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"I started Network XXIII to provide enhanced file access without restrictions. At it's fullest, it provided access to files over UUCP (direct), through FidoNet file transfers, through downloads, and via FTP-by-mail. It also did not have the restrictive upload/download ratios that had been common in those days, and provided access to UseNet and Fidonet both. The software used to connect the system to Fidonet news (Amanda) was entirely of my own design, and can still be downloaded from various sources."
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608-223-0979
MADISON, WI |
DARKNESS WITHIN
(1994-1995) |
| |
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608-224-0102
MADISON, WI |
Wizards Tower BBS
(1997) |
| |
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608-224-0103
MADISON, WI |
Wizards Tower BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-224-0104
MADISON, WI |
Wizards Tower BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-231-0182
MADISON, WI |
Armageddon Unleashed
(1994) |
Stephen Vakil | |
|
608-233-0286
MADISON, WI |
Madison PC User Group, Madison PCUG
(1986-1997) |
Marty Shannon, C. Zenchenko | PCBoard
|
|
608-233-1111
MADISON, WI |
RTPM Madison
(1984-1985) |
| |
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608-233-1135
MADISON, WI |
FrogMedia
(1994) |
| |
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608-233-1798
MADISON, WI |
Mac Line, MAC LINE
(1993-1995) |
John Allen | |
|
MAC LINE, 608-233-1798 FirstClass system at 14,400bps. Mac files, messages, news, chat etc. Playmaker Football league. Mac Guru Conference. - BBS Magazine November, 1994 MAC LINE, 608-233-1798 FirstClass system at 14,400bps. Mac files, messages, news, chat etc. Playmaker Football league. Mac Guru Conference. - BBS Magazine March, 1995 MAC LINE, 608-233-1798 FirstClass system at 14,400bps, Mac files, messages, news, chat etc. Ptaymaker Football league, Mac Guru Conference, - BBS Magazine October 1995
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608-233-3378
MADISON, WI |
Cime-ise, MechEng (was CIME-ISE)
(1990-1992) |
Greg Jackson | |
|
608-233-4828
Madison, WI |
Bee Line
(1986-1996) |
Bee | Honeycomb |
|
"Madison's first chat line. For the first five years, The Bee Line ran on an Apple II+ using custom 'Honeycomb' software written in 6502 assembly. It grew from five 300 baud modems to eleven 2400 baud modems (thanks to 4-port serial cards handmade by Raist, founder of Sonic Foundry). The last five years, the Bee Line ran on a DOS PC with a 17 ports, message boards, etc. It still used custom software (a mix of C and assembly), including several multiplayer ANSI action games. It was a real challenge convincing the phone company that a 17-line hunt group deserved residential rates. Bee Line was a subscription service. Non-paying users could chat for a bit, but were generally at the mercy of the paying users. It was a very social system and the user population was mixed and varied over the years. There was no emphasis on tech, and many users only learned enough skills to be able to type "ATDT2334828" on the surplus dumbterms from the local university. One unique aspect was that chat attracted women. At one point I calculated that even though women were only 15% of the user population, they represented about 30% of the minutes online. Memorabilia and reunion info at http://beeline.org" - Bee
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608-233-6502
MADISON, WI |
Madison PC User Group
(1997) |
| |
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608-233-6999
MADISON, WI |
Utilitarian WC
(1992) |
Jim Robinson | |
|
608-233-8449
Madison, WI |
FIDO #90 MidNet UW, MidNet
(1984-1986) |
Mike Mansfield | FidoNet |
|
608-233-8798
MADISON, WI |
Mac Line
(1995-1996) |
| |
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608-233-9487
Madison, WI |
MAC Line
(1994-1997) |
| FirstClass |
|
From the January 1996 issue of Boardwatch: Bulletin board for Macintosh users. Running FirstClass software at 28.8Kbps. Mac files, messages, and chat. 3 CD's with tons of shareware. Macintosh news and Apple press releases. Internet e-mail and usenet newsgroups. For more info email: info@ macline.com
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608-238-0428
MADISON, WI |
Sliver BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-238-0654
MADISON, WI |
Mac Galaxy
(1997) |
| |
|
608-238-3837
MADISON, WI |
The Sacred Scribe
(1994-1997) |
Robert Pearson | |
|
608-238-3889
MADISON, WI |
Stately Wayne Manor
(1993-1994) |
John Stewart | |
|
608-238-5529
MADISON, WI |
Point Line Graphics, Inc.
