First non-POTS was an Ascend Pipeline 50. I may even still have it somewhere.
-Ben Cannon CEO 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> > On Feb 17, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Brian <br...@nc-ct.net> wrote: > >> On Feb 17, 2020, at 10:38 AM, Gene LeDuc <gle...@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. > > -- > If Confucius were alive today: > "A computing device left in the OFF power state never crashes" > ----- > 73 de Brian N1URO > IPv6 Certified > SMTP: n1uro-at-n1uro.ampr.org > >