlatformIBM PC compatible; SPARC, HP/UX, Linux, SCO (Unix variant)
Available inEnglish
TypeBulletin board system
LicenseProprietary software (source code available by separate license)
Worldgroup Manager
Developer(s)Galacticomm, Inc., Elwynor Technologies, LLC
Initial release1995 (1995)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
PlatformIBM PC compatible
TypeBulletin board system GUI client

The Major BBS (sometimes MajorBBS or MBBS) was bulletin board software (a bulletin board system server) developed between 1986 and 1999 by Galacticomm. In 1995 it was renamed Worldgroup Server and bundled with a user client interface program named Worldgroup Manager for Microsoft Windows. Originally DOS-based, two of the versions were also available as a Unix-based edition, and the last versions were also available for Windows NT-based servers.

Galacticomm headquarters (4101 S.W. 47 Ave., Suite 101, Fort Lauderdale, FL) in August 1994
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