Historical List of BBSes in the 815 Area Code
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Created by TEXTFILES.COM From Many Sources
815-221-2203 | MCSnet (Osceola)
| CHICAGO, IL (2000)
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815-223-3761 | Hoistway
| LA SALLE, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Mark Johnson
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815-223-6413 | Egg, The Shell
| LA SALLE, IL (1995-1996)
SYSOP | Scott Rupp
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815-223-8685 | Hoistway
| LA SALLE, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Mark Johnson
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815-224-3604 | Vertigo File
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | CELE
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815-226-5766 | The White Elephant BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1989)
SYSOP | Mike Crooks
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815-227-1324 | Paradigm
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-229-0679 | Generic BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1995)
SYSOP | Dan Valentine
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815-229-2545 | Parallel Dimension (V.FC)
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Bill Hull
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815-229-3209 | Jeff's Bored!
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Jeff Bowman
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815-229-3924 | Paradigm
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996-2000)
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815-229-6575 | Channel 62
| ROCKFORD, IL (1991-1991
)
SYSOP | C Renaud/J Bowman, Chuck Renaud
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815-229-7069 | Parallel Dimension, Rockford FidoNet
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1995)
SYSOP | Bill Hull
SOFTWARE | FidoNet
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815-229-9873 | Palace, THE PALACE BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1996)
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815-232-1506 | RC Net BBS
| FREEPORT, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Tom Becker
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815-232-5280 | The Bachelor's BBS
| FREEPORT, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Tony Gastel
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815-232-5853 | Electric Dreams, ElectricDreams
| FREEPORT, IL (1989)
SYSOP | Mike Harrison
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815-233-5008 | Freeport Area, Freeport Net, GatewayNet, Net 2270 NEC, The
| Bachelor's BBS, The Gateway Net BBS, The
| Gateway Network
| Freeport, IL (1990-2000)
SYSOP | Tony Gastel, geoffrey booher, Geoffrey Booher, Geoff
| Booher
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
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815-233-5574 | Net 2270 NEC, The Black Star BBS
| FREEPORT, IL (1993-1994)
SYSOP | Rocky Simler
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815-234-2346 | Over Board, OverBd, OverBoard BBS
| BYRON, IL (1991-1996)
SYSOP | Robin Miller, Robin Miller/Steve Fitzgerald
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
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815-234-8445 | Black Days
| BYRON, IL (1995-1996)
SOFTWARE | RENEGADE
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815-235-2270 | Jack's Computer Room
| FREEPORT, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Jack Barncord
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815-235-9478 | Jack's Computer Room
| Freeport, IL (1991-1992)
SYSOP | Jack Barncord
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815-282-1494 | NiteLines
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1991
)
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815-282-1645 | NiteLines
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1991
)
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815-282-1882 | Frenche's BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1997)
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815-282-1886 | Frenche's Place
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996-2000)
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815-282-2428 | Nite Lines, NiteLines
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1994)
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815-282-2488 | Multi Comm, Multi-Comm, Multi-comm bbs, NiteLines
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1994)
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815-282-3955 | Creative Endeavors
| ROCKFORD, IL (1991-1991
)
SYSOP | Pam See
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815-282-6374 | Total Meltdown
| ROCKFORD, IL (1997-2000)
SYSOP | Jeff Fink
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815-282-9248 | Rockford Area, The Eagle's Nest, The Eagle's Net,
| Eagle’s Nest
| Chicago, IL (1989-1994)
SYSOP | Steve See
SOFTWARE | OPUS
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815-284-9036 | Pegasoft - Dixon, Pegasoft - Sterling
| Dixon, IL (1986-1999)
SYSOP | Kent Meyer, Shelby Meyer
SOFTWARE | Wildcat, WildCat!
COMMENTS | "Pegasoft Dixon and Pegasoft Sterling 815-625-1584 were
| run by brothers Kent and Shelby Meyer. Shelby started
| Pegasoft with a Commodore 128 with a 1200 baud modem
| running 3 hours a night. It slowly grew to the Amiga
| platform to 2 cities, Dixon and Sterling, and had up to 5
| total lines dedicated to it. Even today I still talk with
| computer friends and colleagues and we reminisce about
| the fun times playing TradeWars, Empire, and other online
| games. The message boards were awesome to communicate
| with others. We even offered free email accounts before
| the BBS era came to an end. We had lots of fun with this
| and truly miss the good times!" - Kent Meyer
| "PEGASOFT-Sterling was in operation from 1986-1996 and
| ran 2 lines. 815-284-3681 and 815-284-9036 PEGASOFT was
| an abbreviation for Pegasus Software. The BBS was a
| member of several different messaging networks at that
| time. The BBS also kept 18 CD~Rs of software online for
| the callers and supported a couple dozen online games.
| The BBS was originally known as Pegasoft. My brother
| eventually created one called Pegasoft Dixon which had 3
| lines. Somewhere I even have the complete history of the
| BBS in a 2 page essay. The BBS used Wildcat at the end.
