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"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 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Signature (1993-1995) |
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815-334-1115 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Signature (1993-1995) |
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815-334-1116 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Signature (1993-1995) |
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815-337-0191 Woodstock, IL |
BMC West (1994-2000) |
Lyle Giese | |
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815-337-0279 Chicago, IL |
CHART-Board, First, ESP-BBS, First Chart, First CHART-Board (1989-1996) |
Mather/Brenton | TBBS
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815-337-0296 WOODSTOCK, IL |
ESP-BBS (1996) |
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815-337-1214 WOODSTOCK, IL |
ESP-BBS (1996) |
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815-337-1215 WOODSTOCK, IL |
ESP-BBS (1996) |
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815-337-1216 WOODSTOCK, IL |
ESP-BBS (1996) |
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815-337-5550 WOODSTOCK, IL |
G-Went (1991-1991
) |
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815-338-1072 WOODSTOCK, IL |
BMC West (1994) |
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815-338-1627 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Dazed And Confused (1995-1997) |
Dale Austin | |
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815-338-6629 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Flannigan's Funky Funhouse (1996) |
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815-338-7225 WOODSTOCK, IL |
Hang-Out BBS (1996) |
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815-338-9601 WOODSTOCK, IL |
The Hide-Out (1995) |
George Goehring | |
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815-344-0481 MCHENRY, IL |
The Archives
(1986) |
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815-344-1346 MCHENRY, IL |
Audio Adrenalin (1993-1995) |
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815-344-2635 MCHENRY, IL |
Virgie's (1995) |
Rick Voss | |
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815-356-7061 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Nightline BBS (1994-1996) |
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815-356-7062 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Nightline, NIGHTLINE II (1994-1997) |
Ron Pena | |
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815-359-7328 HARMON, IL |
JBIC BBS (1994) |
| Wildcat |
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815-363-0183 MCHENRY, IL |
Serious Intercourse (1991-1992) |
Kevin Sehl | |
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815-363-1351 MCHENRY, IL |
Bob Saget Hate Club, Bob Saget Hate Club {363}, Dark Globe, Dutch Creek BBS, The Dutch Creek BBS (1992-1996) |
Carl Johnson | Telegard, Renegade |
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815-363-1393 MCHENRY, IL |
Chatter Box, the Chatter Box (1994) |
Dave Jeschke | |
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815-363-6180 MCHENRY, IL |
Dazed Planet (1996-1997) |
Mike Marotta | |
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815-363-9793 MCHENRY, IL |
Virgie's (1994) |
Rick Voss | |
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815-372-3263 LOCKPORT, IL |
Dream Zone (1996) |
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815-379-9341 WALNUT, IL |
Alt. Realities (1996) |
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815-385-0198 MCHENRY, IL |
The Final Link! (1990) |
John Scarbrough | Telegard |
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815-385-5031 Chicago, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 1, The McHenry BBS, The McHenry PCB REL (1988-1996) |
Bob Walker | PCBoard
, PCBB |
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815-385-6776 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS (1990-1996) |
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815-385-6777 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS (1990-1996) |
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815-385-6778 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS (1990-1996) |
