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Audrey... I betcha you ' n I are just about the only 2 gals on the List who know what fun the "old time" (hahaha! I can't believe it's less than a decade ago that BBSes were all the rage 'cause only military types an academics really knew about the Internet). Tho my board DID have several out of state (and the board was here in L.A.) "regulars" calling in daily to play the 55 games we had. the majority of our members were local - meaning real people came to our weekly user meets/dinners - usually between 20 to 30 smiling BBSers, often with spouse and kids in tow 'cause they knew my BBS was a family oriented (tho no one under 21 was permitted on the system 'cause they were alllllll fellas then and allllllll <blush> horny!!! <giggle> Please give your son a big "Howdy" from a fellow sysop, Hmmm..... (thinking) I wonder if he ever heard of Blazin' Bytes BBS outta L.A? We were running a full service 16 incoming phone lines ( LOL - in those days THAT was a medium sized BBS) with 7 additional lines daisy-chained into the main phone system/computer to bring toll-free calling in from the "outback.": We ran TBBS software to handle all the online games (all 55 of 'em!), and there was Fidonet for for our "thinkers." <smile> GAWD, I loved the Bytes as tho it was a child of mine and to tell ya the truth, even tho my kids were adults and out of the family nest by the time I brought the BBS online (in 1992), they actually were JEALOUS of the time and effort I put into the board and it's members... The girls and I had some great soulful and enlightening discussion yesterday over lunch about then having a BBS-geek mom (working in an office built into our condo unit's garage) <housing 3 PCs, and tons of modems, and all the other 'lectroninc "junk" needed to keep the Bytes up and running> when their friends mothers all worked 9 to 5 jobs or they didn't work outside the home at all. Ooooooh Audrey... did you ever open a"Pandora's Box" just FULL of terrific memories! And I think it's wonderful that you son ran a BBS in his teens - he's GOT to be a bright and responsible adult after his sysop-ing experiences. Hugs.... Barb (aka Blazin' Barb, way back in the good ol days of BBSing) -----Original Message----- From: Audrey <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:32 AM Subject: Re: depression >Hi Barb the lover of iceceam for breakfast, > >This is in reference to this and to your job prior to working for MSN. My >youngest son had his own BBS too between age 14 and college. He had a >similar job during summers and for 5 years after graduation as he worked for >Microsoft on their main campus in Redmond ... He too worked the hours that >you did for MSN and resigned to begin his own internet company. He tells me >that the hours could be the same, but it is far more fun now. It sounded so >similar Barb to your story that I had to respond. ( I do agree with Murray >thatg you are an imaginative writer )... > >*Seattle* Audrey