MAP OF THE 209 AREA CODE |
209-221-8093 Fresno, CA |
Synchronicity BBS (1987-1991) |
J C DUDE | WWIV |
209-222-1359 FRESNO, CA |
The Enterprise (1989) |
Chris Lang | |
209-224-0243 FRESNO, CA |
Fresno Hub, Fresno/Central Valley, The Data Flash (1987-1989) |
John Cribari | |
209-226-3993 FRESNO, CA |
Cat Calls, CAT! Calls, PO's BBS (1988-1994) |
Bob Robesky, Bob Roebesky | Wildcat |
209-226-5685 FRESNO, CA |
CCFCC, Central California Frequency Coordination BBS (1988-1998) |
Randy Stover, Randy Stover | Fido |
209-226-7162 Fresno, CA |
Fresno Amiga eXchange, Fresno Area Amiga eXchange, Fresno Area Amiga eXchange 1, Fresno Hub, South Fresno Hub, South Fresno Hub 1, The A-OK BBS, The F.A.A.X. Hub, Fresno Amiga Exchange (1989-2003) |
Darcy McConnell, Darcy McConnell | Remote Access |
209-227-2083 FRESNO, CA |
FIDO #26 MicroFonePC, MicroFonePC, OxGate-005 Fresno Micro Fone (1983-1985) |
Bob Robesky | FidoNet |
209-227-2738 Fresno, CA, |
West-Net 1, Westnet (1984-2002) |
Chris Rudd | OPUS, Genesis, Wildcat |
"Westnet evolved w/Fidonet. What a Journey and adventure it would be during those times. The old guys in NET 205 like John Cribari, Ken and Sam Wecter have now become legends and a story for the ages. I truly enjoyed our moment and the story will continue... Eat, drink and live like there is no tommorow." - Chris Rudd, Sysop - Net 205/35 | |||
209-227-2807 Fresno, CA |
West-Net 2 (1986-2002) |
Chris Rudd | Wildcat |
"Still here after all of these years, http://www.westnet.org" - Chris Rudd | |||
209-228-5382 FRESNO, CA |
VA - OSH (1988) |
Wildcat | |
209-239-9821 MANTECA, CA |
Point Ultimate (1989) |
Alan Saylor | |
209-239-9853 MANTECA, CA |
Bertha Board, BerthaBd (1989-1996) |
Kenneth Roach | |
209-251-5610 FRESNO, CA |
Hine's 57 Mirage (1988) |
Randy Taylor | |
209-251-7529 FRESNO, CA |
FidoNews, FPCUG PC-BULL Main System, Fresno CA/Central Valley, Fresno/Central Valley, IKV HFOT, IKV HFOT 1, IKVHFoT! BBS, Mail & File Server, NEW APPLICATIONS HERE, Node Applications Go Here, Node Request, TFDN Region 12 Link, The IKSHFoT!, The IKV HFoT!, The IKVHFoT!, The Klingon Hub, The Klingon Hub For A While Longer, The Mystery Hub Coming Soon, The Temporary Hub (1980-2003) |
Zorch Frezberg, NET 205 NC, Editor, FPCUG Sysop, A Sysop, Mystery Sysop, Zorch Fresburg | FidoNet |
209-252-4109 Fresno, California |
Sharks Lair, The Sharks Lair BBS (1980-2000) |
Terry Sharp, Terry Sharp, a.k.a. TSharK | VBBS - Virtual Advanced |
"VirtualNET, FidoNET, CenValNET, SnOOkNET " - Terry Sharp | |||
209-255-7338 Fresno, California |
Pirate Cove BBS (1982-1990) |
Maverick | Ravics, Wildcat! |
"Great Times back then, Commodore 64 Full Blow with 6 SFD 1001 Drives 1 MEGs running multiple free files. IEEE, FastLoad Cart were the days. Dont forget SnapShot!" - Maverick | |||
209-264-5114 FRESNO, CA |
Sowon BBS (1989-1990) |
Terry Boone | |
209-268-4676 Fresno, CA |
Tai Tastigon, Tai-Tastigon (1980-1994) |
William Helton (Magist*r) | WWIV |
"Motivated by Trippers City and Dedicated to P.C.Hodgell, This board ran for years, passing Ren faire information and all those awesome BBS games!" - William Helton | |||
209-275-3951 FRESNO, CA |
Computer Mart BBS (1989) |
Sam Holmes | |
209-289-1328 Clovis, Ca, |
Tripper's City (1980-1982) |
Matt Mills, Terry Linebach | hand craft Apple II code |