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815-385-7113 McHenry, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 2 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-7167 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 9 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-7906 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 8 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-7956 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 7 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-8366 MCHENRY, IL |
C=YA! BBS (1995) |
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815-385-9011 McHenry, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 3 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-9013 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 5, The McHenry BBS (1990-1996) |
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815-385-9347 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 6 (1990-1996) |
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815-385-9936 MCHENRY, IL |
McHenry , McHenry BBS 4 (1990-1996) |
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815-389-1008 BELOIT, IL |
The Compost Pile (1992-1993) |
Kyle Jordan | |
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815-389-3113 BELOIT, IL |
Whiskey Road Entertainmnt, World Reach Ent. (1995-1996) |
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815-394-5153 ROCKFORD, IL |
Rockford College BBS (1996) |
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815-395-1144 ROCKFORD, IL |
OverBoard, OverBoard BBS (1992-1994) |
Robin Miller | |
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815-395-1414 ROCKFORD, IL |
OverBoard BBS (1992) |
Robin Miller | |
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815-395-8154 Rockford, IL |
Channel 62 (1991-1996) |
Chuck Renaud | QuickBBS
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815-397-0177 ROCKFORD, IL |
SurfBoard BBS (1996) |
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815-397-3210 ROCKFORD, IL |
Micro-Net, Micronet BBS, Un-Named Board (1985-1991
) |
Steve Carlson | PCBoard |
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815-397-3413 ROCKFORD, IL |
Pentarou/2! on OS/2 (1994) |
Brian McGroarty | |
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815-397-5455 ROCKFORD, IL |
Mountains of Madness (1990) |
Mike Perry | |
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815-398-4678 Chicago, IL |
Gateway Elite, Magic Gateway (1990-2000) |
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815-398-4753 ROCKFORD, IL |
Gateway Elite (1996) |
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815-398-4763 ROCKFORD, IL |
Gateway Elite (1996) |
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815-398-7519 ROCKFORD, IL |
Gateway Elite, Rockford FidoNet (1994-1995) |
Brad Courter | FidoNet |
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815-399-8978 ROCKFORD, IL |
File Cabinet (1992-1995) |
David Nelson | |
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815-426-6531 HERSCHER, IL |
Programmer's Palace (1991-1991
) |
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815-429-3533 SHELDON, IL |
The Alternative Universe (1987-1989) |
| Wildcat |
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815-433-0787 Chicago, IL |
Pegasus (B), Pegasus (C) (1991-1996) |
| MajorBBS |
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815-433-3285 OTTAWA, IL |
No-Name (1990-1991
) |
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815-433-6959 OTTAWA, IL |
CFS Support System (1994-1996) |
Darryl Hays | Wildcat! |
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815-434-2927 Chicago, IL |
B&B Electronics Mfg Co, Assembly Not Needed (1991-1997) |
Bill Franklin | RBBS |
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815-434-3742 Chicago, IL |
Comic Scene (1992-1993) |
| RYBS |
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815-434-4430 Chicago, IL |
River City BBS, River City {11/621}, RiverCity BBS, Wild Willie's BBS (1990-1995) |
Willie Franklin, Bill Franklin | QuickBBS
, RACC |
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815-436-1747 PLAINFIELD, IL |
Vid's All-Nighter (1993-1994) |
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815-436-3779 PLAINFIELD, IL |
Rocknet (1993-1994) |
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815-436-5610 PLAINFIELD, IL |
Sherwood Forest (1985-1988) |
