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   Hello Aaron!   
      
   ** On Thursday 04.02.21 - 00:38, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AT> RBBS boards disappeared fast in the later half of the 90s   
    AT> in my area. It would be fun to log in to one now, with   
    AT> whatever updates they've had since I last seen them. Does   
    AT> anyone run RBBS now?   
      
   If you visit this place:   
      
   https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/   
      
      ..and click on the Software link, it will list the registered     
   BBSes by software. There is one RBBS-PC listed.   
      
      
    AA>> I later opted for a distinctive-ring service which   
    AA>> provided a separate phone number on the same phone line. I   
    AA>> had a little box   
      
    AT> That's high tech! I never knew about this. But really, it's   
    AT> bad to mix the voice line with other stuff. People would   
    AT> NEVER pay attention to Hours of Operation.   
      
   People would use Ident-a-Call or Distinctive ring to distinguish     
   between different types of calls: personal, business, fax, etc.   
      
   If I was using the line for voice, then a bbs caller would get a     
   busy signal - no problem.   
      
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