(1994-1995) |
| |
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608-238-6317
MADISON, WI |
The Razor's Edge
(1993-1994) |
Eric Maly | |
|
608-238-6692
MADISON, WI |
The Extra Mile BBS, The Extra Mile BBS (CFN)
(1992-1994) |
Patrick Mack | |
|
608-238-7595
Madison, WI |
Devious' Realm BBS
(1993-1996) |
Devious, Slick Willie / Codeblue | Renegade |
|
"'Hippest in 6o8' was my motto (how cheesy is that now? I was only 19 at the time so whatever) A lot of SD][ers hung out at the board and played PimpWars, The PIT, LORD, Kannon's and Katapults and TradeWars. We had a lot of graphic demos that the Finland demo groups made. Plus had some fun message boards that were only around from midnight - 4am. Was occasionally a 2 line BBS, but for the most part was just the single dedicated line (since I was on the other one all the time). The madison BBS scene was very cool at the time." --Matthew Apps
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608-241-5766
MADISON, WI |
North Farm Co-op
(1997) |
| |
|
608-241-7722
MADISON, WI |
Network XXIII, Network XXIII BBS
(1994-1997) |
David Douthitt | |
|
608-243-8235
MADISON, WI |
The Razor's Edge
(1995-1997) |
Eric Maly | |
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608-244-0852
MADISON, WI |
Madison Area, Madison NEC, The Buyer's Review
(1990-1998) |
Mark Lange | |
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608-244-8211
MADISON, WI |
Off the Wall, Off The Wall BBS
(1996-1998) |
Joseph Wolf | |
|
608-246-9600
MADISON, WI |
The Iconoclast
(1990) |
Geoff Gilpin | |
|
608-246-9643
MADISON, WI |
The Iconoclast
(1990) |
Geoff Gilpin | |
|
608-246-9660
MADISON, WI |
The Iconoclast
(1991-1994) |
Geoff Gilpin | |
|
608-249-0275
MADISON, WI |
1st Circle, Madison Area
(1987-1988) |
John Galvin | |
|
608-249-2001
MADISON, WI |
Pentheris VII
(1992-1994) |
Greg Buxton | |
|
608-249-5657
MADISON, WI |
M.O.O.S.I.E.
(1988) |
| |
|
608-249-8791
MADISON, WI |
The Grimoire
(1997) |
| |
|
608-251-3494
MADISON, WI |
Power Board
(1985) |
Maurice Thaler, Carl Williamson, Peter Daly | |
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608-251-4755
MADISON, WI |
Disaster Area HST, Int'l Archives
(1988-1990) |
Ted Tang | |
|
608-251-6226
MADISON, WI |
20th Century Books
(1992-1994) |
Phil Davenport | |
|
608-251-6292
MADISON, WI |
20th Century Books
(1995-1997) |
Phil Davenport | |
|
608-251-7734
MADISON, WI |
CooperWorks
(1991) |
| PCBoard |
|
608-251-8538
MADISON, WI |
AMIS Magic Lantern
(1982-1983) |
| |
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608-252-7219
MADISON, WI |
JW-PC, JW-PC Transmission Line, Magnum Hollow Point
(1992-1998) |
Jim Wargula | |
|
608-255-2755
Madison, WI |
BITS, Bits BBS, Bits II
(1983-1997) |
PondScum (Brian Goldsworthy) | |
|
"BITS was run under the auspices of the Madison Apple User's Group, and continued to run even after the user group suffered the loss of all of the Macintosh users, and even outlasted the user's group itself." - Brian Goldsworthy
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608-255-5227
MADISON, WI |
INDRANET BBS
(1987) |
| |
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608-255-6300
MADISON, WI |
Paragon of Virtue (SIG)
(1992) |
| |
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608-255-7380
MADISON, WI |
The Bistro
(1992-1994) |
Robert Cox | Searchlight |
|
608-256-1154
MADISON, WI |
Tha Acid Trip
(1997) |
| |
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608-256-3611
Madison, WI |
Madison Area, NineJackNine, NineJackNine BBS
(1993-1998) |
Ed Almasy | TBBS |
|
608-256-3889
MADISON, WI |
Stately Wayne Manor
(1997) |
| |
|
608-256-5680
MADISON, WI |
kaOs
(1996-1997) |
Richard Ross | |
|
608-256-5697
Madison, WI |
Madison Area, Madison NEC, Nine Jack Nine, NineJackNine, NineJackNine BBS
(1991-1999) |
Ed Almasy | TBBS |
|
608-256-6227
MADISON, WI |
Mad Mac BBS
(1988) |
| Red Ryder Host |
|
608-256-8088
MADISON, WI |
Madison PCUG
(1987-1989) |
Gary London | |
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608-257-0486
MADISON, WI |
Boardwalk BBS
(1992-1994) |
| |
|
608-257-1274
MADISON, WI |
Synergy
(1990-1994) |
| |
|
608-257-1683
MADISON, WI |
Screaming Demon ][
(1997) |
| |
|
608-257-1852
MADISON, WI |
Screaming Demon ][, SD][
(1997) |
| |
|
608-257-2517
MADISON, WI |
Screaming Demon ][
(1997) |
| |
|
608-257-6195
MADISON, WI |
Screaming Demon ][
(1997) |
| |
|
608-257-7333
MADISON, WI |
Broken Toenail
(1997) |
| |
|
608-257-9308
MADISON, WI |
Screaming Demon ][, SDII
(1994-1997) |
Eric Dunst | |
|
608-258-9334
MADISON, WI |
Midwest Technical Systems, MidwTechSys
(1991-1994) |
Eric Fairfield | |
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608-258-9555
MADISON, WI |
Party Board
(1991-1994) |
| |
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608-258-9723
MADISON, WI |
1st Circle, Madison Area
(1986) |
John Galvin | |
|
608-262-1434
MADISON, WI |
Mersenne
(1987-1988) |
Jim Lattis | |
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608-262-3656
MADISON, WI |
Integrated Pest Management BB, Integrated Pest Management BBS
(1991-1994) |
| |
|
608-262-4469
MADISON, WI |
FIDO #324 UW-Hat, UW Hat
(1985) |
Michael Mansfield | |
|
608-262-4939
MADISON, WI |
BBS IBM PC Madison, RBBS IBM PC Madison
(1983-1985) |
| |
|
608-262-9689
MADISON, WI |
AFRICAN STUDIES BBS
(1992) |
| |
|
608-263-0494
MADISON, WI |
Family Friends
(1994) |
| RBBS |
|
608-263-6057
MADISON, WI |
MIC BBS at MACC
(1988-1997) |
| PCBoard |
|
608-265-3513
MADISON, WI |
MACC
(1997) |
| |
|
608-266-3014
MADISON, WI |
DILHR PCBoad, DILHR PCBoard, DILHR PCBoard PCB
(1989-1992) |
Marty Shannon | PCBoard |
|
608-267-7551
MADISON, WI |
WI-Lakes BBS, WI-Lakes BBS