| However it used about 6 different software packages over
| the years." - Shelby Meyer
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815-334-1111 | Signature
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1993-1995)
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815-334-1115 | Signature
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1993-1995)
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815-334-1116 | Signature
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1993-1995)
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815-337-0191 | BMC West
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1994-2000)
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815-337-0279 | CHART-Board, First, ESP-BBS, First Chart, First CHART-
| Board
| Chicago, IL (1989-1996)
SYSOP | Mather/Brenton
SOFTWARE | TBBS
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815-337-0296 | ESP-BBS
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-337-1214 | ESP-BBS
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-337-1215 | ESP-BBS
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-337-1216 | ESP-BBS
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-337-5550 | G-Went
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1991-1991
)
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815-338-1072 | BMC West
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1994)
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815-338-1627 | Dazed And Confused
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Dale Austin
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815-338-6629 | Flannigan's Funky Funhouse
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-338-7225 | Hang-Out BBS
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1996)
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815-338-9601 | The Hide-Out
| WOODSTOCK, IL (1995)
SYSOP | George Goehring
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815-344-0481 | The Archives
| MCHENRY, IL (1986)
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815-344-1346 | Audio Adrenalin
| MCHENRY, IL (1993-1995)
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815-344-2635 | Virgie's
| MCHENRY, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Rick Voss
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815-356-7061 | Nightline BBS
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1994-1996)
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815-356-7062 | Nightline, NIGHTLINE II
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1994-1997)
SYSOP | Ron Pena
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815-359-7328 | JBIC BBS
| HARMON, IL (1994)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
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815-363-0183 | Serious Intercourse
| MCHENRY, IL (1991-1992)
SYSOP | Kevin Sehl
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815-363-1351 | Bob Saget Hate Club, Bob Saget Hate Club {363}, Dark
| Globe, Dutch Creek BBS, The Dutch Creek
| BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | Carl Johnson
SOFTWARE | Telegard, Renegade
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815-363-1393 | Chatter Box, the Chatter Box
| MCHENRY, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Dave Jeschke
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815-363-6180 | Dazed Planet
| MCHENRY, IL (1996-1997)
SYSOP | Mike Marotta
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815-363-9793 | Virgie's
| MCHENRY, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Rick Voss
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815-372-3263 | Dream Zone
| LOCKPORT, IL (1996)
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815-379-9341 | Alt. Realities
| WALNUT, IL (1996)
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815-385-0198 | The Final Link!
| MCHENRY, IL (1990)
SYSOP | John Scarbrough
SOFTWARE | Telegard
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815-385-5031 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 1, The McHenry BBS, The
| McHenry PCB REL
| Chicago, IL (1988-1996)
SYSOP | Bob Walker
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
, PCBB
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815-385-6776 | McHenry , McHenry BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-6777 | McHenry , McHenry BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-6778 | McHenry , McHenry BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-7113 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 2
| McHenry, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-7167 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 9
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-7906 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 8
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-7956 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 7
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-8366 | C=YA! BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1995)
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815-385-9011 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 3
| McHenry, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-9013 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 5, The McHenry BBS
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-9347 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 6
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-385-9936 | McHenry , McHenry BBS 4
| MCHENRY, IL (1990-1996)
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815-389-1008 | The Compost Pile
| BELOIT, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Kyle Jordan
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815-389-3113 | Whiskey Road Entertainmnt, World Reach Ent.
| BELOIT, IL (1995-1996)
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815-394-5153 | Rockford College BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-395-1144 | OverBoard, OverBoard BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Robin Miller
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815-395-1414 | OverBoard BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992)
SYSOP | Robin Miller
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815-395-8154 | Channel 62
| Rockford, IL (1991-1996)
SYSOP | Chuck Renaud
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
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815-397-0177 | SurfBoard BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-397-3210 | Micro-Net, Micronet BBS, Un-Named Board
| ROCKFORD, IL (1985-1991
)
SYSOP | Steve Carlson
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
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815-397-3413 | Pentarou/2! on OS/2
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Brian McGroarty
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815-397-5455 | Mountains of Madness
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990)
SYSOP | Mike Perry
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815-398-4678 | Gateway Elite, Magic Gateway
| Chicago, IL (1990-2000)
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815-398-4753 | Gateway Elite
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-398-4763 | Gateway Elite
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-398-7519 | Gateway Elite, Rockford FidoNet
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | Brad Courter
SOFTWARE | FidoNet
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815-399-8978 | File Cabinet
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1995)
SYSOP | David Nelson
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815-426-6531 | Programmer's Palace
| HERSCHER, IL (1991-1991
)
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815-429-3533 | The Alternative Universe
| SHELDON, IL (1987-1989)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
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815-433-0787 | Pegasus (B), Pegasus (C)
| Chicago, IL (1991-1996)
SOFTWARE | MajorBBS
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815-433-3285 | No-Name
| OTTAWA, IL (1990-1991
)
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815-433-6959 | CFS Support System
| OTTAWA, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Darryl Hays
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
