FORA
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"I wrote this multiuser chat/bbs system (programmed primarily in
ASM86) hoping to seed an approach to large scale networking I
started as the network architect for Knight Ridder and AT&T's
VIEWTRON videotex service while at their joint venture, Viewdata
Corporation of America. Unfortunately, Bill Blue, a local
competitor, also in San Diego, had a deal with the Naval Ocean
Systems Center via which he could obtain Usenet feeds at a very
low cost -- a cost with which I could not compete. He was
providing these feeds to the public which I believe was illegal,
given that they were via MilNet (DARPA). I did attempt to have the
Naval Inspector General's office investigate how to either
terminate my competitor's illegal advantage or acquire said
advantage for FORA, but after a few go-arounds and "we're looking
into it"s, my resorces were running too thin. The combined
financial and operational troubles (my attempts to exclude
suspected child molesters was landing me in tough personal
situations) led me to shut it down after about 4 years. For more
information see http://www.geocities.com/jim_bowery/vnatap.html" -
Jim Bowery

Phone   : 619-295-3103
Place   : SAN DIEGO, CA
Years   : 1985 - 1990
Sysop   : Jim Bowery
Software: FORA

Listed by telephone number, as they all were. A few of
these boards did reach the web: see recoveries-002.txt.
Source  : bbslist.textfiles.com, compiled by Jason Scott

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