GrapeVine Bulletin Board System      Apr 10, 1994
                         Product Brief


GrapeVine is a new BBS package designed with configurability  and
ease-of-use  as  its main attractions.  GrapeVine has many of the
features found in other BBS packages and several unique  features
of its own.


Some of the features offered by GrapeVine are:

  - ANSI/ASCII/Avatar/RIP/NAPLPS support
  - multinode capability
  - FidoNet compatible
  - supports user netmail (V6, V7, & FrontDoor nodelist styles)
  - built-in Blue Wave and QWK/REP offline mail support
  - file listing utility included
  - supports DOOR.SYS and DORINFOx.DEF door drop files
  - configurable text display strings
  - utilities have mouse support, pop-up windows, etc.
  - supports memory swapping to EMS, XMS, and disk
  - DESQview aware
  - RA/Max/Telegard to GrapeVine user list conversions available
  - third party callback verifier available


GrapeVine  is  a  Canadian  product  developed  by Mike Hindle of
Kamloops, British Columbia. The first public version was released
in June 1993.

A  support  echo  (area tag GRAPEVINE) is available for GrapeVine
sysops and other interested parties. The echo is available on the
FidoNet backbone.

Third party support for GrapeVine  is  encouraged.  A  developers
kit  is  available  for  utility  authors.  The kit contains file
structures and technical information.  A support echo  (area  tag
GV_DEVELOPERS)   is   available   specifically  for  third  party
developers.


The following files are available from 1:153/900 and 1:3404/170:

  MAGIC    FILENAME       DESCRIPTION                     SIZE
  ======   ============   =============================   =======
  GVBBS    GV022-1.EXE    BBS/Documentation               347,338
           GV022-2.EXE    Main Utilities/Documentation    300,310
           GV022-3.EXE    Other Utilities/Documentation   133,962
  GVDEV    GVDEV022.EXE   GrapeVine Developer's Kit        23,943
  MAX2GV   M2GV022.EXE    Maximus To GrapeVine User        40,924
                          Conversion
  RA2GV    RA2GV022.EXE   Remote Access To GrapeVine       41,812
                          User Conversion
  TG2GV    TG2GV022.EXE   Telegard To GrapeVine User       42,022
                          Conversion


Interested parties may contact Mike Hindle at  FidoNet  1:353/700
or  Bob  Eden  at  FidoNet  1:153/900  for more information about
GrapeVine BBS.

Mike Hindle