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Marta and I were cutting edge BEFORE the internet with a BBS, PC Pursuit, etc...
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PC Pursuit
In the late 1980s, Telenet offered a service called PC Pursuit. For a flat monthly fee, customers could dial into the Telenet network in one city, then dial out on the modems in another city to access bulletin board systems and other services. PC Pursuit was popular among computer hobbyists because it sidestepped long-distance charges. In this sense, PC Pursuit was similar to the Internet.
http://www.adamcon.org/ann/9005.html
Name : LITTLE ORPHAN ADAM Hr/Baud: 24HRS 300/1200 Phone : (402)/455-8308 Sysop : Steven Dawes (OMAHA STEVE) Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 AM Name : MACH 1 BBS Hr/Baud: 9PM - 6AM 300/1200/2400 Phone : (414)/762-0492 Sysop : GARY SCHOENUNG Posted : Sun May 21, 1989 7:30 PM
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WE THANK THE CONNECTION BBS and STEVE MAJORS for the following list of ADAM BBSs.
/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-/-= A LIST OF YOUR FAVORITE =-\=- ADAM BBS Phone Numbers! -=/ \=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=/
Name : THE TRADING POST Hr/Baud: 24HRS 300/1200 Phone : (216)/791-4022 Sysop : Herman L Mason (HERMAN) Voice : (216)/231-8813 Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 PM
Name : UP - AN - ADAM Hr/Baud: 24HRS 300/1200 Phone : (206)/869-2018 Sysop : Bart Lynch (ZONKER) Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 PM
Name : SLC ADAM-LINK BBS Hr/Baud: 6P-8A & WNDS 300/1200 Phone : (801)/484-5114 Sysop : Alan Neeley (ALAN) Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 PM
Name : THE ST. LOUIS AUG Hr/Baud: THR-SUN 9P-6A 300/1200 Phone : (314)/383-3617 Sysop : Al Fitzgerald (SHAMAN) Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 PM
Name : LITTLE ORPHAN ADAM Hr/Baud: 24HRS 300/1200 Phone : (402)/455-8308 Sysop : Steven Dawes (OMAHA STEVE) Posted : Tue Jan 24, 1989 8:28 AM Name : MACH 1 BBS Hr/Baud: 9PM - 6AM 300/1200/2400 Phone : (414)/762-0492 Sysop : GARY SCHOENUNG Posted : Sun May 21, 1989 7:30 PM
Name : VOICE OF THE EAGLE BBS Hr/Baud: WED&THR 8:30PM-5:00AM 300 Phone : (615)/645-4317 Sysop : Ricki Gerlach (RICKI) Posted : Mon Nov 13, 1989 9:20 PM
Name : MICRO INNOVATIONS BBS Hr/Baud: M-F 6PM-10PM ONLY!! 1200 Phone : (703)/264-3908 Sysop : Mark Gorden Posted : Sat Jan 13, 1990 5:26 PM
Name : MAINE ADAM BBS Hr/Baud: 6P-8A WEEKLY 300/1200 Phone : (207)/583-4923 Sysop : Robert Sebelist (SEBE) Posted : Tue Jan 23, 1990 9:14 PM
Name : THE SOCA ADAM BBS Hr/Baud: 4PM-7AM M-F/24S-S 3/12/24 Phone : (714)/775-1603 Sysop : Larry D. Overman Posted : Sat Feb 10, 1990 12:57 AM
Name : THE AWAUG BBS Hr/Baud: 24 HRS. 3/12/2400 Baud Phone : (202)/56l-2475 Sysop : Jeff Jodoin
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(301 posts)from another Omahan!
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(26,044 posts)In the pre-Internet days, PC Pursuit was the greatest thing ever. I spent many hours going through lists of Amiga BBSs from access cities, test-dialing each to find out if they were in the right calling zones, building up my own personal collection of new boards...
In the latter days of PC-P, I was heavily involved in The Audiophile Network, a fantastic collection of audio nuts (including writers and editors at the major magazines -- we used to hold an informal annual get-together at CES in Las Vegas every January), which was conveniently located in a PC-P zone. They had software that would allow you to log in, download all the new messages, read and reply to them off-line, then upload your replies the next time you logged-on. What with most of us calling in several times a night, it was the closest thing to a web-forum like this I've ever known. Sadly, TAN never survived the Internet age, mainly because the admin, unwilling to abandon his BBS users, waited too long to switch over to a website format and, by the time he did, most of the previous members had moved on. Still, it was quite a time, while it lasted...