Wow.

I can't believe it.

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

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Wow.

I can't believe it.

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are surprised
in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

Nightfox

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Jesse2 on Mon Dec 07 2015 03:13 pm

Wow.

I can't believe it.

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are
surprised in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

bbses are still around but the users arent.
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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Jesse2 on Mon Dec 07 2015 03:13 pm

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are surprised in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

I'm surprised he was BBSing at 9. That seems young to me... :)

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Poindexter Fortran to Nightfox on Tue Dec 08 2015 02:59 pm

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are surprised in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

I'm surprised he was BBSing at 9. That seems young to me... :)

yeah i had much better things to do at 9 years old.
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I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are surprised in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

I'm surprised he was BBSing at 9. That seems young to me... :)

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

Nightfox

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I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Do you seriously think it's ridiculous, or was that to say you are surprised in a good way to find that BBSes are still around?

I'm surprised he was BBSing at 9. That seems young to me... :)

yeah i had much better things to do at 9 years old.

What do you define as "better things to do" at that age? To me it doesn't
seem too different from using a computer for playing video games, etc., which kids did at that age when I was growing up. I think it's fine as long as
it's not the only thing kids are doing all day..

Nightfox

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:54 am

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

It does to me but I turned 12 in 1978. Only thing I was interested in was the KISS army and maybe girls.

Captain Obvious * bbs.shadowscope.com http://shadowscope.com <=-

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:54 am

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

Ataru was my youngest caller back in the day -- we knew him online before meeting him in real life and were surprised to find out how young he was, and
a bit later on, how lax bars in San Francisco were about checking IDs!

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On 12/09/15, Poindexter Fortran said the following...

Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:54 am

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

Ataru was my youngest caller back in the day -- we knew him online before meeting him in real life and were surprised to find out how young he
was, and a bit later on, how lax bars in San Francisco were about
checking IDs!

Is Lefty O'doule's still around?

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:54 am

I'm surprised he was BBSing at 9. That seems young to me... :)

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

I started at 13 in 1993, and became a SysOp at 14. I definitely remember a few people in the scene who were younger than I was, but at first, I definitely felt part of the younger crowd, myself.

I do remember having a few callers who were very young, but in almost every case, they were younger siblings of users who wanted more accounts to rig the doors. I still have a clear memory of this kid, just slightly younger than me, calling me voice and having me talk to his 8 or 9-year-old brother. Later on, I noticed the younger kid's account would log in immediately after his brother, play the same door game, and transfer all his character's in-game earnings to his brother's character.

Other than that, I don't think I remember any very active child users. 11 or
12 seemed about the youngest age kids would start at and not be too annoying to everybody else. ;) (As if us who started at 13 were so much more mature at the beginning.)

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Jesse2 to All on Mon Dec 07 2015 05:35 pm

Wow.

I can't believe it.

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

Why rediculous?? There are many a fine gentleman here..

Jeff

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Mro on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:56 am

yeah i had much better things to do at 9 years old.

What do you define as "better things to do" at that age? To me it doesn't seem too different from using a computer for playing video games, etc., which kids did at that age when I was growing up. I think it's fine as
long as it's not the only thing kids are doing all day..

pretty much anything.
are you that old that you dont remember what it was like to be 9?
there was a lot more fun stuff to do than bbses. downloading files and posting msgs? what 9 year old freak wants to do that.

also when i recall playing videogames at that age, we would all get together and play games together. it's much different than sitting infront of a terminal calling bbses.
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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Captain Obvious to Nightfox on Wed Dec 09 2015 08:14 pm

Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 09:54 am

I started using BBSes when I was 12 - Does that also seem young?

It does to me but I turned 12 in 1978. Only thing I was interested in was the KISS army and maybe girls.

now THAT seems normal :D
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Re: Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Gryphon to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 10:17 pm

Is Lefty O'doule's still around?

Yep, although most of my drinking in the TenderKnob was done at Cafe Royale near Leavenworth. Killer drinks, good happy hour deals and photo exhibits. And cute bartenders!

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On 12/10/15, Poindexter Fortran said the following...

Re: Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Gryphon to Poindexter Fortran on Wed Dec 09 2015 10:17 pm

Is Lefty O'doule's still around?