Lazarus Long, Cal Songsinger | GBBS |
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815-436-9913 Joliet, IL |
Prime Access, Prime Access BBS (1994-1995) |
Rick Pedersen | Searchlight 4.0 |
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815-443-2489 PEARL CITY, IL |
Net 2270 NEC, The Black Star BBS (1991-1994) |
Rocky Simler | |
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815-452-2773 TOLUCA, IL |
IC Connection, IC Connx, Iconnex MIDI BBS (1989-1994) |
Jim Thomas | |
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815-455-2406 Rockford, IL |
ABBS Nessy Flynn's BBS, Flynn's Game System, MODEM MEDIUM Flynn's Game Sys., MODEM MEDIUM Flynn's Game System (1983-1985) |
| MODEM MEDIUM |
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815-455-2423 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
File Store BBS (1994) |
Ronnie Chatterji | |
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815-455-7226 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Shades of Gray on the Darkside (1998-2001) |
Pierre Berube | |
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815-455-7279 Chicago, IL |
File Depot, The File Depot... BBS (1992-1996) |
| Wildcat, Wildcat! |
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815-455-9783 Chicago, IL |
Restaurant at the End of the Univ, Restaurant at the End of Univ (1992-1993) |
| Telegard |
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815-458-0138 BRAIDWOOD, IL |
Time Machine (1995-1996) |
| PCBoard
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815-458-0141 BRAIDWOOD, IL |
Time Machine, Time Machine BBS (1995-1997) |
Jim Stearns | |
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815-458-3910 Braidwood, IL |
Monkey Robinson's Corner, Monkeys Corner, Monkey Roll Cnr (1995-2000) |
George Rozak | Searchlight
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815-459-0825 Chicago, IL |
I.C.I.X., I.C.I.X. BBS, ICIX, Illustrious I.C.I.X, Illustrious I.C.I.X. (1988-2004) |
John Krone | Spitfire |
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815-459-2645 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Altered Reality (1996) |
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815-459-3570 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
The Hell Keep (1989-1996) |
Dragon-Bait Starvo M. Beta | Renegade/OBv2 |
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"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 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Toon Town, Toon Town [Cartoons/Animations] (1991-1991
) |
Allen Petlock | |
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815-459-7404 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Politically Right BBS (1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
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815-459-8592 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
I.C.I.X. (1996) |
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815-459-9201 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
I.C.I.X., Illustrious I.C.I.X. (1988-2001) |
John Krone | Spitfire |
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815-462-1387 NEW LENOX, IL |
Familytown Online [$], Towne Services [$] (1996-2000) |
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815-464-0136 FRANKFORT, IL |
The Snuffy BBS (1996-1997) |
Marty Buchaus | |
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815-465-2292 Chicago, IL |
G & B Adult System (1992-1993) |
| Spitfire |
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815-467-1923 MINOOKA, IL |
The Citadel (1994) |
Steve Lyons | |
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815-467-6764 MINOOKA, IL |
Imperial Nation (1996-1997) |
Scott Fox | |
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815-468-2633 MANTENO, IL |
Powercore Technical Support (1995) |
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815-468-6432 MANTENO, IL |
pSyChO aSyLuM (1994) |
J.P. McClain | |
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815-468-7944 MANTENO, IL |
Dynamic Duo, Dynamic Duo BBS (1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
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815-469-0897 FRANKFORT, IL |
Mind Space (1993) |
Rich McCammon | |
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815-476-0407 WILMINGTON, IL |
Coal Valley PCUG (1996) |
