Help tracking down the guy who ran an old bbs. reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iss_nighthawk · 2020-01-18 17:34 Does anyone know or have the contact info (facebook maybe?) for the guy who ran the BBS "Avalon" in Buffalo, NY circa 1994? When I was just a kid, he worked at Computer City. He was kind and helpful to a kid who knew nothing about dialing up and such. His BBS was very popular and grew until the telco shut him down, had a drive crash, and I think is father was ill. The BBS faded away. I always wanted to let him know just how far Ive come since then. edited for grammar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- slewp · 2020-01-18 19:06 I found the phone number for Avalon on [this bbs list](http://bbslist.textfiles.com/716/) and a google search for the number reveals [this usenet post](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!ms g/comp.sys.mac.games.adventure/PrMbqCbp3k4/BJOBH5QMxb4J) from someone involved with the BBS who may be able to help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thedigitalinfinity · 2020-01-18 19:07 Maybe you can get some info from [http://www.bbsmates.com](http://www.bbsmates.com/default.aspx) I was able to track down a few BBS's I used to be on back in the day ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iss_nighthawk · 2020-01-18 19:38 Wow what a site, but no dice.. http://www.bbsmates.com/viewbbs.aspx?id=122201 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thedigitalinfinity · 2020-01-18 19:42 maybe some useful info here? [http://bbslist.textfiles.com/](http://bbslist.textfiles.com/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-01-18 22:29 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2020-01-18 22:29 I remember in the mid to late 80's going to a shop around Marcellius, NY and the guy there sold us our Apple II to go with the C64 we already had. He even took the time out to teach me about usenet and bbsing. So I do hope you find this SysOp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-01-19 00:47 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iss_nighthawk · 2020-01-19 04:58 Really? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GoldenArmada · 2020-01-19 05:15 I've tracked down a few of the Sysops from my little hometown in Florida. I was a bit surprised to see a few of them weren't that sentimental about their boards and had moved on. There was a guy that worked at Sears who sold me my first PC and introduced me to BBSing (as a means of downloading files for technical support of Prodigy at the time). I found him on Facebook and sent him a note, but he never responded... seemingly, there was no recognition of who I was. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iss_nighthawk · 2020-01-19 09:13 True, could be they dont look back fondly. Perhaps Im just being nostalgic about it all. First computer, first bbs. While we were not friends that interacted much irl I think this guy might remember. Thought I doubt our meeting had as much impact on his life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thedigitalinfinity · 2020-01-19 21:02 That's a shame. BBS Communities were always very close back in the day because they were local. That used to mean something once upon a time. I'd love to get a hold of a few of the guys that used to be on the DOOM BBS near the Addison, IL area especially the sysop Boogie Man. Not only was a massive hub for all things Doom and any game from the mid nineties for that fact but they had an Anime sub-board that was pretty awesome as well. So it was a one stop shop for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-01-20 06:16 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-01-25 06:10 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- linotype · 2020-01-31 18:29 Facebook makes it very difficult for people who are not friends to communicate through messages, there’s no notification and they go straight to the spam folder. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow_Passenger_44 · 2021-12-14 12:32 I believe his name was Cal- he was a very helpful guy. I am also wondering what happened to him- Avalon was a great resource. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iss_nighthawk · 2021-12-14 16:19 Kalamazoo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FirmButterscotch3 · 2022-10-17 02:57 I now own the [doombbs.com](https://doombbs.com) domain btw. If you want your old username email forwarded, lmk ;)