Yep, although most of my drinking in the TenderKnob was done at Cafe Royale near Leavenworth. Killer drinks, good happy hour deals and photo exhibits. And cute bartenders!

Being from the south bay, I usually visited placed like Gorden Biersh, and
St. James Infermery.

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yeah i had much better things to do at 9 years old.

What do you define as "better things to do" at that age? To me it doesn't seem too different from using a computer for playing video

games,

etc., which kids did at that age when I was growing up. I think it's fine as
long as it's not the only thing kids are doing all day..

pretty much anything.
are you that old that you dont remember what it was like to be 9?
there was a lot more fun stuff to do than bbses. downloading files and posting msgs? what 9 year old freak wants to do that.

Sure, I remember being 9. I wasn't using BBSes when I was 9, I did other stuff, but I don't think BBSing at that age is necessarily strange. BBSes
also have door games that kids might like to play - it's not all files & message areas..

also when i recall playing videogames at that age, we would all get

together

and play games together. it's much different than sitting infront of a terminal calling bbses.

I suppose people have different experiences with that. Video games
sometimes involved getting together with friends, but if you only have one Nintendo and 2 controllers, for instance, how many people will be able to
play at the same time? If you have a group, then most would end up just watching. Personally I enjoy playing video games more than watching. I remember playing a game with a friend or family member occasionally, but sometimes they aren't around and I would still end up playing a game by
myself.

Nightfox

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Mro on Thu Dec 10 2015 08:38 am

I suppose people have different experiences with that. Video games sometimes involved getting together with friends, but if you only have one Nintendo and 2 controllers, for instance, how many people will be able to play at the same time? If you have a group, then most would end up just watching. Personally I enjoy playing video games more than watching. I remember playing a game with a friend or family member occasionally, but

when you're a kid it's fun to watch. you seem to have a problem imagining what it was like back then. we would all watch and take turns.
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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Mro to Nightfox on Thu Dec 10 2015 18:05:42

end up just watching. Personally I enjoy playing video games more
than watching. I remember playing a game with a friend or family
member occasionally, but

when you're a kid it's fun to watch. you seem to have a problem imagining what it was like back then. we would all watch and take turns.

You seem to make lots of assumptions and generalizations. I didn't say I didn't enjoy watching at all. And I remember it quite clearly, as I enjoyed being young.

Nightfox

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It does to me but I turned 12 in 1978. Only thing I was interested in
was the KISS army and maybe girls.

Those 2 things only count as 1 thing. LOL

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Nightfox to Mro on Thu Dec 10 2015 06:06 pm

Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Mro to Nightfox on Thu Dec 10 2015 18:05:42

end up just watching. Personally I enjoy playing video games more
than watching. I remember playing a game with a friend or family
member occasionally, but

when you're a kid it's fun to watch. you seem to have a problem imagining what it was like back then. we would all watch and take turns.

You seem to make lots of assumptions and generalizations. I didn't say I didn't enjoy watching at all. And I remember it quite clearly, as I
enjoyed being young.

i just base what i say about you from what you say. you seem to have assburgers syndrome. it's like you are a robot who sees thing as a. or b.
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Wow.

I can't believe it.

I feel like I'm 9 years old again.

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Xucaen to Jesse2 on Tue Dec 15 2015 12:11 am

I believe BBSes are making a comeback.

nope
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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Xucaen to Jesse2 on Tue Dec 15 2015 12:11 am

I believe BBSes are making a comeback.

You know you are old if you still belong to AOL or Compuserv and still have
a flip phone... YA my other half-- wanted to throw away my phone modem.. hay it's
vintage. Here is Topic list brand names of modems-- Multitech - any one heard of those?
or the old DAC Modem.. don't forget the first version USR $700 9600 baud... I remember
using a Com Socks Program just to be able to get more then one computer on dial up
and thought that was fast..

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Re: This is ridiculous. An active BBS in 2015?
By: Timesoarer to Xucaen on Mon Dec 21 2015 06:37 pm

You know you are old if you still belong to AOL or Compuserv and still have a flip phone...

We've been recycling a ton of stuff from work after a large move. I found a Motorola RAZR flip phone in the e-waste bin and couldn't resist charging it up and putting my SIM in it...

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