MAP OF THE 708 AREA CODE

708-213-7566	Byte Bank (1989-1991)
708-213-9299	Northwest Passage (1989-1991)
708-228-9611 CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL	PC-Den (1989-1991)
708-232-1015 Chicago, IL	Windmill (9600+ only), Windmill [9600+ only] (1989-1996)		PCBB
708-232-1250 LA GRANGE, IL	The Windmill, Windmill, Windmill BBS (1986-1996)	Ed Curlin	PCBoard
708-232-7577 Chicago, IL	Du Page Library System, DuPage Library System (1989-2000)
708-234-4843 ELK GROVE, IL	The Jolly Roger Soft Shop AE (1981-1983)	Chris Bennett	Ascii Express
	"The name of my AE was the Jolly-Roger Soft-Shop. It ran on just two 5.25 drives, and a 64k RAM drive (remember those?). It had two claims to fame. First, it had a new game uploaded onto each drive every single day.. it seemed that every piece of software that crossed from one coast to the other went through my system. And second, it had a really cool (at the time) little VT-52 text art scene of a space ship coming down and landing (thrusters turning on and off and all). I probably have that somewhere still. I ran it for a few years.. I guess til highschool. For a time I put it up during highschool as a Proving Grounds system. That was fun :)" - Chris Bennett
708-250-0968 LA GRANGE, IL	Graveyard (1989-1991)
708-253-6224 Chicago, IL	Mount Prospect Public Library (B), Mount Prospect Library (1989-1996)		Wildcat!
708-253-8239 TINLEY PARK, IL	Pro-Harvest (1989-1991)
708-255-0002 Chicago, IL	Hemisphere (1989-1998)		GBBS
708-259-1146 Chicago, IL	Greater Chicago Diving Board (1989-1996)		RYEB
708-260-1088 Wheaton, IL	Adline USA (1989-1994 )	Marty Rogers	MajorBBS
708-290-9993 Chicago, IL	Snarf's Music Studio , Snarf's Music Studio [AdLib], Snarf’s Music Studio (1989-1995)		Telegard
708-291-6660 Chicago, IL	Rest of Us MUG {400}, Rest of Us MUG, The {400}, The Rest of Us MUG, The Rest of Us Mug (1989-1995)	Steve Levinthal, Steven Levinthal	OPUS
708-292-1223 Chicago, IL	IBEW Local 1220 (1989-1993 )		Wildcat!
708-297-5385 CHICAGO, IL	Gamer's Galaxy (1989-1991)
708-299-7220	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7221	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7222	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7224	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7225	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7228	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7230	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-299-7238	LOOP Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [$] (1989-1996)
708-323-4711 Chicago, IL	In The Dog House South, SouthDog (1989-1993 )	Timothy Shea	PCBoard
708-350-7863 Chicago, IL	MicroSource, Microsource (1989-1996)		PCBoard, PCBB
708-352-1035 LA GRANGE, IL	RBBS Chicago, RBBS of Chicago (Loren Jones), RBBS-PC of Chi (1984-1996)	Loren Jones	RBBS
708-355-6942 Chicago, IL	Micro Overflow (1989-1996)		PCBB
708-356-6897 Chicago, IL	Nessy Games System, Nessy's Loch, Nessy's Lochs (1989-2000)		CUST
708-358-5104 Barrington, IL	Polysyn, Polysyncronism (1989-1991)	Jeff Darling	Forum PC
	"This system was on a 10mhz IBM PC clone with a 100 megabyte hard drive. The BBS software was based on the Forum PC BBS software, with some modifications written by Ron Bieber to allow for sharing messages with 5 other Forum PC systems." - Jeff Darling
708-362-1088 Chicago, IL	Last Chance (1989-1995)
708-378-0045 Chicago, IL	Rational Tech Info Center (1989-1995)
708-390-6603 OAKBROOK, IL	R.C.S. Multi-Node (1989-1992 )
708-391-8773 Chicago, IL	Precision, The Precision Board (1989-1994 )	Bill Cohn	Wildcat!