"Programmed by Tery Linenbach, tripper's city was one of the first "theme" BBS's. Themed after "dungeon" a fortran PDP 10 program (and early zork). Tripper's city also acted as a charter member of Fido Net west Cluster 6, with direct fido connections with The Outpost, Open Pages, Penguin Pages and The exchange." - S. Gueydan | |||
209-292-3522 CLOVIS, CA |
99 Miles to Somewhere BBS, Top Gun (1987-1989) |
Jim Minger | |
209-292-3802 CLOVIS, CA |
Fresno Outback (1989) |
Robert Green | |
209-292-6403 CLOVIS, CA |
T.O.T.T BBS, T.O.T.T. BBS, TOTT BBS, Turn on to Teens, Turn On To Teens BBS, Turn On To Teens BBS 1 (1980-2003) |
Faye Johnson, T.J.Wilkinson, Faye Johnson | RemoteAccess, WWIV |
209-294-1624 CLOVIS, CA |
Fresno Bowler BBS (1988) |
Calvin Wong | |
209-296-3534 VOLCANO, CA |
High Sierra (1985) |
Dave Carroll | |
209-298-1328 CLOVIS, CA |
DIAL-YOUR-MATCH #26 (1982-1983) |
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209-298-8453 CLOVIS, CA |
Aardvark STech, AMIGA Tech. + PC Tech (1989-1991) |
Mike Davenport | |
209-298-9461 CLOVIS, CA |
Fresno/Central Valley, Stingray! (1989-1994) |
Sam Wecter, Ken Wecter | |
209-299-2454 CLOVIS, CA |
The Exchange, The Exchange 1 (1980-1999) |
Gordon Keeton, Gordon Keeton | Maximus |
209-333-8143 LODI, CA |
MacStudio California (1988) |
Red Ryder Host | |
209-357-1910 ATWATER, CA |
Elegant Applications BBS, ElegApplic (1989-1992) |
Mike Dunn | PCBoard |
209-367-0787 Lodi, CA |
Bill Baker's BBS, Greater Lodi AT&T BBS, Greater Lodi BSA BBS, Lodi Hub (1989-1996) |
Bill Baker | Opus |
"This BBS was the First in Lodi! Always on OPUS!" - Bill Baker | |||
209-367-0851 LODI, CA |
Starbase (1989-1991) |
Dave Tracewell | |
209-383-3511 MERCED, CA |
RCP/M Oxgate 005 (1984-1985) |
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209-383-6417 MERCED, CA |
MERCED RCP/M-RBBS, Merced Wildcat!, RCP/M CBBS Merced HUG, The Merced Wildcat, The Merced WildCat! BBS (1984-1995) |
Clinton Cook | Wildcat |
209-431-2816 JAMESTOWN, CA |
Fresno Tech, TCOMM Tech C Prog Comm (1987-1991) |
N.J. Costanzo, Nick Costanzo | |
209-431-6466 Royal Oak, MI |
AMIS Super Board, Super Board (1985) |
AMIS | |
209-432-2487 STOCKTON, CA |
North Fresno Hub, Star Base III, StarBase III, Starbase III BBS (1989-1995) |
John Pickens | Opus |
List of BBS List Keepers: Astronomy/Space BBS/John Pickens | |||
209-432-7886 STOCKTON, CA |
D/A Converters (1989) |
Kevin Thompson | |
209-435-0633 Fresno, CA |
Comline BBS (1984-1985) |
Mike Yun | Custom written in C-64 BASIC and compiled with Blitz |
"Originally written in BASIC line by line, Comline operated on a Commodore 64 with no floppy drive. This meant I could never turn off the computer because it would erase all users and messages. I eventually got a floppy drive and merged the users in a single sequential (not random) file. I was quite proud of that user file coding because no id # was required for login. I eventually released Termline, a terminal program for Commodore 64 users complete with buffers, x and z modem protocols, and quick dialing." - Mike Yun | |||
209-436-1643 FRESNO, CA |
AmigaTechniq (1988) |
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209-438-0510 FRESNO, CA |
Age!! (1988) |
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209-439-0119 Fresno, CA |