, WI-Lakes-BBS
(1993-2004) |
James Vennie | PCBoard
|
|
608-269-4835
SPARTA, WI |
ComputeK's Web Serv
(1997) |
| |
|
608-269-7019
SPARTA, WI |
The Shire
(1994) |
Tim Martozie | |
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608-269-7392
SPARTA, WI |
Fast Track
(1995) |
Bill Kern | |
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608-269-7956
SPARTA, WI |
The Shire
(1993) |
Tim Martozie | |
|
608-271-0553
MADISON, WI |
The Data Link
(1993) |
Dave McKinnon | |
|
608-271-0687
MADISON, WI |
1st Circle, Madison Area
(1989-1990) |
John Galvin | |
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608-271-3685
Madison, WI |
Cooper Works, Cooper Works - fonts, CooperWorks, Cooperworks
, Cooperworks PCB Laserfonts, Jamestown (K. Flee), Jamestown Sftw, Jamestown Software, Jamestown Software BBS
(1986-1997) |
Ken Flee, Chuck Cooper, Flee & Cooper | Searchlight
, PCBoard |
|
608-271-5397
MADISON, WI |
Moonlight BBS
(1993-1994) |
Brian Ruppert | |
|
608-271-9439
MADISON, WI |
AXCess BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-273-1406
Madison, WI |
Selene
(1990-1992) |
Ed Almasy | Maximus |
|
608-273-2123
MADISON, WI |
Madison PC User's Group BBS, Madison PCUG, MadisonPCUG
(1989-1994) |
William Thousand, Bill Thousand | PCBoard |
|
608-273-2186
Madison, WI |
Unicorn Point BBS
(1994-1997) |
Lori and Hugh Van Duyn | Wildcat, MajorBBS |
|
"Lori (Lilah The Demoness) and Hugh (Thantos) started the BBS with only one line, and before they moved to GA they were running 5 lines and MajorBBS." - Hugh Van Duyn
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608-273-5037
MADISON, WI |
NICBUL BBS
(1985) |
Mike Brown | |
|
608-273-6057
MADISON, WI |
Comfortably Numb
(1994) |
David Gilmour | |
|
608-273-6595
MADISON, WI |
Persoft Software Technical Support
(1995) |
| |
|
608-273-9894
MADISON, WI |
Experimental RBBS
(1991-1994) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-274-0321
MADISON, WI |
AE LINE: UTOPIA
(1984) |
| |
|
608-274-0681
MADISON, WI |
Night Owl BBS, The EIC BBS
(1992-1994) |
Jeremy Charles | |
|
608-274-1436
MADISON, WI |
TCI Cablevision
(1993) |
| |
|
608-274-1527
MADISON, WI |
AXCess BBS
(1995-1997) |
Stuart Click | |
|
608-274-1904
Madison, WI |
NineJackNine
(1988-1991) |
Ed Almasy | Opus |
|
"I started NineJackNine (9J9), 608-274-1904, in 1988 as an antidote to all of the techie-oriented BBSes that were in operation at that time. It carried nothing but non-technical Fidonet conferences, plus a game or two (a modified version of Pyroto Mountain was the most popular). 9J9 also had a strong bent toward material of more interest to women, who I believed were very under-represented in the online world at that point. In 1991, after attending Fidocon in Colorado and hearing the Gospel According to Jack Rickard and Phil Becker, I moved 9J9 over to TBBS (and to 608-256-5697), bumped it up from two incoming lines to four incoming lines, and added a dedicated Internet connection that allowed people to use telnet, gopher, and to (eventually) browse the web using Lynx. I believe 9J9 was the first BBS in the area to offer live Internet connectivity." - Ed Almasy
|
608-274-4045
MADISON, WI |
WCSI Info Xchg
(1987-1988) |
Bill Thousand | |
|
608-274-4962
MADISON, WI |
Madison Area Net 121 NC
(2002) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-274-5476
Madison, WI |
Lunar Software, Selene
(1987-1990) |
Ed Almasy, Jim Roberts, Pat Splinter | Opus |
|
"Selene, 608-274-5476, was started in 1987 while I was working at Lunar Corporation, as a BBS focused on the profession and practice of Software Engineering. Initially it offered file areas with C and assembly language source code for an array of MS-DOS and Unix software packages. In late 1987 I ran across John Galvin's 1st Circle BBS, which was the first Fidonet hub in the Madison area. John was also part of the group working on UFGate, the first software package that allowed BBS sysops to carry Usenet newsgroups and RFC-822 e-mail traffic on their Fidonet system. UFGate caught my interest and I added various Fidonet programming-related conferences and Usenet newsgroups to Selene over the next two years, and further expanded the collection of source code and programming utilities. In late 1989 I was hired away from Lunar by Persoft (makers of SmartTerm), to build a new product that was intended to be a ProComm-killer. Since Selene was running (unofficially) on a computer and phone line owned by Lunar, I had to move Selene to a computer and phone line in my home (608-273-1406). After I left Lunar, Jim Roberts and Pat Splinter ran the "Lunar Software BBS" on the same phone line and computer that I had used for Selene. After relocating Selene to my home, I switched it from Opus 1.03c to Maximus, and then in 1992 Selene was subsumed into another, larger BBS that I was running, NineJackNine (608-256-5697)." - Ed Almasy
|
608-274-5720
MADISON, WI |
Sterling BBS
(1995-1996) |
Tom Williams | |
|
608-274-6294
Madison, WI |
Broken Toenail BBS
(1994-2004) |
William Norman, Hanger 18 | Renegade |
|
"The Toenail has stayed in operation for over 9.5 years now, and can be currently accessed at telnet://brokentoenail.mine.nu The Toenail is one of the world's most active BBSes, with a heavy emphasis on message base debates and discussion. A Wisconsin institution survives!" - Hanger 18
|
608-274-6377
MADISON, WI |
Bill1000Jr, FIDO #38 Madison
(1984) |
Bill Thousand, Jr. | FidoNet |
|
608-274-6935
MADISON, WI |
AXCess BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-274-7483
Madison, WI |
Der Saugengrube, Der SaugenGrube BBS, DSG
(1993-1997) |
| |
|
608-274-8190
MADISON, WI |
W.S.E.U.