708-395-0991 Chicago, IL	Night Train, Night Train {395}, The Night Train BBS (1989-1995)	Gary Burnette	MAXI
708-403-0604 ORLAND, IL	Interface (1989-1991)
708-403-2826 Chicago, IL	Stillwaters , Stillwaters , Stillwaters [Chicago BBS list] (1989-1996)	Jordan/Anvin	RBBS
	List of BBS List Keepers: Chicago/Paul Chartraw
708-424-6065 Chicago, IL	Mermaids Cove (1989-1995)
708-426-6292 CICERO, IL	Time Warp (1989-1991)
708-426-8228 Chicago, IL	The Shop (1989-1995)		PCBB
708-432-2659 Highland Park, IL	River Styx II, The River Styx II BBS (1982-1995)	Charon	BBS Express (Atari 800/130xe), Ratsoft (Atari ST), BPRO
708-455-9193 Chicago, IL	QX-Link Chicago (1989-1993 )
708-459-8375 Chicago, IL	Suburban Library Dial Access (1989-1995)
708-459-9331 CHICAGO, IL	InComm Data Systems (1989-1991)
708-462-1508 Wheaton, IL	The Wheaton File Exchange, Wheaton File Exchange 1, Whtn File Exch (1989-1996)		Wildcat
708-469-4850 Chicago, IL	Laser Stuff BBS, LaserStuff BBS (1989-1996)		PCBoard, PCBB
708-481-1157 Chicago, IL	Black Magic (1989-1993 )		ONLN
708-481-2211 Park Forest, IL	Pro-AppleTree (1989-1998)
708-481-4177 Chicago, IL	Integrated System Solutions (1989-1996)		Wildcat!
708-513-1034 St. Charles, IL	MidWest, MidWest (4 lines) [fee], MidWest BBS, Midwest Systems (15 lines) [FEE], Midwest Systems [$], MidWest [fee], Midwest,profess' (1984-1996)	Steve Mills	PCBoard , PCBB
	From the September 1994 issue of Boardwatch: Saint Charles, Illinois since 02/84. Sysop: Steve Mills. Using PCBoard 15.1 with 15 lines on MS-DOS 80486 with 7500 MB storage. Hayes at 28800 bps. $45 Annual fee. Call us LAST! We are confident you'll find us to be one of the best, friendliest, most enjoyable Bulletin Board Systems that you have EVER called. Call us for your free trial and get our BBS guide in the mail after you logon. You WONT be disappointed.
708-520-0078	Thunderdome (1989-1992 )
708-531-9033 Westchester, IL	Middle Earth BBS/AE (1983-1985)	Darien Kruss (Gandalf the Grey)	GBBS/AE
	"One of the first Apple ][ BBS/AE systems with a hard disk drive (10 MB). A highly customized interface had two operating modes: Extremly slim menu requiring only 3 lines for the techies who already knew the command shortcuts, and the full-screen menu catering to new visitors. Originally 300 baud, then 1200, and ultimately 2400." - Darien M. Kruss
708-532-5877 Chicago, IL	PC Gremlins RBBS WarBoard (1989-1995)		RBBS
708-532-8209 Chicago, IL	Great Lakes Region CAP (1989-2000)		RBBS
708-537-4663 Chicago, IL	Radio Hill (1989-1996)		IMAG
708-546-0421 Round Lake, IL	Euphoria BBS (1987-1989)		C-Net DS-2