F.A.M.O.U.S. (Fresno Area Modem Operator/User System) (1981-1985) |
Jason Knapp | Homegrown |
"This BBS was my early teenage social life. I did start with some public domain software that I spliced together but I don't remember the references--it wasn't Fido or anything. All run on Atari with a 300 baud modem. I wrote everything in Microsoft Basic, and eventually lost control of the spaghetti code. I had some experimental features to my BBS: it was all themed as if you were in a medieval village and read like a simple Infocom (remember those?) game. Sometimes if you were at a menu prompt, something surprising would happen based on random timers like "a beggar comes up to you and asks for a pence"--if you choose not to give him one, some random % of the time the system would say that he calls you a cheap scoundrel and pulls a knife and kills you for your money--then when you tried to log back in during the next 24 hours the system would deny access saying "sorry, you're dead!". Or if you gave him something it might reward you with higher level access. Or maybe something else would happen~Wyou never knew! Anyway, it got quite popular and the modem was basically busy 24 hours a day until I took it down (and then the line was still constantly ringing for some several months. Some great memories. Thanks for doing this!" - Jason Knapp | |||
209-439-6921 FRESNO, CA |
Central Hub, Fresno Zone 1, Fresno/Central Valley, West Network, West-Net 1 (1989-1994) |
Chris Rudd | |
209-441-7652 FRESNO, CA |
Public Housing (1986) |
Robert Friesen | |
209-445-1363 FRESNO, CA |
Hine's 57 Variety (1989) |
Jack Nichols | |
209-454-1921 FRESNO, CA |
AGRO/Net (1989-1990) |
Steve Deschenes | |
209-454-8229 Fresno, CA |
Calif Nevada, FIDO #26: MicroFone PC, Sleeping Dogs (1985-1986) |
Bob Robesky | FIDO |
209-456-2533 FRESNO, CA |
64 Forum (1988) |
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209-463-5842 STOCKTON, CA |
Marlin's Super Wildcat! (1989) |
Wildcat | |
209-465-1479 STOCKTON, CA |
Software Silo, Stockton Hub (1989-1990) |
Mike Harpe | |
209-474-0868 STOCKTON, CA |
Warehouse (1986-1987) |
Ascii Express | |
209-474-3436 Stockton, CA |
Bullseye BBS, Stockton Hub (1986-1990) |
Bob Loeber | |
209-478-4806 STOCKTON, CA |
The Vanguard BBS (1988) |
Jon Foster | |
209-478-7164 STOCKTON, CA |
Crickets BBS (1989) |
Rickey Staggs | Wildcat |
209-478-7354 STOCKTON, CA |
Stockton Hub, The Software Silo (1988-1989) |
Mike Harpe | |
209-485-2580 FRESNO, CA |
Clubhouse (1987-1988) |
Stephen Paulsen | |
209-526-2360 MODESTO, CA |
Den of the Firefox (1988) |
The Firefox | GBBS Pro |
209-526-5899 Modesto, CA |
Borders of Exile, Maxie's Toy, Maxine's Toy (1989-1998) |
Maxie | WWIV |
209-529-6130 Modesto, CA |
Dragonriders of Pern (1989-1994) |
Dave Rasmussen & Liz Driver | |
"Just add it was an Amiga-ran BBS, I forgot the name of the software we used at the time. Might have been Skyline? BBS software for amiga's only, allowed online amiga graphics.. I created the flying, fire breathing dragon animation for the log in. We ran that BBS on an amiga 2000. My name is Liz, at the time my ex and I ran that board. Him and that machine are part of history now. Dave Rasmussen did the programing to the board, I was the graphic person. Seeing the listing of other boards from that time period and from the modesto area brought back many memories. The BBS pizza parties, and other local get togethers with the sysops..and users...something lost when the internet came." - Liz Driver | |||
