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Abandoned BBSes are Still Out There   Message List  
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Re: [columbusconsortium] Abandoned BBSes are Still Out There

Hmmm...how long has the term "ghost town" been applied to abandoned
cyberspace areas?



On 8/31/06, 11011 110111000 <the_illiac@...> wrote:
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> Title: Ghost town dial-up BBSes still online
> There are a few ghost-town dial-up BBSes [bulletin board systems]
> still alive and kicking, and you can connect to them using VoIP and
> your machine's modem. They're abandoned towns with half-finished
> multiplayer games, mouldering message boards, and the occassional old
> coot holding court.
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> Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/30/ghost_town_dialup_bb.html
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:33 pm

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[Passed along without comment from BoingBoing:] Title: Ghost town dial-up BBSes still online There are a few ghost-town dial-up BBSes [bulletin board systems] ...
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Hmmm...how long has the term "ghost town" been applied to abandoned cyberspace areas?...
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