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history:index [2010/02/21 12:53] digitalmanhistory:index [2023/02/28 14:44] (current) – Opening blurb adjustments digital man
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-{{indexmenu>.}}+**It all started sometime in 1990**.  
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 +Here's a Telix log file that [[person:ille_homine_albe|Steve Deppe]] archived from 1990, showing that Steve downloaded (at 2400bps!) this "new bbs" source code that [[person:digital_man|Rob]] started developing (in Turbo C) in November of 1990: 
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 +<code> 
 +90-11-27  23:21:34  Telix Usage Log Opened. 
 +90-11-27  23:22:16  Connected with : RS line 1 sys        dnet 
 +90-11-27  23:22:16  ++ At phone #  : 1 714 529-9525 
 +90-11-27  23:22:16  ++ Settings    : 2400,N,8,
 +90-11-27  23:49:43  Download using Zmodem protocol. 
 +90-11-27  23:49:44  ++ File : I:\lib\newbbs.zip 
 +90-11-27  23:49:52  ++ Chars per second : 192 
 +90-11-27  23:54:35  Elapsed time online 00:32:19 
 +</code> 
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 +~~NOCACHE~~ 
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 +{{indexmenu>.|tsort msort}} 
 +  * [[https://soundcloud.com/rob-swindell/sets/synchronet-bbs-software-radio-interview-circa-1993|Radio interview with Rob Swindell regarding Synchronet BBS software (circa 1993)]] 
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMFKU04YTk|Video interview with Rob Swindell for BBS: The Documentary (July-31-2002)]] [[https://archive.org/details/20020731-bbs-swindell|also here]]