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815-434-2927 | B&B Electronics Mfg Co, Assembly Not Needed
| Chicago, IL (1991-1997)
SYSOP | Bill Franklin
SOFTWARE | RBBS
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815-434-3742 | Comic Scene
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | RYBS
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815-434-4430 | River City BBS, River City {11/621}, RiverCity BBS, Wild
| Willie's BBS
| Chicago, IL (1990-1995)
SYSOP | Willie Franklin, Bill Franklin
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
, RACC
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815-436-1747 | Vid's All-Nighter
| PLAINFIELD, IL (1993-1994)
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815-436-3779 | Rocknet
| PLAINFIELD, IL (1993-1994)
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815-436-5610 | Sherwood Forest
| PLAINFIELD, IL (1985-1988)
SYSOP | Lazarus Long, Cal Songsinger
SOFTWARE | GBBS
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815-436-9913 | Prime Access, Prime Access BBS
| Joliet, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | Rick Pedersen
SOFTWARE | Searchlight 4.0
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815-443-2489 | Net 2270 NEC, The Black Star BBS
| PEARL CITY, IL (1991-1994)
SYSOP | Rocky Simler
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815-452-2773 | IC Connection, IC Connx, Iconnex MIDI BBS
| TOLUCA, IL (1989-1994)
SYSOP | Jim Thomas
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815-455-2406 | ABBS Nessy Flynn's BBS, Flynn's Game System, MODEM MEDIUM
| Flynn's Game Sys., MODEM MEDIUM Flynn's
| Game System
| Rockford, IL (1983-1985)
SOFTWARE | MODEM MEDIUM
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815-455-2423 | File Store BBS
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Ronnie Chatterji
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815-455-7226 | Shades of Gray on the Darkside
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1998-2001)
SYSOP | Pierre Berube
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815-455-7279 | File Depot, The File Depot... BBS
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat, Wildcat!
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815-455-9783 | Restaurant at the End of the Univ, Restaurant at the End
| of Univ
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | Telegard
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815-458-0138 | Time Machine
| BRAIDWOOD, IL (1995-1996)
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
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815-458-0141 | Time Machine, Time Machine BBS
| BRAIDWOOD, IL (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Jim Stearns
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815-458-3910 | Monkey Robinson's Corner, Monkeys Corner, Monkey Roll Cnr
| Braidwood, IL (1995-2000)
SYSOP | George Rozak
SOFTWARE | Searchlight
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815-459-0825 | I.C.I.X., I.C.I.X. BBS, ICIX, Illustrious I.C.I.X,
| Illustrious I.C.I.X.
| Chicago, IL (1988-2004)
SYSOP | John Krone
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-459-2645 | Altered Reality
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1996)
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815-459-3570 | The Hell Keep
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1989-1996)
SYSOP | Dragon-Bait Starvo M. Beta
SOFTWARE | Renegade/OBv2
COMMENTS | "Primarily local message nets, and Online Inter-BBS
| games. (BRE, LORD, SRE, etc..) For the majority of its
| life, it was 3 lines, with a slimming down to 2 lines at
| the end of 1996."
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815-459-4846 | Toon Town, Toon Town [Cartoons/Animations]
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1991-1991
)
SYSOP | Allen Petlock
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815-459-7404 | Politically Right BBS
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1995-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-459-8592 | I.C.I.X.
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1996)
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815-459-9201 | I.C.I.X., Illustrious I.C.I.X.
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1988-2001)
SYSOP | John Krone
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-462-1387 | Familytown Online [$], Towne Services [$]
| NEW LENOX, IL (1996-2000)
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815-464-0136 | The Snuffy BBS
| FRANKFORT, IL (1996-1997)
SYSOP | Marty Buchaus
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815-465-2292 | G & B Adult System
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-467-1923 | The Citadel
| MINOOKA, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Steve Lyons
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815-467-6764 | Imperial Nation
| MINOOKA, IL (1996-1997)
SYSOP | Scott Fox
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815-468-2633 | Powercore Technical Support
| MANTENO, IL (1995)
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815-468-6432 | pSyChO aSyLuM
| MANTENO, IL (1994)
SYSOP | J.P. McClain
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815-468-7944 | Dynamic Duo, Dynamic Duo BBS
| MANTENO, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Dean Wittman
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815-469-0897 | Mind Space
| FRANKFORT, IL (1993)
SYSOP | Rich McCammon
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815-476-0407 | Coal Valley PCUG
| WILMINGTON, IL (1996)
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815-476-0792 | The UABBS
| WILMINGTON, IL (1997)
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815-477-2888 | Reflections
| Chicago, IL (1993)
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815-477-8263 | Far Side of The Sun
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1993-1996)
SYSOP | Bill and Dan Watling
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-477-8729 | Chicagoland Coordinator, Farthest NorthWest Hub, R11 RHUB,
| Region 11 Echomail Hub, Star Spawn BBS
| CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (1995-2000)
SYSOP | Tom Huber, INTERIM NC
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815-477-9338 | Byrd's Nest, Byrd’s Nest
| Chicago, IL (1992-1995)
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-478-5026 | Main Street
| Chicago, IL (1991-1996)
SOFTWARE | Spitfire
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815-485-9808 | Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector BBS
| New Lenox, IL (1996-2009)
SYSOP | Joseph Ferenchik
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815-485-9879 | Galaxy (B) (8 lines)
| NEW LENOX, IL (1993)
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815-498-3077 | The Oasis BBS
| SOMONAUK, IL (1991-1994)
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815-522-3245 | Electro-Lite
| KIRKLAND, IL (1994-1996)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
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815-539-9020 | Tele Rag
| MENDOTA, IL (1993-1994)
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815-544-2228 | Dark Side
| BELVIDERE, IL (1996)
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815-547-3626 | Multidiversions
| BELVIDERE, IL (1996-2000)
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815-547-4704 | Flipside Of Reality
| BELVIDERE, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Gene Young
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815-578-0754 | The Digital Lounge
| MCHENRY, IL (2001-2002)
SYSOP | Bob Miller
SOFTWARE | Renegade
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815-622-0235 | The Morgue 2
| STERLING, IL (1995-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-622-3166 | The Dragon's Lair
| STERLING, IL (1998-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-622-9637 | Shadowgate
| STERLING, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | Tony Harrison
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815-623-2331 | blind side, Defunct Society
| roscoe, il (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Intensity
SOFTWARE | Pipeline
COMMENTS | "Formerly known as defunct society running oblivion/2,
| switched over to pipeline when it became a beta site.