(1988) |
| Wildcat |
|
608-274-8435
MADISON, WI |
NABT/FISCHER
(1989-1992) |
| |
|
608-274-8733
MADISON, WI |
Wells Online
(1994) |
| |
|
608-274-8948
MADISON, WI |
Digital Madison
(1997) |
| |
|
608-274-9763
MADISON, WI |
JW-PC DataFlex.OS2, JWPC Dataflex
(1989-1996) |
Jim Wargula | RBBS |
|
608-274-9785
MADISON, WI |
Jw-PC DataFlex, JW-PC DataFlex OS2, JW-PC DataFlex.OS2, Madison Area, Madison NEC, Madison PC Users Group, MPCUG WebBBS
(1989-2002) |
Jim Wargula | Wildcat |
|
608-274-9795
MADISON, WI |
JW-PC DataFlex OS2, JW-PC DataFlex.OS2
(1996-1997) |
Jim Wargula | |
|
608-276-7620
MADISON, WI |
Experimental RBBS
(1992) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-276-7927
MADISON, WI |
Computer Mania
(1991-1993) |
Bud Fredrick | |
|
608-276-9083
MADISON, WI |
Computer Mania
(1991) |
Bud Fredrick | |
|
608-277-1376
MADISON, WI |
The Offline BBS
(1992-1994) |
Tom Landmann | RemoteAccess |
|
608-277-7782
MADISON, WI |
The Iguana Republic
(1994-1997) |
Mike Eckert | |
|
608-277-8597
MADISON, WI |
The Parody BBS
(1993-1994) |
Andy Jaeger | |
|
608-277-8629
MADISON, WI |
Synergy, Synergy BBS
(1992) |
N Alex Carr | |
|
608-277-9468
MADISON, WI |
Synergy BBS
(1991) |
Alex Carr | |
|
608-277-9474
MADISON, WI |
Synergy BBS
(1991) |
Alex Carr | |
|
608-277-9804
MADISON, WI |
Xperimental BBBS
(2000-2001) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-277-9955
MADISON, WI |
The Sacred Scribe
(1993-1994) |
Robert Pearson | |
|
608-278-0471
MADISON, WI |
kaOs
(1996) |
Richard Ross | |
|
608-278-1318
MADISON, WI |
Empire BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-278-1319
MADISON, WI |
Empire BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-278-8394
MADISON, WI |
Empire BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-278-8495
MADISON, WI |
Empire BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-283-6232
MADISON, WI |
SHADOWLANDS
(1991) |
Thomas Landmann | |
|
608-284-0250
MADISON, WI |
Experimental RBBS
(1992-1993) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-284-8944
MADISON, WI |
Experimental II
(1997) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-324-4495
MONROE, WI |
SC Data Center
(1990) |
John Galvin | |
|
608-325-7994
Monroe, WI |
Swiss Bull, The Swiss Bull BBS
(1990-2009) |
David Blum | |
|
608-328-1454
MONROE, WI |
Doc's Place BBS
(1991) |
John Bierrie | |
|
608-328-8202
MONROE, WI |
The Cold Zone
(1990-1992) |
Jim Hadfield | |
|
608-348-3075
PLATTEVILLE, WI |
Nemisys BBS
(1994) |
Tim Kienbaum | |
|
608-356-0380
BARABOO, WI |
Animal House
(1992-1994) |
Marc Kurtz | |
|
608-356-0540
BARABOO, WI |
Midnight Modem Mystic, Midnite Modem Mystics
(1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
608-356-0938
BARABOO, WI |
Circus City BBS
(1993-1994) |
Randy Webster | |
|
608-356-3748
BARABOO, WI |
Circus City BBS
(1996) |
Randy Webster | |
|
608-356-4777
BARABOO, WI |
The RF Deck
(1994-1999) |
Steve Schulze | Magpie
, TriBBS |
|
608-356-6269
BARABOO, WI |
Alarm Industry BBS
(1998) |
Don McCleery | |
|
608-356-6569
BARABOO, WI |
Delta One Systems, Northern Exposure
(1992-1996) |
Jordan Peterson | RemoteAccess |
|
608-356-8999
BARABOO, WI |
TL BBS
(1993-1997) |
Michael Birch | Wildcat |
|
608-356-9644
BARABOO, WI |
The Racer's Edge
(1994-1997) |
Don Hudnell | Wildcat
|
|
608-364-1138
BELOIT, WI |
Que's Resort
(1995) |
Andrew Que | Searchlight |
|
608-365-0541
BELOIT, WI |
Connecting Line BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-365-2302
BELOIT, WI |
Connecting Line BBS
(1989-1999) |
Dave and Lynette Long | MajorBBS |
|
608-368-1612
BELOIT, WI |
Suite Dreams BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-368-1613
BELOIT, WI |
