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Ed, Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac. And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
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Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
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On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer < hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac. And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>Harry Harry Jacobson-Beyer hejb44@...502.417.4885 On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
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Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
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On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer < hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac. And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>Harry Harry Jacobson-Beyer hejb44@...502.417.4885 On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
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I do. I used to login to it frequently.
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on?that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too?long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember?what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a?response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-iie-computer
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What was that, Tom and Harry? On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
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Jonathan,
The 5th precinct was an electronic bulletin board run by Tom for the local Apple user group. It was free to join and Tom ran it on an Apple //e in his basement. Users dialed in from their computer and had to log in. I believe he had two modem cards in the //e so two people could be on it at once. It had a menu of several options one of which you could ask for help with your computer. I think there was a gaming menu with tips and hacks. When others logged in they could see your posts and respond and help.
I met Tom through the bulletin board and Lee Larson too. ?Tom upgraded my computer for me and was able to get me some peripherals inexpensively. He had a great setup in his basement.?
It was many years ago. And I remember it fondly.
On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to?play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I?have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember?the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-iie-computer
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ?? ?Next Meeting: 5/26/20
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Jonathan,
Here is a little more info - written by Tom earlier this century.
Back then?programs for the Apple were copy protected. Tom and a few other LAUG?members, inclucding Lee Larson, and policeman Bill Baker, were?interested in?seeing how those programs worked and to do that they?had to “uncopy protect” them.
And around?1981-82, the?Skeleton Keys?were born. To share their work and?and their knowledge of the Apple computer the Skeleton Keys operated?two?bulletin?board systems?(BBS): the?Precinct?and the?Fifth?Precinct. Tom operated one and Bill Baker the other. “At that?time only way to get into the bulletin board was by the?phone line?and only one person at a time on the bulletin board, so that's why we?had two of them.”
The Skeleton?Keys and LAUG went their separate ways for a while but around 1983,?through the efforts of LAUG's Robert Klein and Paul Geralds, and Lee?Larson?and Tom, the two groups merged and Tom became president.
I guess I was mistaken about two modems.
On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to?play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I?have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember?the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-iie-computer
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ?? ?Next Meeting: 5/26/20
We’ve gone online! ?? ?Register at?kyfmp.com/reg/?for a link
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Cool, Harry. Hey, I remember Robert Klein. He helped us set up the Electronic Publishing Society group in ’89 or so. Wow, how the world has changed. I was a Mac snob back then (well, ok, I still am), so I never really appreciated the truly wondrous thing that the Apple II was to those REALLY early adopters. It’s nice to have guys like you and Tom to set us straight. ::-) Jonathan On May 16, 2020, at 9:43 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Jonathan,
Here is a little more info - written by Tom earlier this century.
Back then programs for the Apple were copy protected. Tom and a few other LAUG members, inclucding Lee Larson, and policeman Bill Baker, were interested in seeing how those programs worked and to do that they had to “uncopy protect” them.
And around 1981-82, the Skeleton Keys were born. To share their work and and their knowledge of the Apple computer the Skeleton Keys operated two bulletin board systems (BBS): the Precinct and the Fifth Precinct. Tom operated one and Bill Baker the other. “At that time only way to get into the bulletin board was by the phone line and only one person at a time on the bulletin board, so that's why we had two of them.”
The Skeleton Keys and LAUG went their separate ways for a while but around 1983, through the efforts of LAUG's Robert Klein and Paul Geralds, and Lee Larson and Tom, the two groups merged and Tom became president.
I guess I was mistaken about two modems.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember the 80 column card.
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ? Next Meeting: 5/26/20
We’ve gone online! ? Register at kyfmp.com/reg/ for a link
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No, there was two modems and two phone lines.? We had great fun…
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
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On May 16, 2020, at 8:43 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer < hejb44@...> wrote:
Jonathan,
Here is a little more info - written by Tom earlier this century.
Back then?programs for the Apple were copy protected. Tom and a few other LAUG?members, inclucding Lee Larson, and policeman Bill Baker, were?interested in?seeing how those programs worked and to do that they?had to “uncopy protect” them.
And around?1981-82, the?Skeleton Keys?were born. To share their work and?and their knowledge of the Apple computer the Skeleton Keys operated?two?bulletin?board systems?(BBS): the?Precinct?and the?Fifth?Precinct. Tom operated one and Bill Baker the other. “At that?time only way to get into the bulletin board was by the?phone line?and only one person at a time on the bulletin board, so that's why we?had two of them.”
The Skeleton?Keys and LAUG went their separate ways for a while but around 1983,?through the efforts of LAUG's Robert Klein and Paul Geralds, and Lee?Larson?and Tom, the two groups merged and Tom became president.
I guess I was mistaken about two modems.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>Harry Harry Jacobson-Beyer hejb44@...502.417.4885 On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to?play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I?have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember?the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ?? ?Next Meeting: 5/26/20
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Harry, you bring back many memories and names. I don’t know what Bill Baker is doing today. Do you?
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
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On May 16, 2020, at 8:43 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer < hejb44@...> wrote:
Jonathan,
Here is a little more info - written by Tom earlier this century.
