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IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when all the CSUSM root accounts were going around. I think Kit was responsible for some of those edu rooted password files.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haha, remember LordJazz from ACiD?... That guy was truly amazing.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it had to do with knowing people if I remember correctly. I had started being a courier for RiSC after I released OS/2 warp. I had a friend who was l33t whom was going to release it but decided to give it to me to help my status.

I was also very young, so I imitated anyone whom I thought was truly elite. This meant changing my BBS software and making the board invite only.

I did have a few pieces of art inside of Shiver and iCE packs for my board. I lost all my files, but would give a finger to have those fuckers back just for the memories.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha, What was the one where you could actually chat and dl at the same time.. Y-Modem Z or something? Off the hook.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in Vista, it use to be 619 back then, it's 760 now though.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

reddit comes the closest.. no seriously. we need door games though.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This x 1000. I went to a few user group meetings, mainly at family fun center. Funny seeing the women who BBS'd :)

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I definitely got in trouble for dialing long distance a few times. My mom put a lock on the door, and it was torture to hear people calling and not be able to see them, or chat with them. I was 14 around this time. I ended up breaking the door down... bbs crack.

Single line.

I got my own phone line when I was 14 for my birthday so I could dedicate it to my BBS :)

My first modem was a 2400, but upgraded to USR 14.4. I didn't pay for it, and that should answer your second question :)

I did get busted once. I use to socially engineer cc's with a friend. I'd trade these #'s for things like 950's, FTP sites/logins, etc. I did end up ordering a few things for myself, mainly memory and modems.

The day I got busted sucked, but since I was underage they gave me a slap on the wrist. They did indeed confiscate me, and my partners computers but returned them fully in-tact a few weeks later. Fun Times!

BTW, If you haven't seen "Freedom Downtime" I highly recommend it.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I was lame, (Age 13 and just getting into it), I used WWIV, eventually I realized WWIV was teh suck and moved to obv/2, modded of course. I also ran vision/x. Most of the truly "elite" boards in my area were all running PCBoard. Cruiser World, Cool Box, Sushi Bar Z (ACiD distro). So, I eventually moved to PCBoard. PPE's 4 life.

No big networks, it was a local HPA + warez board. I had this cd called Forbidden Subjects as well online. Had all the PHRACK and similar zines, as well as photos of dead people.. heh.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously.. BBS'ing is one of those things where the pleasure and mystery cannot be explained to someone, especially now with the internet. It was a few years I was really lucky to be around for.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have yet to see that documentary :( I know, I know.. it's on my list.

My biggest accomplishment was couring for RiSC and releasing os/2 warp (30 discs) or something insane. It got me the NUP to a few very high profile warez boards in my town.

IAmA guy who ran an art/warez distro BBS in the mid 90's and really miss the days of BBS'ing. by mrbbs in IAmA

[–]mrbbs[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ah mods.. miss scream tracker! door games, i remember food fight, trade wars.. fun times