Subj : Re: The Birth of HobbyNet
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Amessyroom
Date : Mon Jan 12 2026 21:58:48

  Re: Re: The Birth of HobbyNet
  By: Mike Dippel to Amessyroom on Mon Jan 12 2026 06:55 pm

 > On 1/11/2026 10:28 AM, Amessyroom wrote to Mike Dippel:

 > ->   Re: The Birth of HobbyNet
 > ->   By: Mike Dippel to All on Sat Jan 03 2026 08:29 am
 > -> 
 > ->  > Back in the late 80's, I had a subscription to Prodigy.  When it expir
 > ->  > research and purchased the DOS version of Mustang's BBS software and r
 > ->  > lines into my house.
 > -> 
 > ->  > My wife loved to write in Prodigy's Cross-Stitch echo, so I decided to
 > ->  > Prodigy and devote it to hobbies.
 > -> 
 How did I get into BBSing? 

Well if I recall, I had a TRS-80 Model III. 1st a 300 baud acoustic coupler 
modem. Then a direct connect phone line modem, still 300 baud. Got this while in middle school. Took it to college and tried to beileve it was good as the
PCs. To me anyway it was, and all I had.

I eventually got a PC XT and got higher speed modems. I remember calling BBSes during college. I didn't get into the games but enjoyed taking to sysops and
message bases.

About the time I graduated, OS/2 was being pushed and I got interested in it as a computer geek and computer science graduate. I got into Amateur Radio and decided to merge the two and created "The Backdoor BBS" in Morrisville, NC.
I later moved to Cary, NC. Had two lines, one for BBS and other for house use and when I needed to go get files.

I provided amateur radio call sign lookup, os/2 cd roms, and various shareware.

I got in some trouble indirectly with the BBS at work. Don't know if someone was trying to trash me or what; but worked through it. Don't know if I took it down then or a little later when things decilned.

For a year or two,I keep and pubished a list of ISPs and BBSes that had internet in the Research Triangle Area in NC.

I proceeded to concentrate on career, and didn't think about BBSes until I saw some activity in 2024. I downloaded synchronet and have had it up since. 

HobbyNet was one of the first FTNs I added and appreciate all your help Mike.

Love reading about your camping, BBS, and music adventures as well as your
newer healthnet.
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