Back then?programs for the Apple were copy protected. Tom and a few other LAUG?members, inclucding Lee Larson, and policeman Bill Baker, were?interested in?seeing how those programs worked and to do that they?had to “uncopy protect” them.
And around?1981-82, the?Skeleton Keys?were born. To share their work and?and their knowledge of the Apple computer the Skeleton Keys operated?two?bulletin?board systems?(BBS): the?Precinct?and the?Fifth?Precinct. Tom operated one and Bill Baker the other. “At that?time only way to get into the bulletin board was by the?phone line?and only one person at a time on the bulletin board, so that's why we?had two of them.”
The Skeleton?Keys and LAUG went their separate ways for a while but around 1983,?through the efforts of LAUG's Robert Klein and Paul Geralds, and Lee?Larson?and Tom, the two groups merged and Tom became president.
I guess I was mistaken about two modems.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>Harry Harry Jacobson-Beyer hejb44@...502.417.4885 On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it to?play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law and I?have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember?the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-iie-computer
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ?? ?Next Meeting: 5/26/20
We’ve gone online! ?? ?Register at??for a link
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Tom,
I don’t think I ever met Bill Baker.
I worked with Paul Geralds wife, Judy?, at Southern Middle School back in the ‘80s. I think Paul died early on.
I think I met Robert Klein, but don’t remember anything about him.
On May 17, 2020, at 10:41 AM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Harry, you bring back many memories and names. I don’t know what Bill Baker is doing today. Do you?
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 8:43 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Jonathan,
Here is a little more info - written by Tom earlier this century.
Back then programs for the Apple were copy protected. Tom and a few other LAUG members, inclucding Lee Larson,?and policeman Bill Baker, were interested in seeing how those programs worked and to do that they had to “uncopy?protect” them.
And around 1981-82, the Skeleton Keys were born. To share their work and and their knowledge of the Apple computer?the Skeleton Keys operated two bulletin board systems (BBS): the Precinct and the Fifth Precinct. Tom operated one?and Bill Baker the other. “At that time only way to get into the bulletin board was by the phone line and only one person?at a time on the bulletin board, so that's why we had two of them.”
The Skeleton Keys and LAUG went their separate ways for a while but around 1983, through the efforts of LAUG's?Robert Klein and Paul Geralds, and Lee Larson and Tom, the two groups merged and Tom became president.
I guess I was mistaken about two modems.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <lists@...> wrote:
What was that, Tom and Harry?
On May 16, 2020, at 8:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
I do. I used to login to it frequently.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 16, 2020, at 5:44 PM, tom guenthner <tguenthner@...> wrote:
Remember the 5th Precinct? It was run on Apple //e. I still have it.
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
On May 16, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <hejb44@...> wrote:
Ed,
Thanks for this.
I miss my Apple //e. I learned to program in basic and it was so much fun. I stayed up well into the night writing code on that machine and I wish I still had it?to play with. When I got my first Mac my wife, who never lets me keep anything too long if I’m not using it made me get rid of it. I gave it to my brother-in-law?and I have no idea if he still has it. I suspect not.
In addition to a modem card and a printer card I had two 3.5 disc drives. I think I had other cards but don’t remember what they were. I also don’t remember?the 80 column card.?
For many years I felt Appleworks on the //e was better than on the Mac.
And remember the computer message boards? You would post a message and come back a few hours later and find a response. How exciting that was.
<harry-mail-signatures.jpg>
Harry
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
hejb44@...
502.417.4885
On May 15, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Ed Wiser <ewiser@...> wrote:
https://www.charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-iie-computer
--
Jonathan Fletcher
Workplace Innovation Facilitator
jonathan@...
Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group ?? ?Next Meeting: 5/26/20
We’ve gone online! ?? ?Register at?kyfmp.com/reg/?for a link
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On May 17, 2020, at 10:38 AM, tom guenthner < tguenthner@...> wrote: No, there was two modems and two phone lines.?We had great fun…
If I recall correctly, the original BBS was started by Bill Baker, running out of his house. It was run on an Apple //e with 64KB of RAM and a HUGE platter drive where each platter held two or three MB. Eventually, I think it was moved to Tom’s basement.
What I remember best about it was the janky software, GBBS. It was written in a mix of some AppleSoft BASIC along with mostly 6502 assembly language. There were some real fights with that software.
L^2
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Lee Larson
?Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.?— ?Yogi Berra
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I loved my 6502!
Tom Guenthner
Louisville, Ky
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On May 17, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Lee Larson via < leelarson@...> wrote:
On May 17, 2020, at 10:38 AM, tom guenthner < tguenthner@...> wrote: No, there was two modems and two phone lines.?We had great fun…
If I recall correctly, the original BBS was started by Bill Baker, running out of his house. It was run on an Apple //e with 64KB of RAM and a HUGE platter drive where each platter held two or three MB. Eventually, I think it was moved to Tom’s basement.
What I remember best about it was the janky software, GBBS. It was written in a mix of some AppleSoft BASIC along with mostly 6502 assembly language. There were some real fights with that software.
L^2
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Lee Larson
?Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.?— ?Yogi Berra
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