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Does anyone know anyone who used to run BBS's in the Deland/Deltona/Orange City Florida area in the early 1990's/late 80's? I used to run King Arthur's Castle...
Debbie
debbieallen57
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Dec 9, 2004
3:40 pm
3050
Are you a regularl subscriber to this list? If so, you should be ashamed of yourself. David...
David Jackson
Atari_X
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Dec 9, 2004
4:40 pm
3051
That is simply the coolest thing I've heard all year. I am such a freak for nostalgia... David...
David Jackson
Atari_X
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Dec 9, 2004
4:41 pm
3052
... Sometimes something like this gets through. I try, I really try. It's amazing how much spam I do intercept coming to here....
Quag7
jcentury
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Dec 9, 2004
4:54 pm
3053
I was not realy trying to spam, Please forgive me. My Family is in a realy tight spot this holiday. And I didn't know where to turn. And Yes I'm a subscriber...
TJ
TJjr615
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Dec 9, 2004
5:05 pm
3054
Hello 80sBBS members, Is there anyone here from the late 80's/early 90's Charlotte NC BBS scene? I ran a BBS from 1989-2003 known as The Personal Touch. I...
Spike
sci_fi_fan_2002
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Dec 9, 2004
8:30 pm
3055
... that board sounds familiar, what message nets did you run? As for wwiv, it's free/opensource now.. :) -- Michael J. Ryan -...
Michael J. Ryan
tracker_1.rm
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Dec 9, 2004
8:32 pm
3056
... TJ, I don't want to sound heartless, but there is absolutely -NO- reason for you to spam. I'm sorry that you are having financial problems - we've all been...
David Jackson
Atari_X
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Dec 10, 2004
5:24 pm
3057
I ran the Fire House and the Coffee Shop BBS in Michigan in the mid 90s was wondering if any body was around from Michigan. Derek...
pinshooter48048
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Dec 13, 2004
5:37 pm
3058
... I co-op'd a few S.E. Michigan boards back in the day, most notably Safari and Industry in the 313/810. Setting up a Cnet/5 system on an Amiga 3000 over the...
Macross Ascendant
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Dec 23, 2004
6:41 pm
3059
... Hey Mac, No offense intended, but do you think BBS's will ever make a comeback? I see very few around in today's time. When I think back to the late 80's,...
Glenn Jarvis
gaj617
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Dec 26, 2004
4:02 am
3060
... Hrm, I'm not Mac, but I do subscribe to the list. I don't think anyone should expect the BBS to be the primary source of online entertainment, as it was...
Tom Jackson
action_sysop
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Dec 26, 2004
7:29 am
3061
I do not feel that BBS's will ever make a full come back, nor will the private chat systems (Diversi-Dial, Synergy Teleconferencing System, etc). They do have...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Dec 26, 2004
10:46 pm
3062
... I want to interject here and say; I don't think that the BBS'es will ever make a comeback, for several very good reasons. I grieve their passing, as this...
David Jackson
Atari_X
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Dec 28, 2004
11:58 pm
3063
Ahhh... Ansi Artwork! (seriously) I miss it much!! Creative ANSI was just the best! I want to interject here and say; I don't think that the BBS'es will ever...
Tim Blystone
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Dec 29, 2004
5:15 pm
3064
In a message dated 12/29/2004 12:20:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... They're not all gone. I got a new user on mine a few weeks ago. Kat [Non-text portions of...
KSyster@...
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Dec 29, 2004
9:30 pm
3065
... get several a week still here.. -- Michael J. Ryan - tracker1(at)theroughnecks(dot)com - www.theroughnecks.net icq: 4935386 - AIM/AOL: azTracker1 - Y!:...
Michael J. Ryan
tracker_1.rm
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Dec 29, 2004
10:46 pm
3066
This may come as a shock to all of you but I ran a BBS when I was twelve years old. I know, I know, can you believe it? I had a 286 and I purchased a crappy...
a j
treetopking
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Dec 29, 2004
11:04 pm
3067
I started my BBS in 1986 on a C64 with a 1541 and a 1571 drive and 1200 baud.. I ran in various configurations up till 95.. My favorite being C128 with C-Net...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Dec 30, 2004
12:22 am
3068
For anyone interested in 80's BBS nostalgia, I just wrote the story of my BBS and put it on my personal website for anyone who is interested. I ran a BBS...
Joseph Sheppard
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Dec 30, 2004
3:31 pm
3069
... Reading this it occurs to me the disappointment, given how things were accelerating in terms of what BBSes could do, only to be suddenly replaced by the...
Quag7
jcentury
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Dec 30, 2004
10:53 pm
3070
... Ah as for the acting roles, I see by your bio you were actually pursuing an acting career :)...
Quag7
jcentury
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Dec 30, 2004
10:56 pm
3071
Joe, Thanks for the nostalgia. I also ran a PCB "SparkysCorner" during the same time frame. I wrote some shareware for PCB. It was fun to have users from all...
sparks_1955
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Dec 31, 2004
4:00 am
3072
Were still here not to worry :) I bought my Commodore 64 in 1983 and had my first BBS up shortly after that using the 300Baud Pocket Modem (which I still have)...
x_ample@...
x_ample
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Dec 31, 2004
4:22 am
3073
There still is a BBS community. A good start would be to use an IRC client to log into irc.thebbs.org:6667 and /join #bbs There are always peeps in there....
Tom Jackson
action_sysop
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Dec 31, 2004
8:00 am
3074
... this ... guaranteed ... computer. Well, first of all we need to extract from the BBS era the essentials that made it what it was -- that is to say, the...
Quag7
jcentury
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Dec 31, 2004
8:20 am
3075
I agree with that... This is why one of the communities I run is growing well.. I run it like I did my BBS.. Actually, like a combo of my BBS and my...
The Shrink
theshrink908
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Dec 31, 2004
12:05 pm
3076
I have a question for all, Are that any more BBS's around anymore? When I ran my on wildcat, It was a lot of fun? When the internet came around I put mine on...
TJ Visicaro
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Dec 31, 2004
5:37 pm
3077
... From: "TJ Visicaro" <tjjr615@...> To: <80sBBS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 9:36 AM Subject: RE: [80sBBS] What we've lost. ... ok ...
Rob Starr
lordtime2000
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Dec 31, 2004
6:22 pm
3078
What would be a good software to run? Should I stay with Wildccat? Or maybe switch. I would like to put my BBS Back Online _____ From: Rob Starr...
TJ Visicaro
TJjr615
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Dec 31, 2004
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