	"Started as a 300 baud C-64 System with 2 CBM SFD-1001's (1MB ea.). Eventually upgraded to 2400 baud, then made the mistake of buying a used ICT Datachief 20MB drive. The drive would crash constantly, and when it did work, it was really slow. Thanks for putting this site together, it's brought back alot of memories of BBS's that I had forgotten about." - Sysop
708-587-3084 ELK GROVE, IL	Entity (1989-1991)
708-587-9837 Chicago, IL	Glenside, Glenside CoCoRama BBS (1989-1996)
708-595-0929	Antelope Freeway (1989-1995)
708-595-1894	Win-dy City Windows, Win-dy City Windows (tm), Win-dy City Windows(tm), Win-dyCity Win (1989-2000)
708-596-3648 Chicago, IL	Shangri-La (1989-1993 )		HRMS
708-597-6942 Chicago, IL	Apple Tree Computer Club BBS, Apple Tree Computer Club BBS Homewood, IL, Apple Core (1989-1998)		ANET
708-599-1537 HICKORY HILLS, IL	Involuntary Death (1989-1992 )	Loverboy
	Nemesis-Dist. Member BBS
708-599-3694 HICKORY HILLS, IL	Blade Shop (1989-1991)
708-599-9895 HICKORY HILLS, IL	Gotham City (1989-1991)
708-629-9293 Chicago, IL	Jungle I, Renegade (1989-1995)		RNGD
708-653-6089 Chicago, IL	Hotel Amiga, HOTEL AMIGA (1989-1996)	I.Keeper	CNET
708-668-5731 Wheaton, IL	Chaos BBS System (1983-1991)	Dr Death, Dr. Death	Telegard
	"I started this BBS on a C=64 (later C=128) using the C-Net series and other BBS programs with a 312 area code number (before the 708 area code was added to Northern Illinois). Back in the Commie days I had an elaborate ANSI color based title screen that took at least 120 seconds to display before login (much to the chagrin of the users at 1200 baud!) Once the transition to PC/XT came I adopted Telegard. I added Newsgroups and FidoNet access and maintained a healthy download file library with more than 100 regular users. I had close ties to some of the DiverseyDial (Apple II chat) and Amiga based layouts - we had usergroup pool parties where all of our teenage hormones could be sampled in person! Fond memories and i still have friends in that area who I speak with!" - thx1138010101
708-674-1638	Bill's , Bill's PCBoard, Bill's,Ham radio (1986-1996)	William Knopp	PCBoard
708-674-1989 Chicago, IL	Chicago's North Shore FS Hub, Chicago's North Shore Hub 3, ChicagoLand Hub 3, Tech Line, TechLine BBS's, TechLine RBBS, TechLine {989} (1989-2000)	Mark Annis	RBBS
708-674-2282	Closet (1989-1992 )
708-675-5667 CHICAGO, IL	Loop Premium Graphics, LOOP Premium Graphics [FEE], The Loop (1989-1994 )
708-675-5699 CHICAGO, IL	LOOP Premium Graphics [FEE] (1989-1994 )
708-675-5762 CHICAGO, IL	Loop, LOOP Premium Graphics [FEE] (1989-1994 )
708-683-3666 Chicago, IL	The Great Cavern (1989-1996)	Gary Nelson	PCBoard, PCBB
708-690-3808 Chicago, IL	Mills Brothers BBS, Mike’s Mess (1989-1993 )	Jim & Jeff Mills	PCBoard, PCBB
708-695-1251 Chicago, IL	Micro Systems, MICRO SYSTEMS BBS (1988-1996)		Wildcat, Wildcat!