Suite Dreams BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-437-3260
MOUNT HOREB, WI |
iNNeR CiRCLe
(1997) |
| |
|
608-442-9402
Madison, WI |
Experimental Workshop, SW Wisconsin Area Fidonet Feed
(2001-2002) |
Roy Jacobs | |
|
608-486-2106
BANGOR, WI |
Rockland BBS
(1993-1997) |
Art Christ | |
|
608-486-4074
BANGOR, WI |
Rockland BBS
(1992-1993) |
Art Christ | |
|
608-488-2031
MELROSE, WI |
The Captain's Chair
(1992) |
Thomas Peterson | |
|
608-488-2039
MELROSE, WI |
The Captain's Chair
(1992) |
Tom Peterson | |
|
608-522-3631
NORTH FREEDOM, WI |
Racer BBS
(1997) |
| |
|
608-522-4339
NORTH FREEDOM, WI |
AXCess BBS
(1993-1994) |
Stuart Click | |
|
608-526-3561
HOLMEN, WI |
FidoLand OS/2, GatorNet North, La Crosse Area Hub, Western Wisconsin Mail Server, Western Wisconsin Net
(1992-1996) |
Bill Sweet | FidoNet |
|
608-526-4127
HOLMEN, WI |
Holmen Area Hub, The Holmen Connection
(1992-1997) |
Richard Castle | |
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608-526-9114
HOLMEN, WI |
The Boardwalk BBS
(1992-1995) |
Dan Campbell | |
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608-527-5937
NEW GLARUS, WI |
Capable Computer Systems
(1995) |
Alan Maurer | |
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608-565-7424
NECEDAH, WI |
Best Power Technology Technical Support
(1995) |
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608-586-5995
OXFORD, WI |
The Cribbage Board
(1997) |
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608-625-2757
LA FARGE, WI |
The Mignight Run, The Raptor's Cage
(1997) |
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608-629-5027
READSTOWN, WI |
Mystic Hidden Valleys
(1991) |
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608-635-7948
POYNETTE, WI |
The Troll's Den
(1997) |
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608-635-8048
POYNETTE, WI |
The Troll's Den
(1997) |
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608-637-8049
VIROQUA, WI |
All For Christ
(1994-1995) |
Milton Watson | |
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608-637-8732
VIROQUA, WI |
Basement BBS
(1994) |
Vernald Meiners | |
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608-647-4820
RICHLAND CENTER, WI |
Tumbleweed BBS
(1997) |
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608-654-7678
CASHTON, WI |
The Other Woman
(1992-1994) |
Glen Kuschel | |
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608-655-3806
MARSHALL, WI |
Madison Tandy, Madison Tandy User's Group, MADISON TANDY USERS, Madison Tandy Users BBS
(1990-1996) |
Francis Selje, Fran Selje | PCBoard
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608-655-4012
MARSHALL, WI |
Romany RBBS, Syform
(1989-1996) |
Mark Simmons, K.& M. Simmons | RBBS |
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608-742-1707
PORTAGE, WI |
The Portage Palace
(1997-1998) |
Chuck Otto | |
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608-742-1751
PORTAGE, WI |
Asylum BBS
(1997) |
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608-742-7276
PORTAGE, WI |
Portage Free BBS
(1994-1998) |
Gary Sheets | Wildcat
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608-744-2050
CUBA CITY, WI |
Tri State Police BBS, Tri-State Police BBS
(1994-1998) |
Kevin Atkinson | Wildcat |
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608-752-0074
JANESVILLE, WI |
Planet //olfenstein
(1994-1996) |
Zen Tormey | TriBBS |
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608-752-6762
JANESVILLE, WI |
Other Side BBS, The Other Side
(1992-1995) |
Alan Weber | Tempest, RemoteAccess |
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608-752-7840
JANESVILLE, WI |
J.A.D.E.
