Subj : SD COMPUTER SOCIETY
To   : Tom Walker
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Mon Jan 24 2005 07:15 pm

Dear Tom, in regards to this message to Me.

 > -> > -> > There at one time also were well over 300 BBS's in the San Diego

 > -> > -> That is a lot of BBS's for 1 Metropolitan area, even one as huge 

 > -> > Yes it was.

 > -> What is its density these days?.

 >  down to less then a dozen I suspect in the County.


Which would Competition among the BBS's in The US is shot to hell?.

 > I know most of my frends that still BBS use Doc's in Florida or some other   
> TelNet board.


"Doc's in Forida", Florida being one of the two states in The US of A that 
Michael Moore in the 2nd Episode of The Second Season of The Awful Truth 
recomends be thrown out, the other being Texas.

 > Jake's in Santee Calif that I use in hanging in there as a Dial UP.


As is evidenced by the fact you are writing to me from Same.

 > When he goes that will be the last Dial Up I can call Toll Free.


Which means it is up to you to keep logging in as a matter of principle, and 
maybe stage a sit in.

 > -> > But for some reason the San Diego general area has always been Very

 > -> Probably because, according to my reading of its reputation, it is a

 >  Well The Political LIBERALS don't think so.


I was thinking technologically and socially speaking, although i guess it 
depends on what Technology San Deagans are useing, it is probably not Apple, 
and you know what i think are Billy's Leaning's, Political Liberals know as 
much about America as Australians do, Nothing.

 > It is decidedly Conserviative.


How so,

 > As is Orange County just to the north of us.


How so?.

 > But yes it is Hi Tech Oriented area and before the Offshore outsourcing      
> started had a significant Industrial base based on Technology.


Aha.

 > -> > At one time we had the MOST broadband wired Downtown of any city in

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