Subj : Re: ANSI art
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Sep 02 2025 17:30:43

Mike,

 DW> The Help Line was probably the first GT Power BBS I used.  The
 DW> Volunteer was my local network hub for many years.

 DW> I found most local BBS numbers posted on the boards I called.

  When I first got into dialing up local BBS's, I found a BBS
telecommunications program called "GT Power" at a local computer
store (which has long since shut down). It came on 5.25" floppy
disks. I recognized the software as what was being run by some
other central Arkansas area BBS's...and after the original author,
Paul Meiners, moved from Houston, Texas, to Phoenix, Arizona, I
finally got in touch with him, and was able to register it.

  I ran it exclusively from 1992 to 2005 under dial-up. The only
2 other packages I used (after the change in developers for GT)
were Virtual Advanced and Synchronet. Of those 3, only Synchronet
is being actively developed with features, add-ons, etc.
  
  Getting things set up wasn't difficult, but it was tedious.

  I still use one of the GT Power utility screens (PowerNews),
that was done by Cory Wright of The Rising Connection (TRC),
and I had used his DoorWorks utility to track door usage. Since
I'm back with Synchronet, I've tried workarounds to find a door
usage utility that I can use, but so far, none have worked.

Daryl

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