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    From Snobsoft@VERT/PARTYBOW to All on Saturday, April 26, 2025 06:56:34
    What was your most beautiful BBS
    experience in modern times—let's say,
    within the last 10 years or so? One
    where you'd say, "Good thing those old
    BBS dinosaurs are still around here
    and there!"

    I’ve had many truly amazing
    experiences...
    Like receiving great hardware donations
    from Snobsoft (my BBS) users. But the
    most recent event with my Australian BBS
    video (see Ads Section) is something I
    find particularly awesome right now. In
    the Australian video about SX-64 user
    Troy Duncan, I start off, among other
    things, with a music video from Men At
    Work ("Down Under"). And what does Troy
    tell me? The guitarist from Men At Work
    lives on his street! What an incredible
    coincidence.
    I'm still grinning about it.

    Alright, now it’s your turn! :D

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  • From BoraxMan@VERT/PHARCYDE to All on Sunday, April 27, 2025 02:11:30
    On 2025-04-26, Snobsoft <VERT/PARTYBOW!Snobsoft@pharcyde.org> wrote:
    What was your most beautiful BBS
    experience in modern times—let's say,
    within the last 10 years or so? One
    where you'd say, "Good thing those old
    BBS dinosaurs are still around here
    and there!"

    I’ve had many truly amazing
    experiences...
    Like receiving great hardware donations
    from Snobsoft (my BBS) users. But the
    most recent event with my Australian BBS
    video (see Ads Section) is something I
    find particularly awesome right now. In
    the Australian video about SX-64 user
    Troy Duncan, I start off, among other
    things, with a music video from Men At
    Work ("Down Under"). And what does Troy
    tell me? The guitarist from Men At Work
    lives on his street! What an incredible
    coincidence.
    I'm still grinning about it.

    Alright, now it’s your turn! :D

    Nothing I can boast about like you, but I would say simply finding out
    they are still active, and that there is an active community. Being
    able to talk to SysOps, exchange information and learn. I didn't get
    too involved back when I first uses BBS's in the 90s, as I was young,
    still in school, so a bit wary about sending mail to random people.
    Stranger danger and all that, and I didn't want to run up bills...
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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to BoraxMan on Sunday, April 27, 2025 10:27:57
    Re: Re: Most memorable modern BBS experience
    By: BoraxMan to All on Sun Apr 27 2025 02:11:30

    I would say simply finding out they are still active, and that there is an active community...

    Awww, that was gonna be my reply. Oh well, ditto that!

    I didn't get too involved back when I first uses BBS's in the 90s, as I was young, still in school...

    I had been in to it since about '86-'87, in my 20s and on my own for the first time. The boards were a good source of info of what was going on around me. And as cool as it is to have BBSes still around, that local aspect doesn't exist anymore since every BBS is worldwoide these days. That's what I miss.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to BoraxMan on Sunday, April 27, 2025 12:51:57
    Re: Re: Most memorable modern BBS experience
    By: BoraxMan to All on Sun Apr 27 2025 02:11 am

    they are still active, and that there is an active community. Being
    able to talk to SysOps, exchange information and learn. I didn't get
    too involved back when I first uses BBS's in the 90s, as I was young,
    still in school, so a bit wary about sending mail to random people.
    Stranger danger and all that, and I didn't want to run up bills...


    i actually had a user who was a perv and trying to send young boys msgs
    in the doorgames. he didn't go far enough to make it reportable. i just got him kicked off most of the bbses.
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