Re: WaZaBoo! BBS 216-382-7040

[Chris Morse <chris@cosmicwolf.com>]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:37:17 -0500, "Bill Garber"
<willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:bs2mb2$8phnq$1@ID-198131.news.uni-berlin.de...
>: Yeah, I'll put it up...
>:
>: Would anyone be interested in a YAHOO Group for Apple II? (or
>does one
>: already exist).  Each YAHOO group has a file transfer section
>that we can
>: use for sharing & such...
>
>Well, although I abhor YAHOO, I'd be up for that.
>My only question would be, why can't we simply attach
>binaries to this group? I'm on a lot of NGs that I can
>attach binaries to and download binaries from, so why
>is it we can't do that here. For some reason Comcast
>doesn't allow the Apple II binaries NG to come through.
>Is there some problem with Apple Corp. that prevents
>them from letting me see it? I would think that if I can
>get other binaries NGs through Giganews that I should
>be able to get that one as well. Ok, now tell me my
>newsreader is broken, I'm ready to ignore you, whoever
>you may be, but I really think my newsreader is ok, and
>there are other problems.

Yeah, like copper wire said, there's already a group for that.

>There is a Group started by RTDOS that has an Apple II
>section. If you don't like MSN then we can go on YAHOO,
>but bear in mind that Jeff moved his forum from YAHOO
>to MSN for various reasons. Anyway, It's up to whomever
>will be running the group. I am interested in that, yes.
>
>Thanks for the offer Terry.
>
>Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
>Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com

I'm working on putting up a Telnet BBS for the Apple II folks.
So far, I've got the server running, allowing new users to
sign up (with automatic 1-way e-mail verification).  I am 
working on multi-user chat and message boards now. After that, 
I'll be adding the file transfer area.

It happens that I am doing this for "another" project, too,
so I've got more than just hobby-motivation behind it now.

Anyhow, once it's up and running I will have a hefty file area
for the 8-bit Apple II, along with a pretty massive retro PC
shareware/freeware/abandonware area.

Hope to have it ready for people to play with in early January.
I think it would be a blast to get some of you funnier folks in
chat and having fun.  Who knows, maybe we can host a weekly Apple II
"user group" type chat!

I still don't have a name for the BBS yet.  I'm writing it in Visual
Basic .NET, so was thinking "AppleNET BBS".  Not sure if that's a (C)
or (R) or (TM) word tho'.  That's what I'm calling the BBS software
right now, anyhow.  Maybe "Apple II Forever BBS"?  I keep coming back
to that one... Back in the mid 80's, I ran a BBS called "Rebel
Hideout".  My best friend at the time got a IIgs and used his old //e
for a BBS.. his handle was "Myers" and he called his BBS "Myers'
Closet Castle" because his //e was plugged in and sitting in his
closet. heh.. and he had a 9600 baud modem about a month after they
were introduced... while I was still at 1200.  oh well!

// CHRIS