say barb
if you had games on pcs do you know how i can find one that was called
paragon or something like that ? you bounced a ball around and it had
different levels. i think it was from #4 microsoft publication. sure ould
like to be able to download it again
love
connie
----- Original Message -----
From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: depression
> 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
>