| Concurrently ran on oblivion/2 and pipeline via obv2 as
| the front end. Message bases were linked (815's message
| net was based out of ds/bs after voidnet folded). Blind
| Side also carried a variety of national underground nets,
| and was the midwest hub for the infamous CiP net in it's
| second incarnation under Mitchell Waas (aka Midnight
| Sorrow). there was a great deal of involvement with the
| art and textfile scene. the sysop was involved in
| various art groups during the life of the board,
| including a stint in ACiD." - Intensity
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815-623-3255 | Iron Oxide
| ROSCOE, IL (1997)
SYSOP | Kyle Martin
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815-623-7525 | Millennia
| ROSCOE, IL (1996-1999)
SYSOP | Justin Taylor
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815-623-7996 | Diehard Game Club, Infinity
| ROSCOE, IL (1993-1995)
SYSOP | Chris Valk
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815-625-1584 | PEGASOFT - STERLING
| STERLING, IL (1998)
SYSOP | Shelby Meyer
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815-625-6505 | The Morgue BBS (Node 2)
| STERLING, IL (1995-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-625-6550 | The Morgue BBS (Node 1)
| STERLING, IL (1995-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-626-3176 | Shadows Beyond the Light
| STERLING, IL (1993)
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815-626-5680 | Northern Illinois Defence Complex
| STERLING, IL (1998-1999)
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
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815-626-6695 | WMCCI
| STERLING, IL (1996)
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815-633-0094 | Bloomford BBS
| Rockford, IL (1987-1990)
SYSOP | Kim Kirkpatrick (AKA KIM)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
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815-633-0120 | The Cutting Edge
| Rockford, IL (1993-1998)
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815-633-0188 | Apple Core, Apple Core Mach. Park, IL, AppleCore,
| AppleCore Mach. Park, IL, Antelope Freeway
| Chicago, IL (1991-2000)
SOFTWARE | RBBS
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815-633-1558 | "R" World, Rockford Area, Uncle Spike's Place, UNCLE
| SPIKES PLACE, Uncle Spikes Place
| Machesney Park, IL (1990-2000)
SYSOP | Mike Dunaway
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815-633-2227 | Digital Civilization
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1995)
SYSOP | Jay Short
SOFTWARE | TBBS
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815-633-2880 | Rworld Communication
| ROCKFORD, IL (2001-2004)
SYSOP | Mike Dunaway
SOFTWARE | MajorBBS
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815-633-3383 | Sharp Shooters
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1995)
SYSOP | Tom Davis
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815-633-4508 | Micro Net, Micro-Net
| ROCKFORD, IL (1989-1994)
SYSOP | Steve Carlson
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
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815-633-5648 | Inter-City, Inter-City BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1995-1996)
SYSOP | Tony Lindskog
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815-633-5658 | Inter-City BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996)
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815-633-6455 | Rockford Area, SilverDragonInn, SilverDragonInn
, The
| Silver Dragon Inn
| ROCKFORD, IL (1989-1994)
SYSOP | Roy Feltner
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815-633-6473 | Rockford Area, Silver Star
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993)
SYSOP | Roy Feltner
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815-633-6873 | Bloomford BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1994)
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815-633-8794 | The Spy Zone EOS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992)
SYSOP | Brian Prinner
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815-634-2186 | Mike's Mess, Mills Brothers
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
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815-634-2791 | Coal Valley PC U G, Coal Valley PC Users, Coal Valley PC
| Users Club, Coal Valley PCUG
| Chicago, IL (1990-1995)
SYSOP | Mike Hendrickson
SOFTWARE | VBBS
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815-634-3791 | Coal Valley PC Users
| COAL CITY, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Mike Hendrickson
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-636-2605 | The Spy Zone EOS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Brian Prinner
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-636-2706 | Stockfinder, STOCKFINDER BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1999)
SYSOP | Steve Leigh
SOFTWARE | TriBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-636-3004 | Guilford
| ROCKFORD, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Endeavor
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-637-6823 | Bear's Lair
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Gary Herbert
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-653-1009 | BlackLight
| WONDER LAKE, IL (1996)
SYSOP | Chris Olson
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-653-3332 | Round Table (B), The Round Table BBS!