(1982-1996) |
Dennis Adams, Peter Melan, David Wendt | TBBS
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"J.A.D.E., 608-752-7840, was started in November of 1982, by myself (Dennis Adams) and Peter Melan on a Model I TRS-80. We wrote the software ourselves in BASIC. We had to optimize the heck out of the word-wrap algorithm, which we thought was really needed back then with the wide disparity in display widths (VIC-20 @ 22, many various computers @ 40, TRS-80 @ 64, serial terminal @ 80). The final optimization ran in real-time even on the new *fast* modem we bought (a USRobtics 1200 baud ). It initially used 5 1/4" drives and the messages were stored on an 8" driver we modified to work with the TRS-80. Later, we bought the very first version of Phil Becker's "TBBS" (from a handwritten ad!) and then later added a hard-disk. We "beta tested" TBBS through many versions. It only every had a single phone line when we ran it, and got hit by lighting twice. It was Pete's computer. I came up with the name "JADE" -- it stands for Janesville Area Data Exchange. When Pete moved out of town, I took over JADE, where it languished on a PC XT clone until Dave Wendt took it over when I went to college, and grew it even larger, with multiple lines and internet access." - Dennis Adams
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608-752-8935
JANESVILLE, WI |
Evening Star
(1997) |
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608-752-9146
JANESVILLE, WI |
Hell
(1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
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608-754-0580
JANESVILLE, WI |
Zimm Connection BBS
(1998-1999) |
| TriBBS |
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608-754-5668
JANESVILLE, WI |
The Magic Shoppe
(1997) |
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608-755-1147
Janesville, WI |
Castle Rock BBS
(1995-2007) |
Kevin Goebel | MajorBBS, WG 1.01 (MBBS), WorldGroup 1.01 (DOS) |
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"I am still running my BBS with a few dial-up lines. They are in a hunt group keyed to the 608-755-1147 number and some of the alternate numbers listed on http://bbslist.textfiles.com/608/ are no longer owned by me. I added Vircoms TCP/IP software so my bbs can be telneted to (casrock.com). I have a few dedicated MajorMud players, and a couple of people who play CrossWords, Backgammon, and BBSopoly almost every day. I started my own BBS in 1995 (great timing, eh?) after being a Co-Sysop for The Connecting Line BBS in Beloit Wisconsin for several years." - "Kevin Goebel" "Still running as a 32 "line" Major BBS, telnet access only, at casrock.com I dropped my last dial-up line in May of 2008 when I bit the bullet and slapped my DSL connection on my voice phone line. I still have several MajorMud players and a couple people who play Backgammon and Crosswordz." - Kevin Goebel
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608-755-1268
JANESVILLE, WI |
Castle Rock BBS
(1997) |
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608-755-1335
JANESVILLE, WI |
LOST IN TIME
(1994-1995) |
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608-755-1449
JANESVILLE, WI |
PegaSys BBS, The Missing Link
(1992-1994) |
Don Oldenburg, Don Olgeburg | RemoteAccess |
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608-755-1546
JANESVILLE, WI |
Castle Rock BBS
(1997) |
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608-755-1572
JANESVILLE, WI |
Castle Rock BBS
(1997) |
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608-755-9579
JANESVILLE, WI |
Full Access BBS
(1997) |
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608-755-9587
JANESVILLE, WI |
Full Access, Full Access BBS
(1996-1997) |
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608-755-9841
JANESVILLE, WI |
Full Access BBS
(1997) |
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608-756-0308
JANESVILLE, WI |
The Antaries Sector
(1995-1996) |
Tyson Mohr | TriBBS |
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608-756-2818
JANESVILLE, WI |
Rhino's Lair
(1995) |
| PBAD |
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608-756-3638
JANESVILLE, WI |
Local Net
(1997) |
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608-756-4323
Janesville, WI |
Rhino's Lair
(1994-1996) |
Rhino (Ryan) | Hercules |
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608-756-9191
JANESVILLE, WI |
The Gallow's Pole
(1993-1994) |
Nate Dutra | |
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608-757-1226
JANESVILLE, WI |
Picture Club Connection
(1994) |
Russell L Miller | |
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608-757-1796
JANESVILLE, WI |
Full Access BBS
(1997) |
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608-757-2092
Janesville, WI |
Mindbomb
(1992-1997) |
Andy MacCallum (Nemesis) | |
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608-757-3000
JANESVILLE, WI |
JADE, Jade BBS
(1992-1997) |
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608-757-3009
JANESVILLE, WI |
JADE, Jade BBS
(1982-1999) |
David L Wendt | |
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608-758-1038
JANESVILLE, WI |
The Systems Edge
(1996-1997) |
Russ Miller | |
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608-758-4849
JANESVILLE, WI |
The Antares Sector
(1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
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608-758-6590
JANESVILLE, WI |
Janesville Library
(1997) |
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608-781-1005
