Houston BBSs in the 80s
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dngraham37 · 2022-12-01 13:19

The Valhalla post brought back some memories. Wondering if there are
any others here that I might have frequented, or may have frequented
mine.

I ran a BBS in the mid to late 80s on a C-64 called The Campus BBS. I
started off using software written in BASIC (the Keep BBS) and later
used ICE, which was written by a couple of brothers attending LSU.

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analog_potatoes · 2022-12-01 22:41

Do you mean this [this ice?](https://csdb.dk/release/?id=197219)

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dngraham37 · 2022-12-01 22:48

Yes. I was one of the first 1.0 users and later 1.1 - I eventually
sold everything to the sysop of BIO Feedback

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derpderpderpfizzfizz · 2022-12-02 00:34

Chicago here.. but I remember dialing in on my computer to a bbs in
the Chicago area in maybe...1985?

The guy had a bunch of modems and phone lines and a bunch of people
could call in and chat. I can't believe it was 40 years ago..

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dialsoft · 2022-12-02 00:44

I think that was Hotel Houston. Diversi Dial #48?

  I used to link my system with his.  There is a whole network of
those older systems now. See [www.magviz.ca](https://www.magviz.ca)

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derpderpderpfizzfizz · 2022-12-02 00:46

No idea.. I just dialed a phone number in Chicago or the burbs.
Flipped the switch in the ribbon cable to (O)riginate and wait for the
connection

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dignan2 · 2022-12-02 02:46

I started dialing up in DOS days around '87 but grew up with C64 (sans
modem).

I have a facebook group for old 713/Houston BBS folks, I was in the
art/music scene as well as the underground stuff, quite a few names
have joined up in the group. Might find some early 80's users in
there.

search "713 BBS days"