Subj : Re: Real Modem on VOIP?
To   : Bo Holt
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Wed Sep 16 2026 08:11 pm

Bo Holt wrote to Sean Dennis:

BH> That sounds like a terrible idea LOL.  Why e-waste it?  You don't think 
BH> anyone in the community would want to buy it? ;)

No and here's why: that machine is one model in an infamous series of
Optiplexes where Dell ?t corners: these machines were notorious for
leaking/exploding caps on the motherboard.

Back in the day, they were worth re-capping; not anymore.  Besides, I don't
have room for exra equipment anymore.

BH> You're not exiting the BBS scene completely, are you?

I have been running my BBS for 30 years.  I have been running Micronet, my
FTN network for 25 years.  I have been developing Cheepware, my line of BBS
doors and utilities for 28 years. I have been a member of the MBSE BBS
Development Team for 14 years.  I've been a member of Fidonet as a node for
28 years.

So no, I don't think I'm leaving the BBS scene any time soon. :)

-- Sean

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