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815-476-0792 WILMINGTON, IL |
The UABBS (1997) |
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815-477-2888 Chicago, IL |
Reflections (1993) |
| |
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815-477-8263 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Far Side of The Sun (1993-1996) |
Bill and Dan Watling | Spitfire |
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815-477-8729 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Chicagoland Coordinator, Farthest NorthWest Hub, R11 RHUB, Region 11 Echomail Hub, Star Spawn BBS (1995-2000) |
Tom Huber, INTERIM NC | |
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815-477-9338 Chicago, IL |
Byrd's Nest, Byrd’s Nest (1992-1995) |
| Spitfire |
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815-478-5026 Chicago, IL |
Main Street (1991-1996) |
| Spitfire |
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815-485-9808 New Lenox, IL |
Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector BBS (1996-2009) |
Joseph Ferenchik | |
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815-485-9879 NEW LENOX, IL |
Galaxy (B) (8 lines) (1993) |
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815-498-3077 SOMONAUK, IL |
The Oasis BBS (1991-1994) |
Chris Dodd | |
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815-522-3245 KIRKLAND, IL |
Electro-Lite (1994-1996) |
| Wildcat
|
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815-539-9020 MENDOTA, IL |
Tele Rag (1993-1994) |
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815-544-2228 BELVIDERE, IL |
Dark Side (1996) |
| |
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815-547-3626 BELVIDERE, IL |
Multidiversions (1996-2000) |
| |
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815-547-4704 BELVIDERE, IL |
Flipside Of Reality (1995) |
Gene Young | |
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815-578-0754 MCHENRY, IL |
The Digital Lounge
(2001-2002) |
Bob Miller | Renegade |
|
815-622-0235 STERLING, IL |
The Morgue 2 (1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
815-622-3166 STERLING, IL |
The Dragon's Lair (1998-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
815-622-9637 STERLING, IL |
Shadowgate (1994-1995) |
Tony Harrison | |
|
815-623-2331 roscoe, il |
blind side, Defunct Society (1995-1997) |
Intensity | Pipeline |
|
"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 ROSCOE, IL |
Iron Oxide (1997) |
Kyle Martin | |
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815-623-7525 ROSCOE, IL |
Millennia (1996-1999) |
Justin Taylor | |
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815-623-7996 ROSCOE, IL |
Diehard Game Club, Infinity (1993-1995) |
Chris Valk | |
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815-625-1584 STERLING, IL |
PEGASOFT - STERLING (1998) |
Shelby Meyer | |
|
815-625-6505 STERLING, IL |
The Morgue BBS (Node 2) (1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
815-625-6550 STERLING, IL |
The Morgue BBS (Node 1) (1995-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
815-626-3176 STERLING, IL |
Shadows Beyond the Light (1993) |
| |
|
815-626-5680 STERLING, IL |
Northern Illinois Defence Complex (1998-1999) |
| TriBBS |
|
815-626-6695 STERLING, IL |
WMCCI (1996) |
| |
|
815-633-0094 Rockford, IL |
Bloomford BBS (1987-1990) |
Kim Kirkpatrick (AKA KIM) | Wildcat |
|
815-633-0120 Rockford, IL |
The Cutting Edge (1993-1998) |
| |
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815-633-0188 Chicago, IL |
Apple Core, Apple Core Mach. Park, IL, AppleCore, AppleCore Mach. Park, IL, Antelope Freeway (1991-2000) |
| RBBS |
|
815-633-1558 Machesney Park, IL |
"R" World, Rockford Area, Uncle Spike's Place, UNCLE SPIKES PLACE, Uncle Spikes Place (1990-2000) |
Mike Dunaway | |
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815-633-2227 ROCKFORD, IL |
Digital Civilization (1993-1995) |
Jay Short | TBBS |
|
815-633-2880 ROCKFORD, IL |
Rworld Communication (2001-2004) |
Mike Dunaway | MajorBBS |
|
815-633-3383 ROCKFORD, IL |
Sharp Shooters (1992-1995) |
Tom Davis | |
|
815-633-4508 ROCKFORD, IL |
Micro Net, Micro-Net
(1989-1994) |
Steve Carlson | PCBoard |
|
815-633-5648 ROCKFORD, IL |
Inter-City, Inter-City BBS (1995-1996) |
Tony Lindskog | |
|
815-633-5658 ROCKFORD, IL |
Inter-City BBS (1996) |
| |
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815-633-6455 ROCKFORD, IL |
