Subj : Re: MS-DOS and Win 3.11 Admin
To   : paulie420
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Feb 15 2024 13:51:55

  Re: Re: MS-DOS and Win 3.11 Admin
  By: paulie420 to Nightfox on Wed Feb 14 2024 07:27 pm

 pa> So I legit used Desqview first on MS-DOS 3.33 with my Telegard BBS - I
 pa> couldn't believe that I could use my computer again, while having
 pa> callers!!! Most of the time, it worked OK.

 pa> Fast forward to Desqview/X, that was a SOLID release - I started thinking
 pa> of it AS an OS... and it served me well as I 'upgraded' to Renegade.

 pa> This was right around the time I was drooling over Synchronet... I still
 pa> remember the $299 adverts in the BBS magazines and thinking that I might
 pa> just be able to get on 'corporate quality' BBS softwarez. :P

 pa> I downloaded Sync the next month... at 2400 bps. UGH.

Good memories.  :)

Funny thing, I don't remember hearing about Synchronet in the 90s..  The first time I'd heard about Synchronet was in 2007 when I was looking for new BBS software to run a BBS again.  I don't think there were any BBSes in my area using Synchronet in the 90s (that I saw, anyway).  I don't remember seeing the ads either, though I probably didn't look where it was advertised.

Nightfox
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