Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : paulie420
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Apr 12 2023 16:08:10

  Re: Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
  By: paulie420 to Digital Man on Wed Apr 12 2023 03:35 pm

 >  DM>  > Thanks for that write-up; honestly, I had ZERO knowledge of
 >  DM>  > Synchro's v early beginnings... I remember seeing the first
 >  DM>  > Synchronet ad in Boardw and noticing, while still costing $299 if I
 >  DM>  > remember, that is was the 'budget professional' choice for
 >  DM>  > multi-node bbS softwarez;
 >
 >  DM> It was. I do think we always had a version in the $99 range (1 or 2
 >  DM> node?) too. Glad you saw one of our ads. They weren't cheap. :-)_
 >
 > Heres another funny tidbit - while I grabbed a copy of the multi-node
 > software very close to its release, I was too scared to run it bad then. I
 > literally thought the 'Synchronet Police' would report me to the FEDS and
 > bring the search warrant!!! :P
 >
 > I played around w/ it - hell, even shared it - but never put it online. I
 > remember when you flew the blimp and was st0ked to see your [years old]
 > video showing that blimp off to us in current times. :P

There was a crack and 250-node key combo that was created and released (for sbbs v2) at some point too. I think I have it available for download on Vertrauen. It turns out roll-your-own-copy-protection is probably not the best idea I've ever had. :-)
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