Rockford Area, SilverDragonInn, SilverDragonInn
, The Silver Dragon Inn (1989-1994) |
Roy Feltner | |
|
815-633-6473 ROCKFORD, IL |
Rockford Area, Silver Star (1993) |
Roy Feltner | |
|
815-633-6533 ROCKFORD, IL |
Diversi-Dial
|
| |
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815-633-6873 ROCKFORD, IL |
Bloomford BBS (1990-1994) |
| |
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815-633-8794 ROCKFORD, IL |
The Spy Zone EOS (1992) |
Brian Prinner | |
|
815-634-2186 Chicago, IL |
Mike's Mess, Mills Brothers (1992-1996) |
| |
|
815-634-2791 Chicago, IL |
Coal Valley PC U G, Coal Valley PC Users, Coal Valley PC Users Club, Coal Valley PCUG, Coal Valley P.C. Users Club (1990-1995) |
Mike Hendrickson | VBBS |
|
815-634-3791 COAL CITY, IL |
Coal Valley PC Users (1994) |
Mike Hendrickson | |
|
815-636-2605 ROCKFORD, IL |
The Spy Zone EOS (1992-1993) |
Brian Prinner | |
|
815-636-2706 ROCKFORD, IL |
Stockfinder, STOCKFINDER BBS (1994-1999) |
Steve Leigh | TriBBS |
|
815-636-3004 ROCKFORD, IL |
Guilford (1995) |
Endeavor | |
|
815-637-6823 ROCKFORD, IL |
Bear's Lair (1992-1993) |
Gary Herbert | |
|
815-653-1009 WONDER LAKE, IL |
BlackLight (1996) |
Chris Olson | |
|
815-653-3332 WONDER LAKE, IL |
Round Table (B), The Round Table BBS! (1991-1995) |
Michael Toth | RemoteAccess |
|
815-653-7902 WONDER LAKE, IL |
Electrical Discharge, McHenry County Online (1996-2000) |
| |
|
815-654-7956 ROCKFORD, IL |
Gerbil Kingdom, Llama Kingdom, Pentarou!, Pentarou/2! on OS/2 (1992-1994) |
Brian McGroarty | |
|
815-654-9729 ROCKFORD, IL |
Outlaw Tech Zone, Outlaw Technology Zone (1990-1994) |
Mike Pollmann | |
|
815-654-9806 ROCKFORD, IL |
green eggs 'n spam, Pay No Mind (1994-1995) |
John Heisel | ETERNITY |
|
815-663-1653 Chicago, IL |
Stuff! (1992-1993) |
| |
|
815-667-4116 UTICA, IL |
3KG BBS Utica Area (1991-1991
) |
| |
|
815-667-5020 Chicago, IL |
3KG Utica Community, Ron Wruck 3KG (1991-1995) |
| RYBS |
|
815-672-4427 STREATOR, IL |
Home Star (1994) |
| |
|
815-672-5401 STREATOR, IL |
Chatterbox RBBS MIDI 33m, IC Connx (1987-1991
) |
Jim Thomas | |
|
815-672-8214 STREATOR, IL |
Sand Crab, The Sand Crab (1995-1996) |
Rick Sroka | |
|
815-678-2600 RICHMOND, IL |
The WeB BBs!, Web (1991-1992) |
Clint Sulis | |
|
815-699-7712 WYANET, IL |
Great Escape (1995-2000) |
Todd Peterson | |
|
815-722-0349 JOLIET, IL |
The WatchTower (1995-1997) |
Ken Carnahan | |
|
815-722-1081 JOLIET, IL |
Miskatonic, Miskatonic University (1994-1996) |
| |
|
815-722-3531 Chicago, IL |
Purple Dungeon (1992-1993) |
| XZOT |
|
815-722-4049 Joliet, IL |
Infocom 64
, 64 InfoComm (1985-1990) |
Ralph Allas, jr. | |
|
815-722-4881 JOLIET, IL |
Joliet Lighthouse BBS (1995-1997) |
Eric Sandquist | |
|
815-723-0510 JOLIET, IL |
Oatmeal Express (1994-1995) |
| |
|
815-723-2522 Joliet, IL |
Funeral Home, Monastery, Lords Of The Evil Dominion (1987-1993) |
McCalley, Lord Reebok | GBBS |
|
"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 Chicago, IL |
Hook Line & Sinker, Hook, Line, and Sinker (1992-1994) |
Mike McCormick | Telegard |
|
815-723-5070 JOLIET, IL |
Free Space (1995) |
Max Bastille | |
|
815-725-1706 JOLIET, IL |
Tom's (1994) |
| |
|
815-725-4195 Joliet , IL |
JAAG, JAAG Multiplayer DOOM BBS, Multiplayer DOOM (1994-1996) |
Kevin Marley | APCI |
|
815-725-8727 Chicago, IL |
WorldBridge (1993) |
| XCHG |
|
815-725-8742 Chicago, IL |
WorldBridge (1993) |
| XCHG |
|
815-726-2983 JOLIET, IL |
Bit by Bit, Bits by Bits (1994-1995) |
| |
|
815-726-3911 JOLIET, IL |
The Unicorn BBS (1994-1995) |
Pamela Dehnel | |
|
815-727-1195 JOLIET, IL |
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 (1992-1998) |
Mike McCormick | QuickBBS
|
|
815-727-1196 JOLIET, IL |
Hook Line & Sinker, Hook LIne & Sinker BBS, Joliet FS Hub, Nssc2222 gate (1994-1998) |
Mike McCormick | |
|
815-727-1559 Chicago, IL |
Fantasy Island, Fantasy Island (A), Fantasy Island (B) (1991-1995) |
Tony Andrews | Renegade, Telegard |
|
815-727-3398 Chicago, IL |
Revelations, Revelations BBS (1990-1996) |
| GENE |
|
815-727-4020 JOLIET, IL |
The Hill of Tara (1988) |
The Highlander | GBBS Pro |
|
815-727-6072 Joliet, IL |
Northeast Illinois, Shareware Library, Shareware Library
(1992-2009) |
Jerry Cassem | Telegard |
|
815-727-7069 Joliet, IL |
Wayne Jupiter CBBS (1980) |
| CBBS |
|
Cited in S-100 Micro Systems Magazine (January/February 1980 Issue). At one point, ran at 110 baud only.
