A1A BBS
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"We used a little-known BBS package called Oracomm--NOT the comm
software of the same name. The package was truly excellent for
threaded posting, providing all posts under a thread at a single
view without requiring lots of back-and-forth motion between
pages. Additionally, it was the same used by the large BBS we were
replacing--Graffiti BBS (Jim Maddox and Ric Helton)--which our
large user base had become accustomed to. We ran multi-line from
the beginning, until Ed and I had a parting of the ways. Ed later
ran A1A in a second incarnation under Renegade, but I was no
longer involved with the BBS. Funny thing, I still have the BBS on
disk, including manuals. That was a wonderful time in my life--one
I'll never forget. The feeling of community was strong with our
users, and we had face-to-face acquaintances and friendships with
most all of them. The web is great, but the 80s and early 90s were
really the acme of the local computer scenes. Great list! Glad
you're keeping this stuff alive!" - Michael Maddox
"Like Michael said, it was a unique sort of community. Although
I've run several Web-based forums since then, nothing really
compared to the intelligent, eclectic, and unique group of folks
that frequented A1A (and Graffiti before it). The second
incarnation lasted until 1994; I ended up closing the second
incarnation as the costs associated with it were exceeding my
income at the time, and I didn't want to start charging for access
or relying on donations (and would have had to have added things
like internet gateways to keep up). Man! Just thinking about the
word "BBS" brings back a flood of memories." - Ed Wilson

Phone   : 706-208-0637
Place   : Athens, GA
Years   : 1992 - 1994
Sysop   : Michael Maddox, Ed Wilson
Software: Oracomm, Renegade, Telecomm bbs

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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