708-695-8617 RIVER GROVE, IL	Dragon's Egg II (1989-1991)
708-736-8256 CHICAGO, IL	Equinox System (1981-1996)	Bob Malus
708-739-6541 CHICAGO, IL	Stargate Network (1989)		Wildcat
708-746-0548 Chicago, IL	ChicagoLand, ChicagoLand Hub 9, Flat Cat Alley, Flat Cat Alley {969}, NE Corner of Illinois (1989-1996)	Lew Prather	OPUS
708-748-4025 Chicago, IL	Space City Grafix (1989-1996)		PCBB
708-756-3580 CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL	#9 Dream (1989-1991)
708-769-4084 Chicago, IL	Lattice (1989-1996)		DBBS
708-769-4087 Downers Grove, IL	Lattice, Lattice Inc (1989-1996)
708-771-7070 River Forest, IL	Blue Shamrock BBS, The Blue Shamrock (1989-1995)		Spitfire
708-776-1063 CHICAGO ZONE, IL	Chicago NorthWest Suburbs, Midrange System {439}, Midrange Systems, NET 115 Echo Coordinator, NET 115 NEC, NorthWest Suburban Hub, NorthWest Suburbs, NW Suburban FS Hub, The Midrange System (1988-1996)	David Gibbs, NEC David Gibbs	QuickBBS
708-780-9287 Chicago, IL	GIF(t) Exchange, GIF(t) Exchange , GIF(t) Exchange [GIF files] (1989-1996)		PCBB
708-788-0273 CICERO, IL	Pegasus (B) (1989-1991)
708-789-3610 Chicago, IL	Code One BBS, Code One {789} (1989-1996)	Larry Hitz	ProBoard
708-795-4442 Berwyn, IL	Chicago Sys Link, Chicago Syslink, Chicago Syslink [$] {622}, Chicago Syslink [Fee] {622} (1981-2000)	George Matyaszek	TBBS, TBBS 2.2
	From the September 1994 issue of Boardwatch: Berwyn, Illinois since 06/81. Sysop: George Matyaszek. Using TBBS 2.2 with 16 lines on MS-DOS 80486 with 1000 MB storage. Hayes at 14400 bps. $30 Annual fee. Rated G, so the entire family can call. New CD-ROM online every weekend. 100+ online games, MicroMatch/Find-A-Friend, Internet/Fidonet, USAToday, Worldwide HUB for Virtual Sysop, OutDial Service to Other BBS's and something for All. Special Interest Areas for Ferret/Pet Owners. TRS80/Aviation
708-820-8344 Chicago, IL	Aquila BBS, Aquila {820} (29 lines), Aquila {820} [Fee] (12 lines), Aquila {820} [Fee] (18 lines), Aquila {820} [Fee] (9 lines), Aquila PCBoard BBS, Aquarian (1988-1996)	Steve Williams, Kevin Behrens, Kristy Behrens, Chriss Bobb, Doug Bell	PCBoard , BBPC
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708-830-3055 Hanover Park, IL	Psychotic BBS (1988-1992 )	The Spazz Man	Phoenix
708-831-0456 Chicago, IL	Fers Central, Scan-A-Mania (1989-1994 )		SBBS
708-851-3929 Chicago, IL	MicroTech Amiga (2 lines), MicroTech Amiga (Hunt no) (1989-1996)		CNET
708-851-4252 Chicago, IL	Fox Valley Commodore User Group, Fox Valley Commodores User Group, Fox Valley CBM UG (1989-1994 )	Mike Weaver	PCBoard, PCBB
708-852-1292 Westmont, IL	Carma, CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Assn) BBS, CARMA BBS [$] HAM/RADIO/SCANNING>, S.C.U.G., Suburban Commodore Users' Group (SCUG) (1986-2000)	Will & Gregg Sperling	C-Net 9.0 (1989-1993) MAJOR BBS (1994-1998)
	"The SCUG BBS was originally run by Joanne Ashdown, but in 1986, she transferred control to Will Sperling. Will ran the BBS on a Commodore 64 under the C-Net software until it was bought out by IMAGE, and the system later upgraded to IMAGE 2.0. Gregg began learning more about computers, and assisted with the administration of the system from approximately 1990 to 1996. The Suburban Commodore Users' Group disbanded, and Will retained the BBS and continued to run it out of his own pocket. The BBS was converted to the CARMA (Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association, www.carmachicago.com) main bulletin board system sometime in 1993-1994. During this transition, the Commodore 64 platform was abandoned in favor of the IBM PC. MAJOR BBS software was utilized on a 486SX2/66 with a 340MB hard drive, and 15" SVGA monitor. CARMA BBS eventually had Internet E-Mail connectivity via UUCP. Finally, the BBS was abandoned in favor of the Internet." - Gregg Sperling