| WONDER LAKE, IL (1991-1995)
SYSOP | Michael Toth
SOFTWARE | RemoteAccess
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-653-7902 | Electrical Discharge, McHenry County Online
| WONDER LAKE, IL (1996-2000)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-654-7956 | Gerbil Kingdom, Llama Kingdom, Pentarou!, Pentarou/2! on
| OS/2
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Brian McGroarty
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-654-9729 | Outlaw Tech Zone, Outlaw Technology Zone
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1994)
SYSOP | Mike Pollmann
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-654-9806 | green eggs 'n spam, Pay No Mind
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | John Heisel
SOFTWARE | ETERNITY
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-663-1653 | Stuff!
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-667-4116 | 3KG BBS Utica Area
| UTICA, IL (1991-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-667-5020 | 3KG Utica Community, Ron Wruck 3KG
| Chicago, IL (1991-1995)
SOFTWARE | RYBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-672-4427 | Home Star
| STREATOR, IL (1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-672-5401 | Chatterbox RBBS MIDI 33m, IC Connx
| STREATOR, IL (1987-1991
)
SYSOP | Jim Thomas
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-672-8214 | Sand Crab, The Sand Crab
| STREATOR, IL (1995-1996)
SYSOP | Rick Sroka
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-678-2600 | The WeB BBs!, Web
| RICHMOND, IL (1991-1992)
SYSOP | Clint Sulis
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-699-7712 | Great Escape
| WYANET, IL (1995-2000)
SYSOP | Todd Peterson
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-722-0349 | The WatchTower
| JOLIET, IL (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Ken Carnahan
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-722-1081 | Miskatonic, Miskatonic University
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-722-3531 | Purple Dungeon
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | XZOT
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-722-4049 | Infocom 64
, 64 InfoComm
| Joliet, IL (1985-1990)
SYSOP | Ralph Allas, jr.
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-722-4881 | Joliet Lighthouse BBS
| JOLIET, IL (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Eric Sandquist
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-723-0510 | Oatmeal Express
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1995)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-723-2522 | Funeral Home, Monastery, Lords Of The Evil Dominion
| Joliet, IL (1987-1993)
SYSOP | McCalley, Lord Reebok
SOFTWARE | GBBS
COMMENTS | "Funeral Home Sysop Undertaker 1984-1985, Monastery Sysop
| Brother Wayne 1985-1986 Final BBS Lords of the Evil
| Dominion 1987-1993 Apple //e 10meg hard drive and Hayes
| modem 300/1200/2400 baud."
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-723-2801 | Hook Line & Sinker, Hook, Line, and Sinker
| Chicago, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Mike McCormick
SOFTWARE | Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-723-5070 | Free Space
| JOLIET, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Max Bastille
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-725-1706 | Tom's
| JOLIET, IL (1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-725-4195 | JAAG, JAAG Multiplayer DOOM BBS, Multiplayer DOOM
| Joliet , IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Kevin Marley
SOFTWARE | APCI
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-725-8727 | WorldBridge
| Chicago, IL (1993)
SOFTWARE | XCHG
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-725-8742 | WorldBridge
| Chicago, IL (1993)
SOFTWARE | XCHG
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-726-2983 | Bit by Bit, Bits by Bits
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1995)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-726-3911 | The Unicorn BBS
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | Pamela Dehnel
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-1195 | Hook Line & Sinker, Hook Line & Sinker BBS, Hook, Line and
| Sinker, Hook, Line, and Sinker, Hookline,
| Joliet FS Hub, Joliet Hub, NE-IL & S.
| Chicago Suburbs NC, NISSC GATE 1, NISSC
| NEC
| JOLIET, IL (1992-1998)
SYSOP | Mike McCormick
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-1196 | Hook Line & Sinker, Hook LIne & Sinker BBS, Joliet FS Hub,
| Nssc2222 gate
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1998)
SYSOP | Mike McCormick
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-1559 | Fantasy Island, Fantasy Island (A), Fantasy Island (B)
| Chicago, IL (1991-1995)
SYSOP | Tony Andrews
SOFTWARE | Renegade, Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-3398 | Revelations, Revelations BBS
| Chicago, IL (1990-1996)
SOFTWARE | GENE
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-4020 | The Hill of Tara
| JOLIET, IL (1988)
SYSOP | The Highlander
SOFTWARE | GBBS Pro
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-6072 | Northeast Illinois, Shareware Library, Shareware Library
| Joliet, IL (1992-2009)
SYSOP | Jerry Cassem
SOFTWARE | Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-7069 | Wayne Jupiter CBBS
| Joliet, IL (1980)
SOFTWARE | CBBS
COMMENTS | Cited in S-100 Micro Systems Magazine (January/February
| 1980 Issue). At one point, ran at 110 baud only.
