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--- history:index [2010/02/25 19:38] – digitalman
+++ history:index [2023/02/28 14:44] (current) – Opening blurb adjustments digital man
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 ====== History ======
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+**It all started sometime in 1990**.
+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:
+<code>
+-11-27  23:21:34  Telix Usage Log Opened.
+-11-27  23:22:16  Connected with : RS line 1 sys        dnet
+-11-27  23:22:16  ++ At phone #  : 1 714 529-9525
+-11-27  23:22:16  ++ Settings    : 2400,N,8,1
+-11-27  23:49:43  Download using Zmodem protocol.
+-11-27  23:49:44  ++ File : I:\lib\newbbs.zip
+-11-27  23:49:52  ++ Chars per second : 192
+-11-27  23:54:35  Elapsed time online 00:32:19
+</code>
+~~NOCACHE~~
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+  * [[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]]

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