708-860-2602 Wood Dale, IL	NEC Technologies Inc, NEC Technologies Tech Support, NEC Technologies, Inc BBS (1989-1993 )
708-862-0182 Chicago, IL	Chicago TI-99/4a User Group (1989-1996)
708-872-8086 Chicago, IL	Lakes Region, Lakes Region BBS (1986-1996)	John Hodal	PCBoard , PCBB
708-872-8889	Lakes Region (1989-1996)
708-882-4145	Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1989-1991)
708-882-4227	IBBS,a.-4228, Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1984-1996)	Gene Plantz
708-882-4228	Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1989-1991)
708-885-1237	Connection, The Defiant Sceptor (1989-1991)
708-885-9137	Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1989-1991)
708-885-9552	Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1989-1991)
708-885-9557	Information Exchange (A) [Fee] (1989-1991)
708-888-1112 Chicago, IL	Fox Valley Computer Society, Fox Valley CS {888} [$], Fox Valley CS {888} [Fee], Fox Valley Pet Users Group (1981-1996)	David Bulkley	QBBS
708-892-0399 Chicago, IL	Aquarian, Applied Research (1989-1995)		WAFF
708-910-3945 CHICAGO - FRONT, IL	Ora-Comm, Oracomm #318 (1982-1992 )	Mark Drozd	ORACOMM
	"I am not sure how I can across your web site but I am sure glad I did. It brings back many good memories of my bbs years. You already have me listed on one of your list but I thought I would provide some additional information. I ran the Oracomm software and I am almost sure it was node #318. It was always listed as being in Hinsdale but it was really in a small town next to it called Clarendon Hills. I run a bbs prior to Oracomm on my Commodore 64. I still have that computer, drive and printer! I want to say that phone number was 789-3966 but I cant recall if it was area code 708 or 630. It was probably 708. You have a great compilation is bbs lists/numbers. I probably have a few of these lists on one of my old hard drives from. Thanks again for the memories. I will need to drop back to continue to browse your collection." - Mark Drozd
708-916-1200	Lattice Technical Support, Lattice,C,DOS (1988-1996)	C. DeConcilis	dBBS
708-916-1218	Lattice (1989-1991)
708-916-1219	Lattice (1989-1991)
708-934-6224 Chicago, IL	Far Post, Paradise City, Zen Arcade, Zen Arcade {934} (1989-1995)	Andy Lester	Telegard
708-941-7095 Chicago, IL	Bear's Den (B), Trading Post (1989-1997)	May Streetz	RBBS
708-941-7140	Trading Post (1989-1996)
708-949-5397 Chicago, IL	Sound Management , Sound Management [MIDI] (1989-1996)		PCBB
708-949-6434	Sound Management , Sound Management Music/Midi, Sound Management Music/Midi BBS, SoundMgmt Midi (1989-1996)	Dave Nosek	PCBoard
708-953-2366 Lombard, IL	MagicSoft Inc, Nonook Of The North (1989-1993 )		Wildcat
708-953-4922 Chicago, IL	Scintillation, Scintillation BBS, Scintillation {256} (3 lines), SCS (1988-1996)	John Hines	PCBoard , PCBB
708-963-5496 Chicago, IL	Midwest PCBoard Exchange, Recovery Room (1989-1995)	Glenn Cerny	PCBoard, PCBB
708-968-8592	West. Suburban Wildcat (1988)		Wildcat
708-972-0628 LA GRANGE, IL	Bolingbrook , Bolingbrook Premium PCBoard, Bolingbrook,Colo (1985-1996)	Dick Lain	RBBS
708-972-3275 Chicago, IL	Hazardous Management, Hazardous Material, Hazardous Materials Info Exch, HMIX BBS (Hazmat), Hazardour Materials Info Exch (1989-1996)	Cathy Gerard	PCBOARD, PCBB
708-980-9544	Precision, Precision Board (1989-1996)	Bill Cohn
708-982-5274	U S Robotics Support, U.S. Robotics Support, U.S. Robotics Tech Support {500}, U.S.R. Factory Information Service, US Robotics, Inc BBS, USR Factory Info Svc, U.S. Robotics Support. (1989-1995)
708-986-1295	North Pole (1989-1996)
44 Sysops currently listed. 129 BBSes Listed.