[TriLUG] More computer trivia...

[David McDowell]

ah the memories... Jan 1994 I was on my first internet chat... ISCA!
telnet://bbs.isca.uiowa.edu I believe is the address if my memory
serves me.  My nick was "Turnpike Man" which I took from a really
horrible cartoon super hero on a plastic cup I got at a Roy Rogers on
my ski trip to Killington, VT that first week of Jan 1994.  I still
have that cup and his slogan: "I conquer hunger and thirst with
superior service" !!  LOL  Ok, so now you know where the "turnpike"
portion of my current online identity was derived.  I can't remember
the last time I regularly used ISCA, but eh, probably 1996~ish or so
when I got too busy doing other things, like starting my IT career
12/1996, 9 years ago!!  ACK!!

And for Roy's benefit, yup, I technically am "just" old enough... ya,
my friend actually ran a BBS on his computer at Appalachian on his
dorm phone line.  I think the first thing I pulled was a photo of
Cindy Crawford in a bikini?  ROFL!  I believe the connection was
either 9600 or 14.4.  Well anyway, I never did hang out on a BBS or
play games on them, so most of this thread is still total greek to me.
 (With exception of ISCA and chatting with people from all over the
world.)  I seem to be good at chatting.  :)

laters,
David McD


On 12/12/05, Matt Frye <mattfrye at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>Ahhh...Kids...before there was IRC, internet email, blogs, there
> > >>were....BBS's
>
> Anyone a former or <cough> current member of ISCABBS?
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