209-532-6753 Sonora, CA |
Outworld Cat-Fur, Starbase 209 (1984-1988) |
Jason Snell | Telecat |
"One of the first BBSes in Sonora. Briefly a Cat-Fur/Catsend line, but for most of its life a message board, text-file serving BBS. I posted a lot of serialized fiction, much of it by myself, making it a precursor to the Internet-based magazine InterText, which I started in 1991." - Jason Snell | |||
209-549-0423 Modesto, CA |
Anything Goes, Anything Goes [ASV] (1988-1997) |
Chris Yarnell, Chris Yarnell / cdy | WWIV , Wildcat! and WWIV |
209-571-2973 MODESTO, CA |
The Writer's Cafe (1989) |
Robb Lightfoot | |
209-576-1590 MODESTO, CA |
Modesto Hub, Stockton/Modesto Net, The Flight Line of Dbase (1989-1990) |
Stephen Edgar | |
209-577-3081 MODESTO, CA |
Info-Net, MJC INFO NET, Modesto Junior College, MJC Info Net (1988-1994) |
Bob Gauvreau, Brian Collins, Bob Gauvereau | |
209-578-0435 MODESTO, CA |
The Bizzy Bee (1985-1997) |
Wendy Olson, Queen Bee, Queeny | Image BBS -C64 |
209-578-3493 MODESTO, CA |
Central CA Compusult (1989) |
Stephen Edgar | |
209-582-2019 HANFORD, CA |
JIM'S BBS (1988) |
Jim Nichols | |
209-582-4747 HANFORD, CA |
Midnight Hour (1980-2004) |
Chris Whitacre | |
209-583-1860 WALLACE, CA |
Hanford Hub, NOMACOM, Penguin Place (1988-1991) |
Don Barnes, Chris Croce | |
209-583-6819 WALLACE, CA |
KBEEZ PLACE (1989) |
Ken Bloodworth | |
209-584-1077 VALLEY SPRINGS, CA |
The Computer Doctors (1988) |
Kent Ogletree | |
209-591-7464 SONORA: MAIN DA, CA |
FIDO #39 Danuba, KarlRegier (1984) |
Karl Reiger | FidoNet |
209-591-8753 SONORA: MAIN DA, CA |
MicroLink, Microlink BBS (1980-2003) |
Chuck Sadoian | PCBoard |
209-599-7435 RIPON, CA |
Modesto Turlock Hub, Net 208 NEC, Ripon Hub, Turbo City, TurboCity (1988-1996) |
Gary Lagier, Pam Lagier, Gary/Pam Lagier | QuickBBS |
209-627-1941 VISALIA, CA |
Wahrsaga BBS (1980-2003) |
Ken Howard | |
209-627-3822 VISALIA, CA |
CLONE CONNExTION BBS (1989) |
David Sanchez | |
209-627-5572 VISALIA, CA |
Gate for Net214, Net214 NC and NEC, Net214 UUCP Gate, San Joaquin Valley Net, TCOE BBS, Tulare County Schools BBS (1980-1999) |
Roger Smith | |
209-638-6392 Fresno, CA |
California CBBS (1980) |
CP/M CBBS | |
Cited in S-100 Micro Systems Magazine (January/February 1980 Issue) | |||
209-667-0848 TURLOCK, CA |
Logarithmatic Jello BBS (1988-1994) |
Ed Hiatt | Wildcat |
209-668-8780 TURLOCK, CA |
Darkstar System! (1989-1990) |
Kay Akagi | |
209-674-3887 SAN ANDREAS, CA |
The Wastelands (1980-1999) |
Donald Price | |
209-675-3684 Madera, Ca |
ZDS-OnLine, ZDS-Online Information Service (1989-1996) |
Jack Porter | Wildcat |
"We're still online at www.MaderaOnline.com. Over sixteen years of providing online news to the people of Madera County. Thanks for keeping the history of BBSing. It was a fun time for me." - Jack Porter | |||
209-675-8436 MADERA, CA |
ZDS-Online Information, Zen Den Systems BBS (1988-1995) |
Jack Porter, Jr., Jack Porter/Madera UG | Wildcat |
List of BBS List Keepers: Central California AC 209/Jack Porter/Madera UG ListKeeper: Central California AC 209 | |||
