 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T DSL Service
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Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish. said by jdmatl:Former PC-Board BBS Sysop here also. Ran my 2-node on a 386/16mzh with 1meg ram using DesqView as my multi-tasker. Windows 3.1 had issues with serial ports in DOS windows, hence the DesqView WITH QEMM memory manager. You're talking my language here. 386-SX16, 1MB RAM, Desqview, QEMM, a Seagate 4096 MFM hard-drive (Yes, it was used).... I looked at PC-Board but ended up running RemoteAccess..... I THINK but I'm not sure that I ran it on a 2400 bps modem and then went to 14.4k (I remember jumping over 9600).
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Zach 58Premium
join:2006-11-26
NW Minnesota | Wow this thread brings back the memories. Ran EZ Comm and then Wildcat! software here. One of the first locally to offer Usenet newsgroups and freeware/shareware feed via Planet Connect. I was also on FidoNet running FrontDoor. Got to learn all about routed Netmail and file attachments when the phone bills arrived. Ah yes, the days of LD calls to region in Mpls.  In retrospect, it sure was an expensive hobby but some of the folks I met back then I still keep in touch with today.  |
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 syslockPremium
join:2007-02-03
Ann Arbor, MI
 ·Comcast
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After you went mad setting it up, Desqview and QEMM were the bomb back then for multi-tasking.
Had 6 lines with USRobotics modems hooked to 3 worstations, and a Netware 3.12 server in the background hooked up via 10BASE2 thinnet coax. Lived in a unique calling area and later used the phone lines to run a POP for an ISP.
Made some great friendships back then that are still Strong today. It was great to help other sysops in the area work out their issues or chat about their mutual problem children users..... Lots of work, but a lot of fun as well. |
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