LA CROSSE, WI |
Bitchy's Place, La Crosse Area Hub, Western Wisconsin Net
(1991-1992) |
Thomas Coulson | |
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608-781-1105
LA CROSSE, WI |
NorthSider's BBS
(1995) |
Bill Baxter | |
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608-781-3451
LA CROSSE, WI |
Computerland of La Crosse
(1991) |
Tom Goetzman | PCBoard |
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608-781-5890
LA CROSSE, WI |
The Chalk Board
(1992-1994) |
Cory Lunde | |
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608-781-9660
LA CROSSE, WI |
Digital Genesis
(1996) |
James Sella | |
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608-782-0556
LA CROSSE, WI |
Ceaser's Palace
(1994) |
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608-782-1015
LA CROSSE, WI |
Anarchy BBS
(1996-1997) |
John Morrison | |
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608-782-7935
La Crosse, WI |
Electric Dreams BBS
(1997-1998) |
Andy Wright | Searchlight BBS |
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608-782-8348
LA CROSSE, WI |
Doghouse BBS
(1993-1994) |
Mike Rudie | |
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608-783-1391
LA CROSSE, WI |
Crossfire, CrossFire BBS CfC #39, La Crosse Area Hub
(1992-1994) |
Bill Schieche | |
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608-783-1722
LA CROSSE, WI |
Ceaser's Palace
(1997) |
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608-783-1724
LA CROSSE, WI |
Ceaser's Palace
(1997) |
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608-783-2240
Onalaska, WI |
Fifth Deimension, The Fifth Dimension
(1992-1995) |
Ryan Reister | Remote Access 2.0 |
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"Sysop: Ryan Reister ; ANSI: Michael Peplinski. Single line dialup, 14.4k bps - Zoom external modem. Games, Doors, FidoNet, Downloads SysOp also wrote a few custom doors using Turbo Pascal." - Ryan Reister
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608-783-4114
LA CROSSE, WI |
The Pit Stop
(1997) |
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608-783-5388
LA CROSSE, WI |
DSW
(1997) |
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608-784-0201
LA CROSSE, WI |
Digital Genesis
(1995) |
James Sella | |
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608-784-3804
LA CROSSE, WI |
Rosie's II
(1992-1995) |
Rose Campbell | |
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608-784-4679
LA CROSSE, WI |
Rosie's BBS, Rosie's II
(1992-1996) |
Robert Gillespie | |
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608-784-5960
LA CROSSE, WI |
Crossfire, La Crosse Area Hub
(1992) |
Bill Schieche | |
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608-784-8016
LA CROSSE, WI |
The Rat's Hole
(1990) |
| Wildcat |
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608-785-0419
LA CROSSE, WI |
Crossfire, CrossFire BBS CfC #39
(1992) |
Bill Schieche | |
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608-785-7159
LA CROSSE, WI |
The Silicon Zone
(1991) |
John Bergman | PCBoard |
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608-785-7459
LA CROSSE, WI |
The Black Hole
(1999) |
Jonathan Bailey | |
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608-786-0564
WEST SALEM, WI |
Lizard's Loft
(1995-1996) |
Joel Johnston | |
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608-786-1066
WEST SALEM, WI |
Moonshine On-Line
(1994) |
Jeremy Newman | |
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608-787-0137
LA CROSSE, WI |
Gene & Rosie's BBS
(1996) |
Gene Warren | |
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608-787-0735
LA CROSSE, WI |
Digital Genesis
(1993-1994) |
James Sella | |
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608-787-1104
LA CROSSE, WI |
Gene & Rosie's BBS
(1996) |
Gene Warren | |
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608-787-5830
LA CROSSE, WI |
Dragon's Lair BBS
(1995) |
Eric Papenfuss | |
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608-787-6488
LA CROSSE, WI |
Guild
(1994) |
Brian Kronberg | |
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608-788-0307
LA CROSSE, WI |
Digital Reality
(1995-2000) |
Chris Sheehan | |
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608-788-5323
LA CROSSE, WI |
GatorNet North, La Crosse Area Hub
(1992) |
Bill Sweet | |
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608-788-8060
LA CROSSE, WI |
Le Cross Roads II
(1992-1994) |
Chris Hellesen | |
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608-788-8086
LA CROSSE, WI |
La Crosse Area Hub, Le Cross Roads, Western Wisconsin Net
(1992-1994) |
Rudy Arlt | |
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608-788-9657
LA CROSSE, WI |
Doghouse BBS
(1994-1995) |
Mike Rudie | |
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608-798-2149
CROSS PLAINS, WI |
Comfortably Numb
(1995) |
David Gilmour | |
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608-822-2000
Fennimore, WI |
GAMES PLUS, Games Plus BBS
(1993-1996) |
Tim Brown | PCBoard
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From the September 1994 issue of Boardwatch: Fennimore, Wisconson since 09/93. Sysop: Tim Brown. Using MajorBBS 6.21B with 32 lines on MS-DOS 80486 with 10000 MB storage. US Robotics at 14400 bps. No fee. The hottest new games, from chariots to chessboards, dungeons to deep space. Tradewars 2002. 9 CD-ROMs, trivia, interlink chat, forums. Now offering RIP graphics. Internet mail and network newsgroups coming soon. We are free.
