RE: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Jeff DePolo
Nothing gave me more pleasure than spending my long distance charges on sending fidmail packets from my BBS to the hub in st. Louis that were LADEN with snide remarks straying further and further off topic. You actually *paid* for long distance modem calls back then ??!?? :-) :-) :-)

RE: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Chris Curtis
DePolo Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:56 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different Nothing gave me more pleasure than spending my long distance charges on sending fidmail packets from my BBS to the hub in st. Louis

RE: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Jeff DePolo
No tone service where I was. Ha! Whistle up 2600 on an 800 call and the world was your oyster... I first box I actually owned outright is a timex Sinclair 1000 with the 16k ram pak sitting out in the shed/shack Mine was a Trash-80 Model I. I cut my teeth on a VAX-11/750 at a local

Re: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Nate Duehr
On Jan 6, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Jeff DePolo wrote: Enough reminiscing, I probably sound like one of those OF's on 80m that talks about their gout, their pension, and what orifice they're having scoped this week, back to real work. This comedian pretty well covers it... and his rotary dial phone

Re: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread no6b
At 1/6/2010 10:56, you wrote: On Jan 6, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Jeff DePolo wrote: Enough reminiscing, I probably sound like one of those OF's on 80m that talks about their gout, their pension, and what orifice they're having scoped this week, back to real work. This comedian pretty well covers

Re: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Ah yes... haven't tapped out a number in years. Used to run in to phones with no dials once in a while. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: n...@no6b.com To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] something

RE: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-06 Thread Richard
. --Samuel Adams _ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:00 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] something altogether different Ah yes... haven't

[Repeater-Builder] something altogether different

2010-01-05 Thread Chris Curtis
-snip- Yes, there IS a secret plan to destroy the Internet by having side-conversations like those that normally happen in person when talking to other humans.  It's been going on since the USENET days.  (Maybe the conspiracy extends all the way back to BBS's and FidoNet but we're not sure.  The