|
815-727-9111 JOLIET, IL |
Midnight BBS (1991-1991
) |
| PCBoard |
|
815-728-0455 Chicago, IL |
Pro-Ren (1989-1995) |
| PLIN |
|
815-729-0188 Chicago, IL |
Dark Castle, The Dark Castle
(1984-1998) |
The Keeper | |
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815-729-0697 JOLIET, IL |
Doc's World (1993-1994) |
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815-729-2997 JOLIET, IL |
Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator (1996) |
Mike Bohler | |
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815-729-3494 JOLIET, IL |
Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector {103} (1994-1996) |
Mark Cullen | |
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815-729-4707 JOLIET, IL |
Fido's Hideaway, Fido's Hideaway {2222/707} (1995-1997) |
Matt Barys | FidoNet |
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815-729-8585 JOLIET, IL |
Crypt BBS, The (1996) |
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815-729-9793 Chicago, IL |
Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator, Radio Free IL, Radio Free Illinois (1991-2000) |
Mike Bohler | RBBS |
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815-729-9896 Shorewood, Illinois |
Radio Free Illinois BBS (1988-1998) |
Mike Bohler | RBBS, VBBS, PCBOARD |
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"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
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815-740-0081 JOLIET, IL |
Politics of Freedom (2 lines) (1993-1995) |
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815-740-1814 JOLIET, IL |
Tom's BBS (1994-1996) |
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815-740-5625 JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow (1993-1996) |
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815-740-5627 JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow (1993-1994) |
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815-740-5663 JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow BBS (1998) |
Laurie Varno | |
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815-741-2135 JOLIET, IL |
The Clinic
(1986-1987) |
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815-741-2409 JOLIET, IL |
Galaxy (8 lines) (1993-1994) |
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815-741-3544 Chicago, IL |
The Time Vortex, Time Vortex (1991-1996) |
Mel Rock | Renegade |
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"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
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815-744-5579 Chicago, IL |
Agima (1992-1996) |
| CNET |
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815-744-7080 JOLIET, IL |
Tandy RBBS (1987-1989) |
Bob Gray | |
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815-744-7363 Chicago, IL |
Red Oracle (1992-1993) |
| CNET |
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815-748-2539 Chicago, IL |
Castle Anthrax, Castle Anthrax {11/67} (1991-1995) |
Dave Culbertson | |
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815-748-4031 DEKALB, IL |
Adventurer's Guild, The Adventurer's Guild (1992-1994) |
Kevin Kuphal | |
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815-748-4325 DEKALB, IL |
The Coliseum (1991-1991
) |
Doug Bora | |
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815-752-4829 DEKALB, IL |
Tagline Software Inc. (1995) |
Matt Alberts | |
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815-753-1800 Chicago, IL |
NIU Connection II (1992-1996) |
David Gersic | |
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815-753-1836 DEKALB, IL |
NIU Connection (1992-1996) |
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815-753-2308 Chicago, IL |
NIU CEET, NIU CEET BBS, NIU/CEET BBS (1991-1996) |
| Wildcat! |
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815-753-9513 DEKALB, IL |
NIU Connection (1992-1996) |
David Gersic | |
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815-756-9100 DEKALB, IL |
Micro Solutions Computer Products, Micro Solutions Technical Support (1994-1995) |
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815-758-0636 DEKALB, IL |
The Shell (1995) |
Scott Rupp | |
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815-758-1293 DEKALB, IL |
Medugorje BBS (1996) |
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815-765-3136 POPLAR GROVE, IL |
Inner Sanctum (1996) |
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815-777-3327 Galena, IL |
Dark Castle II (1983-1984) |
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815-777-4130 GALENA, IL |
Tri-State Cnx (1995-1996) |
| PCBoard
|
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815-781-4841 CHEBANSE, IL |
The Kennedy's Are Still Dead (1992-1994) |
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815-785-2699 Chicago, IL |
Sandwich C.U.G. (1991-1993) |
| CL64 |
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815-786-6240 Chicago, IL |
"The Resting Place"BBS, Resting Place, Resting Place BBS, The Resting Place, The Resting Place BBS (1992-1998) |
Lee Taylor | Wildcat
|
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815-786-9519 SANDWICH, IL |
Resting Place, The Resting Place (1994-1998) |
Lee Taylor | |
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815-795-2075 Chicago, IL |