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608-825-2290
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Freedom Of Speech RBBS, Freedom Speech, MIKLAV/RBBS
(1994-1996) |
Kim Johnson | RBBS |
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608-825-6404
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Night Train BBS
(1994) |
Barth Weishoff | |
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608-825-6498
Sun Prairie, WI |
Escape Pod BBS, The Escape BBS (!), The Escape Pod BBS
(1996-1997) |
Jesse Courchaine, Jesse Clayton | Renegade |
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608-827-6755
MIDDLETON, WI |
The Sacred Scribe
(1996-2000) |
Robert Pearson | |
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608-831-3380
MIDDLETON, WI |
Stargate BBS
(1996) |
Jeff Hall | |
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608-831-5650
MIDDLETON, WI |
Wall Street, Wall Street,inv
(1992-1994) |
Jack Meehan | |
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608-831-5909
MIDDLETON, WI |
Limbo
(1993) |
| Renegade |
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608-833-1586
MIDDLETON, WI |
Doghouse BBS
(1997) |
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608-833-3059
MIDDLETON, WI |
Computerland
(1993-1994) |
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608-833-3655
MIDDLETON, WI |
Surf Madison
(1997) |
Zanne Marie Gray | Searchlight |
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608-833-5333
MIDDLETON, WI |
Metropolis Big Ten
(1997) |
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608-833-6391
MIDDLETON, WI |
Dimension Seven
(1994) |
Andy Jaeger | |
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608-833-9743
MIDDLETON, WI |
Miss-Cue
(1993-1996) |
Larry Herzog | WWIV
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608-835-2047
OREGON, WI |
The Foundation BBS
(1994-1995) |
John Erickson | |
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608-835-7929
OREGON, WI |
Serengeti Plain
(1993-1994) |
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608-836-4059
MIDDLETON, WI |
AE-West BBS
(1993-1995) |
Mike Bloxham | |
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608-836-9473
MIDDLETON, WI |
Audio Project 222-8842, Audio Projects, AudioProj, AudioProj
(1987-1997) |
Maurice Thaler | |
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608-837-0072
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
The DogHouse BBS
(2001-2002) |
John Jakubowski | MajorBBS |
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608-837-1923
Sun Prairie, WI |
JW-PC DataFlex.HST, JWPC Dataflex, Madison NEC, JW-PC Dataflex-HST
(1990-1995) |
Jim Wargula | RBBS |
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List of BBS List Keepers: Wisconsin 608 ListKeeper: Wisconsin 608
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608-837-2550
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
JW-PC DataFlex.ZYX
(1993-1994) |
Jim Wargula | |
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608-837-2918
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Mikro Systems
(1991-1993) |
Mike Bloxham | |
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608-837-4862
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Syform
(1989-1994) |
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608-837-6420
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Lighthouse Christian BBS
(1994) |
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608-837-7241
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
Gateway To Euphoria, Wastelands
(1996-1997) |
Sean Serrahn | |
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608-837-9119
SUN PRAIRIE, WI |
The Com-Port BBS
(1995) |
John Fritz | |
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608-838-3276
MCFARLAND, WI |
Computer Continent
(1993-1994) |
Jason White | |
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608-845-3010
VERONA, WI |
Side Show BBS
(1997) |
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608-845-3813
VERONA, WI |
Daily Planet
(1997) |
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608-845-5478
VERONA, WI |
1st Circle
(1991) |
John Galvin | |
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608-845-9168
VERONA, WI |
Middle Earth, Middle Earth BBS, Middle Earth BBS
(1997-2002) |
Robert Scheibel | Searchlight |
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608-845-9672
VERONA, WI |
WARPed in Wisconsin
(1995-1997) |
Michael Alexander | |
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608-845-9693
Verona, WI |
Doomsday, The Land of Sinners
(1995-1997) |
Phil Van Houten, Peeble, SiNTaX | Searchlight |
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"Devious (Devious' Realm) and I were just reminiscing about the good ol' days. I was pretty heavy into the BBS scene in Madison, called around to most of the boards. Gandalf from Middle Earth BBS got me interested in starting one myself. Went through several different kinds of BBS software including RoboBoard, Renegade, Sterling and finally settling on Searchlight. Ran the typical doors. Lots of fun memories." - Peeble
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608-847-6775
MAUSTON, WI |
Mauston Exch., The Mauston File Exchange
(1994-1996) |
| Wildcat
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608-849-4259
WAUNAKEE, WI |
The T.R.S. BBS, The TRS BBS, The TRS BBS Node 2
(1993-1997) |
Timothy R Shriver | |
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608-849-5842
WAUNAKEE, WI |
Springfield RBBS-PC
(1990-2000) |
John Fox | RBBS |
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608-849-6279
Waunakee, WI |
The T.R.S. BBS, The TRS BBS
(1994-1998) |
Timothy R Shriver, Tim Shriver | |
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608-849-6290
WAUNAKEE, WI |
The T R S BBS, The TRS BBS
(1997) |
Timothy R Shriver | |
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608-849-6688
WAUNAKEE, WI |
The UN-Named BBS
(1997) |
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608-849-6796
WAUNAKEE, WI |
K-9 Korners RBBS
(1995) |
Ron Mainguth | |
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608-849-9796
WAUNAKEE, WI |
K-9 Corner,cops, K-9 Corners RBBS, K-9 Korners RBBS
(1990-1996) |
Ron Mainguth | RBBS |
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608-857-3551
MINDORO, WI |
The Boardwalk BBS
(1992) |
Dan Campbell | |
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608-862-3708
ALBANY, WI |
Ye Olde Boarde
(1997) |
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608-873-0703
Stoughton, WI |
The Buzzard Bait BBS, The Buzzards Bait BBS
(1987-1995) |
Paul Bratland | Opus |
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608-873-4700
STOUGHTON, WI |
Daily Planet
(1988) |
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608-877-2594
STOUGHTON, WI |
Boardwalk BBS
(1997) |
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608-884-3207
Edgerton, WI |
Blackshoe BBS
(1989-2004) |
Dr Deshi, Tormentor | tag, synchronet, Worldgroup 3.30 |
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608-884-7539
EDGERTON, WI |
In The Woods
(1997) |
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608-897-8638
Brodhead, WI |
CROSSroad BBS
(1995-1996) |
Chris Schilling | |
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608-938-4584
Monticello, WI |
Rural Fire Data BBS
(1997-2002) |
Roger Babler | |
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608-966-1556
BROWNTOWN, WI |
Frost Point 1
(1990-1992) |
Jim Hadfield | |
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608-985-8511
LA VALLE, WI |
Absolute Zero, The Abyss
(1992-1994) |
Tom Jagatic | RemoteAccess |
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194 Sysops currently listed.
298 BBSes Listed.
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