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-727-9111 | Midnight BBS
| JOLIET, IL (1991-1991
)
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-728-0455 | Pro-Ren
| Chicago, IL (1989-1995)
SOFTWARE | PLIN
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-0188 | Dark Castle, The Dark Castle
| Chicago, IL (1984-1998)
SYSOP | The Keeper
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-0697 | Doc's World
| JOLIET, IL (1993-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-2997 | Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator
| JOLIET, IL (1996)
SYSOP | Mike Bohler
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-3494 | Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector {103}
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Mark Cullen
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-4707 | Fido's Hideaway, Fido's Hideaway {2222/707}
| JOLIET, IL (1995-1997)
SYSOP | Matt Barys
SOFTWARE | FidoNet
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-8585 | Crypt BBS, The
| JOLIET, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-9793 | Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator, Radio Free IL, Radio Free
| Illinois
| Chicago, IL (1991-2000)
SYSOP | Mike Bohler
SOFTWARE | RBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-729-9896 | Radio Free Illinois BBS
| Shorewood, Illinois (1988-1998)
SYSOP | Mike Bohler
SOFTWARE | RBBS, VBBS, PCBOARD
COMMENTS | "I ran Radio Free Illinois pretty much constant for ten
| years starting in the spring of 1988. Before that I did
| some intermittent testing using a TRS-80 color computer.
| Eventually broke down and got an IBM XT clone and started
| Radio Free Illinois. I had started using RBBS since it
| was a free, open source program and allowed some real
| modifications. In the mid 90~Rs I got involved with FIDO
| and The internet and had fairly good setup. I still have
| much of the software I used." - Mike Bohler AKA Dr.
| Oldsmobile
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-740-0081 | Politics of Freedom (2 lines)
| JOLIET, IL (1993-1995)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-740-1814 | Tom's BBS
| JOLIET, IL (1994-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-740-5625 | Baroness's Bungalow
| JOLIET, IL (1993-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-740-5627 | Baroness's Bungalow
| JOLIET, IL (1993-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-740-5663 | Baroness's Bungalow BBS
| JOLIET, IL (1998)
SYSOP | Laurie Varno
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-741-2135 | The Clinic
| JOLIET, IL (1986-1987)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-741-2409 | Galaxy (8 lines)
| JOLIET, IL (1993-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-741-3544 | The Time Vortex, Time Vortex
| Chicago, IL (1991-1996)
SYSOP | Mel Rock
SOFTWARE | Renegade
COMMENTS | "This guy ran one of the best systems in the area and I
| was a cosysop, I wanted to make sure his name was listed.
| My memory can't supply me with the exact years it was in
| service, I am certain that it was in operation between
| 1991-96. Thanks." - Scott Fox "Mel Rock passed away
| Sunday October 21st, 2001 at 4:30am. He will be sorely
| missed by all who knew him and forever remembered by the
| many users who once dialed his system. He provided a
| great service to the community, donating his time, money
| and friendship to anyone that cared to call. A great man
| has been lost and I will never forget him." - Scott Fox
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-744-5579 | Agima
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SOFTWARE | CNET
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-744-7080 | Tandy RBBS
| JOLIET, IL (1987-1989)
SYSOP | Bob Gray
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-744-7363 | Red Oracle
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | CNET
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-748-2539 | Castle Anthrax, Castle Anthrax {11/67}
| Chicago, IL (1991-1995)
SYSOP | Dave Culbertson
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-748-4031 | Adventurer's Guild, The Adventurer's Guild
| DEKALB, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Kevin Kuphal
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-748-4325 | The Coliseum
| DEKALB, IL (1991-1991
)
SYSOP | Doug Bora
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-752-4829 | Tagline Software Inc.
| DEKALB, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Matt Alberts
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-753-1800 | NIU Connection II
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | David Gersic
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-753-1836 | NIU Connection
| DEKALB, IL (1992-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-753-2308 | NIU CEET, NIU CEET BBS, NIU/CEET BBS
| Chicago, IL (1991-1996)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-753-9513 | NIU Connection
| DEKALB, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | David Gersic
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-756-9100 | Micro Solutions Computer Products, Micro Solutions
| Technical Support
| DEKALB, IL (1994-1995)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-758-0636 | The Shell
| DEKALB, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Scott Rupp
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-758-1293 | Medugorje BBS
| DEKALB, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-765-3136 | Inner Sanctum
| POPLAR GROVE, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-777-3327 | Dark Castle II
| Galena, IL (1983-1984)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-777-4130 | Tri-State Cnx
| GALENA, IL (1995-1996)
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-781-4841 | The Kennedy's Are Still Dead
| CHEBANSE, IL (1992-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-785-2699 | Sandwich C.U.G.
