<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Dos/Linux	O
hybrid	O
BBS	O
running	O
EleBBS	O
maintained	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Baker	O
aka	O
"	O
RamMan	O
,	O
Dotel	O
and	O
Dotelpenguin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Bulletin	B-Application
Board	I-Application
System	I-Application
that	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Baker	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
now	O
runs	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
old	O
DOS	O
classics	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
BBS	O
using	O
emulation	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
other	O
BBS	O
's	O
,	O
internet	O
portals	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
doors	O
,	O
and	O
multi-player	O
mud	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
BBS	O
opened	O
the	O
SysOp	O
Won	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Quick	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
4.5	O
at	O
a	O
computer	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBS	O
was	O
quickly	O
ported	O
over	O
to	O
Quick	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
4.5	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
memory	O
usage	O
,	O
faster	O
execution	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
spawn	O
external	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
started	O
running	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
4.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWIV	B-Operating_System
written	O
in	O
C	O
provided	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
expandable	O
and	O
robust	O
base	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
self-written	O
QuickBasic	B-Language
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
evolved	O
so	O
did	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
;	O
doors	O
and	O
modules	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
BBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
Closed	O
its	O
doors	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
dial-up	O
based	O
BBS	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
fast	O
Pentium	O
90MHz	O
,	O
16mb	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
500mb	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
screaming	O
fast	O
56k	O
modem	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
briefly	O
re-opened	O
its	O
doors	O
in	O
2003	O
with	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
under	O
a	O
telnet	O
hack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
once	O
again	O
threw	O
open	O
its	O
doors	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
run	O
an	O
early	O
port	O
of	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
5.00	O
Under	O
Linux	O
,	O
but	O
again	O
due	O
to	O
heavy	O
software	O
problems	O
with	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
5	O
under	O
Linux	O
the	O
board	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
BBS	O
software	O
ran	O
completely	O
under	O
Linux	O
,	O
and	O
tho	O
written	O
in	O
Pascal	B-Application
which	O
the	O
SysOp	O
considered	O
a	O
step	O
back	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
fully	O
formed	O
and	O
working	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
expand	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
BBS	O
,	O
DOSEMU	B-Application
and	O
some	O
complex	O
scripts	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
BBS	O
favorite	O
DOOR	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
is	O
still	O
running	O
under	O
a	O
modified	O
Linux	O
EleBBS	O
and	O
DOS	O
hybrid	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
nostalgic	O
roots	O
of	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
was	O
accomplished	O
during	O
the	O
2020	O
COVID-19	O
Pandemic	O
lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
isolation	O
spurred	O
a	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
BBS	O
software	O
packages	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
utilities	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
transition	O
back	O
to	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
testbed	O
for	O
many	O
new	O
modifications	O
and	O
program	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
BBS	O
community	O
,	O
submitting	O
many	O
mods	O
over	O
the	O
6	O
years	O
that	O
it	O
ran	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
WWIV	B-Operating_System
BBS	O
's	O
to	O
support	O
online	O
credit	O
card	O
processing	O
for	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarDoc	B-Protocol
134	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
BBS	O
's	O
that	O
introduced	O
true	O
internet	O
mail	O
and	O
basic	O
web	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBS	O
had	O
a	O
dedicated	O
SLIP	B-Protocol
connection	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