209-683-4463 Coarsegold, CA |
Sierra On-Line Inc, Sierra On-Line, Inc., Sierra Online Technical Support (1988-1995) |
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209-685-8487 TULARE, , CA |
Route 66, Visalia Hub (1987-1995) |
Mark Richmond, Russ Beechinor, MARK RICHMOND | SEARCHLIGHT |
"8 lines, a FIDO hub from '91-95. This was a free board with 14 CD-ROM drives providing shareware." - Mark Richmond | |||
209-732-7204 GROVELAND, CA |
GENESIS BBs, Genesis Computers (1986-1989) |
Ray Means | |
209-734-0852 Visalia, CA |
VABBS / Enterprise BBS (1988-1989) |
Matt Brady | BBS Express! |
"Started as VABBS (Visalia Area BBS) running on an Atari 800XL with BBS Express! software. Later changed the name to Enterprise BBS with a Star Trek theme. The 88-89 time frame may be a little off, but it's close to that." - Matt Brady | |||
209-734-1502 HERALD, CA |
C I A BBS (1988-1989) |
Ron Beam | |
209-738-1370 Visalia, CA |
F B I ComNet BBS, FBI ComNET BBS, Union Pacific BBS, Union Pacific Track 1 (1989-1996) |
Scott Yarbrough | Telegard |
209-745-9284 GALT, CA |
JR Blue BBS (1987-1991) |
Paul Rau | |
209-754-1363 San Andreas, CA |
The Silicon Realms (1987-2005) |
Joe Commodore | All American, C-Net, Image (Commodore) |
"One of the longest running BBSs in the California gold country. Started out as the Mother Lode 64 BBS. Silicon Realms, was mainly a Commodore/Gaming (RPG) oriented BBS. Was a member of several Commodore BBS networks - UBAN, NISSA, FNET, COMM-NET, (?) identified as SLR. Notable features were Commodore files (PD/Utilities), story boards and on-line games, and network discussion boards. Board folded as I got too busy on other projects, though I still had a few callers near the end." - Joe Commodore | |||
209-781-1344 IONE, CA |
KPS Micro, KPS MicroBBS (1988-1996) |
Richard Kelley | Collosus, Phoenix |
209-795-1785 ARNOLD, CA |
Sierra's Cabin (1989) |
Wildcat | |
209-823-0093 MANTECA, CA |
Bertha Board, BerthaBoard, Manteca Hub, Net 208 NEC (1989-1994) |
Kenneth Roach | |
209-823-6133 MANTECA, CA |
Free Access On-Line, FreeAccess OnLine (1989-1994) |
Leonard Swisher | |
209-825-3103 MANTECA, CA |
Cross Roads, Crossroads, CrossRoads BBS (1989-1994) |
Mark Niswonger | PCBoard |
209-832-1002 Manteca, CA |
Rainbo Works, Stockton Hub (1986-1988) |
Andre Coltrin | |
209-883-0275 HUGHSON, CA |
Programmer's Retreat, Programmers Retreat BBS (1987-1997) |
J. Hill | Home rolled in Better BASIC |
"Ran a very complex and total custom BBS. All the code was in Better BASIC. Supported file transfers and *.wav files... a remote controlled FM radio served up WAV files of the station you could pick. Also, had a message base tie into the ham radio BBS system known as packet radio. I moved a lot and put a diverter line in Hughson, California to forward the calls out to Waterford so it would not be long distance from Modesto. We used to have local user parties in this area and all the sysops would hook up for drinks and PC Support. There's over 1000 users in my old BBS database... I could and did run on DOS 2.11 (300 baud) through to DOS 6.2 (9600/14.4kbps). I kind of ran under Windows 3.01 but we found AOL and soon after the Internet in 1997 and lost interest fast after we got our house in Salida. Now I run a low-power FM station (KQRP). For me, it's always been about serving the community." - Brad (J.Hill) | |||
