Re: Woz is Wired

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Doede Boomsma writes ...
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> No, Vince diforced and got his BBS down. I think he did have it running
> for a while, but he had almost no time to keep supporting it. Finally it
> went down, after disappearing from the network due to a difference in
> software versions.

     That's too bad. Anyway, it was quite a status symbol to have our
own BBS while the magazine was being published. 


 
> His interface was real cool, and he sent me via snail mail a copy of his
> BBS yeaaaaars ago. I liked it very much and got involved into METAL/
> Futurevision (the software). Not with the development of it, but I did
> learn the programming language a bit.

     The BBS certainly did sport a 'different' look which took a while
getting used to. In some ways, the system seemed to be working a bit
like HTML on today's net.



> Later I downloaded the latest
> version and started implementing Vince's great interface into the newest
> software. It was only till last year November that I had my system
> running; I took it down after my parents moved and that I lost most of
> my userbase. My plans are to get online again, but that costs quite a
> bit of time, effort and some money for the phoneline. The biggest
> problem is building up the userbase again.

     When you get the BBS going, be sure to post the number. 

 
> Aah, good "old" times. BTW, some of the Futurenet BBS's are still
> online, like Anti-Matter from David Miller and AUG-Sweden from Magnus
> Ericson. Try to telnet to lost-gonzo.com to access one system via the
> internet!

     I tried ftp but got a message saying that the sysop has decided not
to allow ftp access. How do you do a "telenet" connection?



Rubywand