Hello, Michael...   
      
   MS>I have been checking as many dial-up bulletin boards as I am able to find. I   
   MS>pleased to find the ABLED echo conference as I remember a former moderator n   
   MS>Willie Wilson. I had sat down with him many times, in fact, for a beer and h   
   MS>visited his apartment, where he explained the reason that he had no need to   
   MS>replace the burned-out light bulbs.   
      
     There are some dial-up BBS's still around, but the amount is a small   
   fraction of what they once were.   
      
     Even though I myself have been fully disabled for 10 years now, and   
   run the only BBS left in Arkansas (that I know of), I unfortunately,   
   don't have dial-up access for 2 reasons.   
      
   1) When construction crews were working out here several years ago, they   
   sliced the underground cables like a knife through butter, even though   
   they were clearly marked. They left the holes uncovered overnight, and   
   it poured rain, ruining the cables. The resulting line noise made it   
   practically impossible to get a decent voice call...never mind a data   
   call.   
      
   2) The cost of a "vanilla" phone line, when I'm on a fixed income, and   
   have many other bills to deal with.   
      
     I don't recall Willie Wilson in here, but it has been quite awhile   
   since I've seen a post in this echo.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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