Re: Speaking of BBS's...

[Greg Buchner <nobody@mn.rr.com>]

In article <1eynmi2.1wc8tzkjiypdsN%dboomsma@sci.kun.nl>,
 dboomsma@sci.kun.nl (Doede) wrote:

> Steven Lichter <stevenl11@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I still run one.  I put it online in 1987 and it has
> > been up since.  Not many calles, but since I bought
> 
> There is just one big disadvantage of having a cablemodem:
> 
> One cannot dial BBS's anymore!
> 
> Perhaps I should buy a long phonewire and give it a try again! It's
> incredibly cheap to make a phonecall to the USA nowadays.

I find having a cable modem to be a big advantage.  This way I can call 
into the BBS and play the trivia game while I'm online & have search 
engines available.  ;-)

But, with my local phone company I have contemplated dropping local 
phone service and just having the cable modem and a cell phone.

Greg B.
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