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    From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to MOJO on Wed Apr 25 21:44:00 2018
    QEMM I remember that i used that al the time for my bbs back in the day befor M>thwe internet.

    Oh, the memories...

    Ain't it the truth?? And, when you had a 9600 or 1440 baud modem
    before anyone else, you thought "you were smokin'"!! <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Static@VERT to Daryl Stout on Thu Apr 26 01:16:15 2018
    On 04/25/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

    Ain't it the truth?? And, when you had a 9600 or 1440 baud modem
    before anyone else, you thought "you were smokin'"!! <G>

    That feeling wore of pretty quickly after realizing there was nobody else to connect to at that speed yet.

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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to STATIC on Thu Apr 26 09:33:00 2018
    Ain't it the truth?? And, when you had a 9600 or 1440 baud modem before anyone else, you thought "you were smokin'"!! <G>

    That feeling wore of pretty quickly after realizing there was nobody else to S>connect to at that speed yet.

    Yeah, that's true...but it didn't take long for folks to upgrade.

    Years ago, when we had BBS user/Sysop gatherings in the Little Rock
    area...at that time, there were at least a dozen BBS's in the area. Now, there's 2 BBS's in Little Rock, and one in Mayflower, about 18 miles
    northwest of Little Rock.

    But, we'd have a large contingent of users and Sysops there (several
    Sysops would process prospective users on the spot...and the adult BBS
    Sysops (there were 2 in the area) carding potential uers.

    Yet, the one moment I remember, is where a former Sysop (I think he
    died a few years ago), broke out a fancy new laptop computer at the
    table. The conversation STOPPED, and all eyes gravitated to his new
    "toy", as if to say "Wow!!". :)

    Daryl

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Daryl Stout on Thu Apr 26 09:41:07 2018
    Re: Re: BBS Memories
    By: Daryl Stout to STATIC on Thu Apr 26 2018 09:33 am

    Years ago, when we had BBS user/Sysop gatherings in the Little Rock area...at that time, there were at least a dozen BBS's in the area. Now, there's 2 BBS's in Little Rock, and one in Mayflower, about 18 miles northwest of Little Rock.

    I'm Fido RC10 for California and Nevada, living out along the coast, and curiously, I have a couple of sysops within a few miles of me. You'd think they'd be a little more spread out.

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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Thu Apr 26 17:34:00 2018
    I'm Fido RC10 for California and Nevada, living out along the coast, and PF>curiously, I have a couple of sysops within a few miles of me. You'd think PF>they'd be a little more spread out.

    I have a bulletin on my BBS with "long gone central Arkansas BBS's".
    One that had shut down several years back has come back online...but
    mine is the "longest running". Now, there were times it was down for maintenance, hardware upgrades, power/internet outages, and weather (thunderstorms can be real numerous in Arkansas at times during the
    year)...but at least it's still around.

    Every so often, another area BBS Sysop and I will gather at a local restaurant for lunch for a time of food and fellowship. But, with work schedules, it's hard to find a good day and time.

    Daryl

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