First non-POTS was an Ascend Pipeline 50. I may even still have it somewhere. -Ben Cannon CEO 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC ben@6by7.net <mailto:ben@6by7.net>
On Feb 17, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Brian <brian@nc-ct.net> wrote:
On Feb 17, 2020, at 10:38 AM, Gene LeDuc <gleduc@sdsu.edu> wrote:
Does this thread make me not only think about the days of old, but also makes me feel older! Not going back as far as some here but around 1993ish...
My first connection back in the day was a shell account I was given as consultant and reseller for what was TIAC (then became PSI). I was also at the time running a 6 line MajorBBS system (prior to WorldGroup). TIAC allowed multiple concurrent logins to the shell so I purchased the MajorBBS dialout module and had it login to my shell account which my cosysop crafted a nice menu for basic feature usage such as ftp/lynx/irc/etc. Users could then use my dialout feature into my shell and do what they were looking to do.
Being somewhat out in the sticks and having a decent dial area coverage it in a sense allowed me to become my local region's first ISP of sorts. It was a hack but it worked and users were more than happy since for many even dialing up to AOL or Compuserve was a toll call then.
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