| Chicago, IL (1991-1993)
SOFTWARE | CL64
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-786-6240 | "The Resting Place"BBS, Resting Place, Resting Place BBS,
| The Resting Place, The Resting Place BBS
| Chicago, IL (1992-1998)
SYSOP | Lee Taylor
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-786-9519 | Resting Place, The Resting Place
| SANDWICH, IL (1994-1998)
SYSOP | Lee Taylor
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-795-2075 | Silence of the Sysops
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-795-2834 | Bear's Iron Horse
| MARSEILLES, IL (1995)
SYSOP | James Bishop
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-795-3533 | Squirrel's Nest
| MARSEILLES, IL (1996-2000)
SYSOP | Neal Roberts
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-795-6361 | Squirrel's Nest, The Squirrel's Nest
| MARSEILLES, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Neal Roberts
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-795-6371 | Squirrel's Nest BBS, The Squirrel's Nest
| MARSEILLES, IL (1993-1996)
SYSOP | Neal Roberts
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-834-0460 | Depot
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SOFTWARE | Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-834-1914 | Rick's Cafe, Rick’s Cafe
| Lockport, IL (1987-1993)
SYSOP | Rich Turner
SOFTWARE | Forum, FREM
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-1020 | MCMS J.A.M.S. Lockport, MCMS JAMS
| Lockport, IL (1982-1985)
SOFTWARE | MCMS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-2821 | Starship
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-3104 | Colt
| LOCKPORT, IL (1993-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-5464 | Mainflow AE
| LOCKPORT, IL (1986)
SOFTWARE | Ascii Express
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-7450 | Dungeon
| LOCKPORT, IL (1990-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-838-8734 | CAMAC Online, Camac Online
| Chicago, IL (1987-1993)
SYSOP | Jim Stephenson
SOFTWARE | Wildcat, Wildcat!
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-844-5428 | ILLINI CONNECTION
| PONTIAC, IL (1992-1994)
SYSOP | Ken Ehresman
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-868-2422 | Boomtown,tech, Freeport Area Net, Freeport Net, Net 2270
| NEC, The Boomtown BBS
| McConnell, IL (1990-1996)
SYSOP | Kevin Zimmerman, K. Zimmerman
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-874-3998 | IdIoT BoX
| NEW MILFORD, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Troy Lynch
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-874-8534 | Spectre III
| New Milford, IL (1986)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-874-9737 | The Death Star
| NEW MILFORD, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | Chris Wood
SOFTWARE | Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-877-0061 | Indecent Exposure
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-877-0414 | Phantom Express
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SOFTWARE | RBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-877-1293 | Overboard BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990)
SYSOP | Robin Miller (Robinhood)
SOFTWARE | Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-877-2071 | AWESOME GRAPHICS!!!, AWESOME GRAPHICSls!
| Loves Park, IL (1996)
SYSOP | Jaysen Martin
SOFTWARE | Searchlight 5.0
COMMENTS | "The board was generally geared to providing a BBS with
| the best RIP graphics around. Remote Imaging Protocol
| graphics was a way pre-web BBS systems could provide a
| windows-like interface over modem speeds." - Jaysen
| Martin
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-877-9630 | Illusions
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1995)
SYSOP | Blake Heinzeroth
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-885-9021 | Tagline Software Inc.
| ROCK CUT, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Matt Alberts
SOFTWARE | RemoteAccess
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-0109 | Electric Estates, Electric Estates
, Electric Estates BBS,
| ElectricEstates
| LOCKPORT, IL (1992-2002)
SYSOP | John Damore
SOFTWARE | RBBS, PCBoard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-0177 | Keeper of Time , Keeper of Time BBS
| LOCKPORT, IL (1993-1994)
SYSOP | Mike Brand
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-0494 | Electric Estates, ElectricEstates
| LOCKPORT, IL (1992-1996)
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-1982 | Ron's World BBS
| LOCKPORT, IL (1995)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-3233 | Corporate Headquarters (2 lines), Corporate Headquarters
| (2 nodes)
| Chicago, IL (1990-1994)
SOFTWARE | PCBB
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-4706 | Galaxy Class
| LOCKPORT, IL (1993-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-886-9388 | Corporate Headquarters, CorpSoft BBS
| LOCKPORT, IL (1994-1998)
SYSOP | Bob Neal
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-895-5573 | Sycamore Elite
| SYCAMORE, IL (1990)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-895-8902 | Dusty's Road
| SYCAMORE, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Dave Ruetz
SOFTWARE | PCBoard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-899-4702 | College Town
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SOFTWARE | PCBB
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-932-1222 | Empire
| KANKAKEE, IL (1991-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-932-2351 | The PMS BBS
| Bradley, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | The Pms-Man
COMMENTS | "Wow, just browsing your site and man did it bring back
| some memories - quite cool to see a list of the old local
| bbs's online - anyway just thought i'd add mine - thanks
| for the memories!" - The PMS Man
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-932-8878 | Page One
| KANKAKEE, IL (1991-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-932-9989 | PC Vault, PC-Vault
| KANKAKEE, IL (1991-1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-933-0080 | Around The Horn
| KANKAKEE, IL (1994)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-933-4356 | Dynamic Duo
| KANKAKEE, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Dean Wittman
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-933-5390 | Crossroads (A) {933}, Inn Crossroads BBS, The Crossroads
| BBS
| Chicago, IL (1991-1993)
SYSOP | Mark Jones
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
COMMENTS | 2400
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-933-7741 | Bourbon. Opus, Bourbonnais BBS
| KANKAKEE, IL (1987-1990)
SYSOP | Haydn Doughty
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-935-5020 | Tele-Rag
| Chicago, IL (1990-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-935-5480 | Kanka Hacks
| KANKAKEE, IL (1988)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-937-0099 | Key BBS
| KANKAKEE, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-937-5217 | Riff Raff BBS
| Chicago, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Butch Howard
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-937-6997 | Madhouse
| KANKAKEE, IL (1995-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-937-9023 | Crossroads BBS
| KANKAKEE, IL (1994)
SYSOP | Butch Howard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-937-9834 | Hagio's Hodos, Hagios Hodos
| KANKAKEE, IL (1993-1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-938-2411 | Jack's Computer Room
| FORRESTON, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Jack Barncord
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-938-7980 | Kennedy Elementary
| Kankakee, IL (1993)
COMMENTS | FrEdMail System
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-939-2511 | Dynamic Duo
| KANKAKEE, IL (1995)
SYSOP | Dean Wittman
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-939-2515 | Dynamic Duo, Dynamic Duo BBs
| KANKAKEE, IL (1995-1996)
SYSOP | Dean Wittman
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-939-5187 | Olivet Nazarene College, Olivet Nazarine College, Olivet!
