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1995 (prior to the Internet as we know it today) I started a BBS (Bulletin
Board System) known as Simply Country BBS. It was a 1-node (one telephone
line with a modem) system with software called JetBBS. It was run on on
Windows 3.1 and a 28.8K modem. It could handle one user at a time calling in on a local
phone line.
Several months later I updated to Windows 95 with a 33.6K modem and I switched to a software called Power BBS. As Internet use increased in 1996 I went to a WINServer BBS system with a 56K modem and eventually connected it to the Internet. It was a 4-node system and people could connect to it from the Internet. It would later be upgraded to Windows 98. In 1999 the BBS system was incorporated into a local ISP business I co-owned and provided extra features for our customers. It was a 16-node system run on Windows NT. The BBS software now run on on
this system is called Synchronet BBS (http://www.synchro.net/). Originally written in 1990 and commercially sold in the BBS heydays
from 1992-1996. Again in 1999 the author got back in and revised the
software with many new enhancements. I am thankful for his persistence and
the fact that he keeps the software FREE in an effort to revitalize BBSing. I do not run a static (fixed) IP address for
locating the server on the Internet. You will notice the BBS name to
connect to the Internet is: “ciberfarm.servebbs.com”. I use what is
called a dynamic domain name service. My computer IP address is not
constant and can change. My computer will constantly ping and update this
service with my IP address. Anytime you telnet (connect to the BBS) to
“ciberfarm.servebbs.com, it will find my server. These BBS systems all ran Game programs called DOS (Disk Operating System) Door games. The majority of these games I used were written by Sunrise Doors (http://www.sunrisedoors.com) and are still being maintained by the software author. They only required your keyboard to operate them, mainly just your number pad. They all were easy to navigate and fun to play. So now I decided to run a BBS again and use these "classic" games once again. This is my way to honor the BBS community that really was the true leader in the forefront of the Internet. The BBS community numbered in the thousands in the mid 90's, today in the hundreds. BUT they still exist and this BBS (Ciber Farm Classic Games BBS) is one of them. The kid in me still loves to play these games. I hope to see YOU join the rest of us who enjoy PLAYING these "classics".
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