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   Aaron Thomas to August Abolins   
   Re: Early 90s Fido   
   04 Feb 21 00:38:34   
   
   TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46   
   MSGID: 1:275/99 6068b62c   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ed160b18   
   TZUTC: -0500   
    AA> The very earliest versions were probably monochrome.  But I     
    AA> don't remember any distinctive limitation in colour in the     
      
   RBBS boards disappeared fast in the later half of the 90s in my area. It would   
   be fun to log in to one now, with whatever updates they've had since I last   
   seen them. Does anyone run RBBS now?   
      
    AA> I think Call-waiting could be disabled for the duration of an     
    AA> outbound call that you initiated, but it couldn't be disabled if     
      
   Yes, by dialing *82 (or something like that) it would disable call-waiting on   
   the outbound calls, which was convenienet for file leeching sessions :)   
      
    AA> I think I ran into something similar with my phone service. I     
    AA> ended up cancelling call-waiting. It was more of a nuisance than     
      
   I don't like call-waiting on my voice line. I could be talking with somebody,   
   and the call-waiting tones muffle the person I'm trying to listen to. And   
   you're right - if it's important, they can try again later!   
      
    AA> I later opted for a distinctive-ring service which provided a     
    AA> separate phone number on the same phone line. I had a little box     
      
   That's high tech! I never knew about this. But really, it's bad to mix the   
   voice line with other stuff. People would NEVER pay attention to Hours of   
   Operation.   
      
   --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)   
    * Origin: CompuBBS | Ashburn VA | cfbbs.scinet-ftn.org (1:275/99)   
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