209-883-0673 Hughson, CA |
Crystal Towers BBS (1988-1992) |
Frodo Baggins and Gambit | WWIV 4.24 |
"Hughson was a great place to run a BBS because it was a local call from Modesto, Turlock, and all the other towns around that area. They all had long distance charges to each other, so we became one of the important local WWIVNet links." | |||
209-886-5494 FARMINGTON, CA |
Mikar BBS (1989-1990) |
Mike Popplewell | |
209-931-4253 STOCKTON, CA |
Night Caller BBS (1989) |
Bill Morrow | |
209-943-1880 Stockton, CA |
Net 208 Treasurer, The Wrong Number, The Wrong Number
(1987-2003) |
Chuck Hague, Charles Hague | PCBoard |
209-951-6394 Stockton, CA |
BattleField BBS/AE (1986-1989) |
Hawk (Sysop) | GBBS ][ and GBBS Pro |
"Apple ][ BBS. Ran for six months on software I wrote myself, then upgraded to GBBS ][, then upgraded to GBBS Pro. I miss those days :(" - Hawk | |||
209-952-9430 STOCKTON, CA |
Back Door, The BackDoor BBS (1988-1994) |
Randall Fox | |
209-957-7372 Stockton, CA |
The Mystic Bbs ]I[, The Mystic BBS/AE ][, The Mystic BBS/AE ][ (1984-1998) |
Kevin Morris | Ascii Express, FutureVision |
+-=[ Howdy Jason ]=-+ from the past, I am Ananke, Sysop of The Mystic BBS. The final software used was FutureVision compiled in METAL on OS/2 Warp. When adopting METAL/FutureVison, in '92 I believe, as an early adopter, I became the Network Engineer/Admin for FutureNet, which interconnected all the FV BBS, in parallel to FidoNet. This was a twice daily orchestrated exchange of personal email, "forums" and Usenet topics, across the United States as stated previously by Joshua Levitsky. The design diagram was a real-time dynamic wall map of the U.S.A., colored pushpins & string! | |||
209-962-4045 Pine Mountain Lake, CA |
Exxxtacy Adult BBS, ADULT EXXXTACY BBS (1986-1995) |
Victoria Cummings, Pine Mountain Lake, California since 04/86 | MajorBBS 6.12 |
From the September 1994 issue of Boardwatch: Pine Mountain Lake, California since 04/86. Sysop: Victoria Cummings. Using MajorBBS 6.12 with 4 lines on MS-DOS 80486 with 6000 MB storage. US Robotics at 9600 bps. $25 Annual fee. 6 Gigs and over 20,000 latest hi-rez erotic files. New member bonus. Free amateur x-rated video to new members this month. Full access and Free adult videotape only $25 a year. Visa and mastercard accepted online. Call today, for exxxtacy tonight. ADULT EXXXTACY BBS 209.962.4045, Pine Mt. Lake, CA since 1 986. Large Hi-rez adult file collection and 1 CD Rom's online. Mew Member Bonus - Adult Burlesque Video Tape of our California Coeds with each S25/yr membership. Visa and MC accepted online. Sysop: Victoria Cummings. - BBS Magazine March, 1995 ADULT EXXXTACY BBS 209.962.'10'!5, Pine Mt. Lake. CA since 1 986. Large Hi-rez adult file collection and 10 CD Rom's online. New Member Bonus - Adult Burlesque Video Tape of our California Coeds with each S25/yr membership. Visa and MC accepted online. Sysop: Victoria Cummings, - BBS Magazine October 1995 - BBS Magazine October 1995 | |||
209-998-5830 Lemoore, CA |
Flea Lemoore (1986) |
Vincent McKever | |
209-998-6634 LEMOORE, CA |
NOMACOM (1988) |
Chris Croce | |
96 Sysops currently listed. 109 BBSes Listed. |