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   Aaron,   
      
    AT> You did better with it than me! I bought a C64 at about the same time,   
    AT> but I couldn't figure out how to do anything with it, not even type &   
    AT> print.   
      
     My first BBS was actually run on a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100    
   laptop (it also ran on a Model 102). I no longer have the computer,   
   but I still have the software in the BBS files area. It was known   
   as "The World's Smallest BBS", with software of Softmail or Mini-Net.   
   It just had chat with the Sysop and some messages...no real files or    
   doors.   
      
    AT> I remember seeing 56k as an option in my comm program, but I never   
    AT> thought I'd see the day when I'd actually own one - and then toss it in   
    AT> the trash because it's obsolete :)   
      
     We thought we were smokin' at 9600, 14.4, or 28.8 back then.    
   I still have a US Robotics 56K external fax modem, but it's on a VoIP   
   line. I'm using Classic Phone Tools as the fax software, but one can't   
   really get faxes on a VoIP line. However, all the analog lines are   
   disappearing. And, if you want one, you better be prepared to "open   
   your wallet wide".   
      
    AT> There were some boards that were very resilient against the Internet. I   
    AT> shut mine down in 1998 when the calls almost completely stopped.   
      
     I no longer have dial-up due to cost, plus most days, I'm the only   
   "caller". However, I enjoy the time in the message areas, and updating   
   the ham radio and weather data.   
      
     Since my car wreck last month, I've had little time to play any of   
   the doorgames.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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