My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop
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Content_Cockroach_64 · 2022-12-03 00:57

Great article, brings back fond memories. Thank you.

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Call_Me_Mauve_Bib · 2022-12-03 02:10

I saw a listing of BBSs in 919 land in the article.
MicroMessageService rings a bell. I spent a lot of time on there in
highschool. Years later, (2001?), I was driving through NC, having
moved away after Uni.

I saw a registration plate on a car, SYSOP. I had to pull along side:

me: *HORN*
other car: *nothing*
me: *MORE HORN* *MAYBE PSIREN*
other car: *ROLLS WINDOW DOWN*
me "BBS SysOp?"
other driver : "It's long gone, but once yes".
me : "Great which one"
other driver : "It was called Micro Messag.."
me, interrupting : "OMG You're Mike M. Stroud!, 7796674"

Went on catching up until traffic had to move.

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temotodochi · 2022-12-03 10:43

I was 12 when i had mine. SuperBBS and later pirated PCBoard. One
dedicated line and at best had 100 users of which half were pretty
active. Had email through fidonet - even if email roundtrip time was
2-3 days. That set me up for life in regards of career direction. I
still do SysOp, just for millions of people instead of 100.