[609/NJ] A longshot: Does anyone remember Misty Mountain BBS?
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vga256 · 2021-07-31 20:47

I'm doing some research on the MS-DOS game engine/IDE
[ZZT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT), and came across [a letter
from Tim Sweeney to a
developer](https://museumofzzt.com/article/518/the-epic-mega-haul)
mentioning Misty Mountain BBS in New Jersey as the central hub for ZZT
aficionados and developers. Here's a [screenshot of an ad for the
board distributed with
ZZT](https://museumofzzt.com/static/articles/2021/epic-mega-
haul/misty-mountain.png).

Does anyone know if the sysop - [Gandalf/mythran24/Chip Hageman](https
://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=research:zzt_preservation_phonebook)
- of that system stuck around? Did anyone visit the board back in the
day?

Would love to hear about your experiences, if any!

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rskindred · 2021-07-31 22:52

I remember seeing it on the 609 area code bbs list from 25 years ago
but it was long distance for me. I wasn’t aware of its history though.
Very interesting.

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NotTheOnlyGamer · 2021-08-01 04:12

I know I dialled into a it a few times to share or download boards,
but it was an in-state long-distance number (201 here at the time). I
don't remember much else, because I was just a kid.

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fadeaccompli · 2022-01-27 14:23

I'm told the co-sysop was Rob Landley, and you can still find him
pretty easily online; he might have more contact info, or at least
anecdotes.

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vga256 · 2022-01-27 17:22

Fantastic. Thank you so much!