• Happy BBS Day 2023!

    From Kevin Driscoll@VERT/CAVEBBS to All on Thu Feb 16 10:08:00 2023
    Hi everyone,

    Just checking in to say HAPPY BBS DAY 2023! Shouts to all the sysops
    who keep these nets up and running.

    Kevin


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  • From Lmorchard@VERT/DECAFBAD to Kevin Driscoll on Fri Feb 17 01:10:47 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Kevin Driscoll to All on Thu Feb 16 2023 10:08 am

    Just checking in to say HAPPY BBS DAY 2023! Shouts to all the sysops
    who keep these nets up and running.

    Happy BBS Day! Also, I'm about 1/2 way through reading your book, The Modem World. It's been great :)

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  • From Grease@VERT/DARKMATT to Kevin Driscoll on Thu Feb 16 16:47:00 2023
    On 02-16-23 10:08, Kevin Driscoll mumbled to All about Happy BBS Day 2023!.

    Hi everyone,

    Just checking in to say HAPPY BBS DAY 2023! Shouts to all the sysops
    who keep these nets up and running.

    Yay!


    Grease
    Supreme High Potentate
    Dark Matter BBS


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  • From cr1mson@VERT/STEPPING to DaiTengu on Sat Feb 18 01:22:35 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to MRO on Fri Feb 17 2023 08:10 am

    Hi DaiTengu!

    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: MRO to Lmorchard on Thu Feb 16 2023 10:34 pm

    Happy BBS Day! Also, I'm about 1/2 way through reading your book, The
    Modem World. It's been great :)

    why is it bbs day

    45 years ago yesterday (Feb 16, 1978), Ward Christensen and Randy Suess put CBBS online for the first time for the public to dial into.

    And, here we are 45 years later!

    -cr1mson

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  • From Hustler@VERT/CBLISS to Kevin Driscoll on Sun Feb 19 07:56:39 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Kevin Driscoll to All on Thu Feb 16 2023 10:08:00

    Just checking in to say HAPPY BBS DAY 2023! Shouts to all the sysops

    Who says it's BBS day?
    Regards,
    HusTler

    ...The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Hustler on Sun Feb 19 12:24:00 2023
    Hello Hustler!

    ** On Sunday 19.02.23 - 07:56, Hustler wrote to Kevin Driscoll:

    Just checking in to say HAPPY BBS DAY 2023! Shouts to all the sysops

    Who says it's BBS day?
    Regards,
    HusTler

    It's more like "On this day.. Feb 16, 45 years ago.. <this
    happened>"

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  • From Nopants@VERT/CITBBS to Hustler on Sun Feb 19 15:02:00 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Hustler to Kevin Driscoll on Sun Feb 19 2023 07:56 am

    Who says it's BBS day?

    The Internet!

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to DaiTengu on Mon Feb 20 12:43:00 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to MRO on Mon Feb 20 2023 12:37 pm

    wrong. i am the internet.

    Incorrect, I am the internet.

    https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/002/763/invalid.jpg

    Nightfox

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  • From Lmorchard@VERT/DECAFBAD to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 02:55:58 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to MRO on Fri Feb 17 2023 08:10 am

    45 years ago yesterday (Feb 16, 1978), Ward Christensen and Randy Suess put CBBS online for the first time for the public to dial into.

    Well, that's a much better answer than mine! :)

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  • From Phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 08:34:12 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to MRO on Mon Feb 20 2023 12:37 pm

    wrong. i am the internet.

    Incorrect, I am the internet.

    No, -I'M- the Internet, and so is my wife!

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Phigan on Tue Feb 21 12:50:37 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Phigan to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 2023 08:34 am

    wrong. i am the internet.

    Incorrect, I am the internet.

    No, -I'M- the Internet, and so is my wife!


    A lack of cat pictures says otherwise.

    DaiTengu

    ...ARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!...Tension breaker, had to be done.

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  • From Oldbieone@VERT/REALITY to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 12:14:43 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to Phigan on Tue Feb 21 2023 12:50 pm

    No cats, no interwebz. But the Internet was around before the interwebz, so I think we can let the lack of cats slide when discussing BBS
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  • From Nopants@VERT/CITBBS to Oldbieone on Wed Feb 22 07:52:00 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Oldbieone to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 2023 12:14 pm

    No cats, no interwebz. But the Internet was around before the interwebz, so

    Who needs em when you got cool cats like Ward and Randy https://www.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/su1zxk/happy_bbs_day/

    https://www.wired.com/2010/02/0216cbbs-first-bbs-bulletin-board/

    no cats were harmed in the making of this post

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  • From Phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to Oldbieone on Tue Feb 28 05:30:27 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: Oldbieone to DaiTengu on Tue Feb 21 2023 12:14 pm

    No cats, no interwebz. But the Internet was around before the interwebz, so think we can let the lack of cats slide when discussing BBS

    Good call. BBSes and Monty Python quotes :).

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  • From Neko@VERT/MIYANET to DaiTengu on Tue Mar 7 09:24:50 2023
    Re: Happy BBS Day 2023!
    By: DaiTengu to Phigan on Tue Feb 21 2023 12:50:37

    A lack of cat pictures says otherwise.

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