Subj : Re: Upsetting msg from Daryl
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Sun Apr 26 2020 22:48:20

Barry wrote:
B> Severe weather overnight fried the UPS units, and they won't power up. 
B> With no UPS units available locally, and financial issues, The 
B> Thunderbolt BBS is basically dead in the water. The Lenovo laptop does 
B> not have the space for the BBS. So, after nearly 30 years of Sysoping, I
B> am reluctantly forced to retire. I use the laptop for ham radio nets, 
B> and if I lose that, all my hobbies are gone. 

I've reached out to Darryl to offer him a USB thumb drive to attach to his
laptop and run his BBS on. That should be plenty of space, should he choose
to do it. I've also offered an old UPS I have, it works but needs new
batteries, maybe people can chip in for the battery replacements so he can
get safely back online.

The storms that come through the TX/AR/OK/KS/MO and surrounding states can
be devastating, they can knock out utilities for days, even weeks in remote
areas. Darrly has given the BBS community over 30 years of service, so this
would be a good time to give back.

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