Subj : Re: ARGH.
To   : Mro
From : Atreyu
Date : Thu Mar 24 2022 20:18:55

On 24 Mar 22  16:56:25, Mro said the following to Atreyu:

M> lots of us run bbses on modern hardware and/or on virtual machines. we have 
M> problems like this.  also, dialup callers? come on man!

I've been running my RG board, almost unchanged since '94. Thats 28 years of
running the same software. Yes I have dialup callers in addition to telnet.
Years of running a board that works. Doesn't need screwing around or updates.

The dialup line ends up costing me next to nothing since its part of the 
fiber ISP plan and one type of part-time IT gig I have essentially pays for
everything... no out of pocket expense for any tech stuff here, not even for 
the tons I spent on Microsoft and Vmware licensing.

Some guy and a few of his buddies apparently belong to some weird calling plan
and pieced together a couple of throwaway Thinkpads to call here from 
Kitchener/Guelph area... one was testing dialup over Voip lines. So now they 
end up calling here on a somewhat regular basis. LORD knows no limits.

At one time a few years ago I had the Toronto OSDP non-profit connecting here
at 9600bps from an old PC running Wildcrap and ViaMail. Called here like
clockwork several times a day to grab their Fido mail.

Getting all these things to work and seeing someone else enjoy them is "k-rad
l33t badass" to me than someone's unoriginal SBBS/Mystic board in a VM.

M> i think you're just very stubborn  and a bit close minded.

Well duhhhhhhh.... 100% correct my friend. My stubbornness has earned me
dedicated loyal users and the trust of many other Sysops for their net mail.
Not sure about the close-minded part, my website clearly shows the opposite.

I made some cool friends along the way that I trade banter with via Netmail
almost daily... for years now.

I'm in it for friends, not here to compare penises. If you want to talk tech 
thats cool but please don't waste time with Captain Obvious nonsense.

Atreyu

--- Renegade vY2Ka2
 * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (25:25/5)

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