| Chicago, IL (1991-1996)
SYSOP | Dan Lundmark
SOFTWARE | Wildcat!
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-941-0971 | Digital Speakeasy
| MORRIS, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-941-2120 | 3KG Eastern Branch BBS, 3KG Morris Area {11/100}
| MORRIS, IL (1991-1992)
SYSOP | Gary Thurwanger
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-942-1414 | Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator, SciNexus Central, SciNexus
| Central BBS, The SciNexus, Tribal Wisdom
| Morris, IL (1994-1996)
SYSOP | Dominic Aspel
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-942-2930 | Central Inn, Mid-Eastern Illinois Net, Net 2235 Echomail
| Coordinator, Under The Influence, Under
| The Influence {11/120}, Under The
| Influence {2235/10}, UTI Systems
| Chicago, IL (1990-1999)
SYSOP | Bill Wolf
SOFTWARE | QuickBBS
, DIGI
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-942-4403 | Under The Influence (V.FC), Under The Influence (VFC/V34),
| Under The Influence {2235/10}
| MORRIS, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | Bill Wolf
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-942-5015 | The Looney Bin
| Chicago, IL (1992-1995)
SYSOP | Greg Budelier
SOFTWARE | Renegade, Telegard
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-942-8573 | Digital Contraband, Thunderstorm
| Chicago, IL (1992-1994)
SOFTWARE | VBBS
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-943-3721 | Extensive Damage
| HARVARD, IL (1996)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-2902 | Sinnissippi Valley
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996-2000)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-3084 | Network:Atari
| ROCKFORD, IL (1991-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-5365 | JailHouse
| ROCKFORD, IL (1993-1994)
SYSOP | Brian Ahlgren
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-6379 | Bear's Lair
| ROCKFORD, IL (1990-1992)
SYSOP | Gary Herbert
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-6873 | Grimmly's Dog House
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Michael Neubauer
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-7677 | TimeMachine!
| ROCKFORD, IL (1988)
SOFTWARE | Red Ryder Host
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-8262 | The Spy Zone, The Spy Zone BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1991-1991
)
SYSOP | Brian Prinner
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-962-9763 | Register Star
| ROCKFORD, IL (1996-2000)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-963-0226 | Jurassic
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994-1995)
SYSOP | Kenneth Martin
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-963-8077 | Hysteria BBS, HYsteria II, HYsteria ][ BBS
| Rockford, IL (1990-1994)
SYSOP | Brian Taylor
SOFTWARE | Telegard, VBBS
COMMENTS | "1200 Baud, 286/12mhz, 40Mb" - Angel of Rock
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-963-8984 | Hard Drive BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-963-9717 | Multi Link, Multi-Link PC, Multi-Link PC BBS
| Chicago, IL (1992-1996)
SYSOP | Eric Bergdahl
SOFTWARE | Falken
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-964-7609 | Galactic Fortress BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992)
SYSOP | Anthony Mirabile
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-965-5606 | PRIMETIME, SKYLink BBS
| ROCKFORD, IL (1988)
SOFTWARE | Wildcat, Red Ryder Host
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-965-7034 | Chrysalis
| ROCKFORD, IL (1997-1998)
SYSOP | Dylan Oliver
SOFTWARE | Eternity
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-968-2229 | ICD
| ROCKFORD, IL (1991-1991
)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-968-4729 | The NET
| ROCKFORD, IL (1994)
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-968-6103 | Galactic Fortress
| ROCKFORD, IL (1992-1993)
SYSOP | Anthony Mirabile
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------
815-993-0015 | Lionshare USA
| (1994)
SYSOP | Whiskerville Produc.
SOFTWARE | RemoteAccess
--------------+-----------------------------------------------------------