Silence of the Sysops (1992-1993) |
| Wildcat! |
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815-795-2834 MARSEILLES, IL |
Bear's Iron Horse (1995) |
James Bishop | |
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815-795-3533 MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest (1996-2000) |
Neal Roberts | |
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815-795-6361 MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest, The Squirrel's Nest (1994) |
Neal Roberts | |
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815-795-6371 MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest BBS, The Squirrel's Nest (1993-1996) |
Neal Roberts | Wildcat
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815-834-0460 Chicago, IL |
Depot (1992-1996) |
| Telegard |
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815-834-1914 Lockport, IL |
Rick's Cafe, Rick’s Cafe (1987-1993) |
Rich Turner | Forum, FREM |
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815-838-1020 Lockport, IL |
MCMS J.A.M.S. Lockport, MCMS JAMS (1982-1985) |
| MCMS |
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815-838-2821 Chicago, IL |
Starship (1992-1993) |
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815-838-3104 LOCKPORT, IL |
Colt (1993-1996) |
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815-838-5464 LOCKPORT, IL |
Mainflow AE (1986) |
| Ascii Express |
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815-838-7450 LOCKPORT, IL |
Dungeon (1990-1991
) |
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815-838-8734 Chicago, IL |
CAMAC Online, Camac Online (1987-1993) |
Jim Stephenson | Wildcat, Wildcat! |
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815-844-5428 PONTIAC, IL |
ILLINI CONNECTION (1992-1994) |
Ken Ehresman | |
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815-868-2422 McConnell, IL |
Boomtown,tech, Freeport Area Net, Freeport Net, Net 2270 NEC, The Boomtown BBS (1990-1996) |
Kevin Zimmerman, K. Zimmerman | QuickBBS
|
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815-874-3998 NEW MILFORD, IL |
IdIoT BoX (1994) |
Troy Lynch | |
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815-874-8534 New Milford, IL |
Spectre III (1986) |
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815-874-9737 NEW MILFORD, IL |
The Death Star (1992-1996) |
Chris Wood | Telegard
|
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815-877-0061 ROCKFORD, IL |
Indecent Exposure (1993-1994) |
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815-877-0414 Chicago, IL |
Phantom Express (1992-1993) |
| RBBS |
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815-877-1293 ROCKFORD, IL |
Overboard BBS (1990) |
Robin Miller (Robinhood) | Telegard |
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815-877-2071 Loves Park, IL |
AWESOME GRAPHICS!!!, AWESOME GRAPHICSls! (1996) |
Jaysen Martin | Searchlight 5.0 |
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"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
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815-877-9630 ROCKFORD, IL |
Illusions (1993-1995) |
Blake Heinzeroth | |
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815-885-9021 ROCK CUT, IL |
Tagline Software Inc. (1994) |
Matt Alberts | RemoteAccess |
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815-886-0109 LOCKPORT, IL |
Electric Estates, Electric Estates
, Electric Estates BBS, ElectricEstates (1992-2002) |
John Damore | RBBS, PCBoard |
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815-886-0177 LOCKPORT, IL |
Keeper of Time , Keeper of Time BBS (1993-1994) |
Mike Brand | |
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815-886-0494 LOCKPORT, IL |
Electric Estates, ElectricEstates (1992-1996) |
| PCBoard
|
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815-886-1982 LOCKPORT, IL |
Ron's World BBS (1995) |
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815-886-3233 Chicago, IL |
Corporate Headquarters (2 lines), Corporate Headquarters (2 nodes), CorpSoft BBS (1990-1994) |
Robert Neal | PCBB |
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815-886-4706 LOCKPORT, IL |
Galaxy Class (1993-1994) |
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815-886-9388 LOCKPORT, IL |
Corporate Headquarters, CorpSoft BBS (1994-1998) |
Bob Neal | |
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815-895-5573 SYCAMORE, IL |
Sycamore Elite (1990) |
| Wildcat |
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815-895-8902 SYCAMORE, IL |
Dusty's Road (1994-1996) |
Dave Ruetz | PCBoard
|
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815-899-4702 Chicago, IL |
College Town (1992-1996) |
| PCBB |
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815-932-1222 KANKAKEE, IL |
Empire (1991-1991
) |
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815-932-2351 Bradley, IL |
The PMS BBS (1992-1993) |
The Pms-Man | |
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"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
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815-932-8878 KANKAKEE, IL |
Page One (1991-1991
) |
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815-932-9989 KANKAKEE, IL |
PC Vault, PC-Vault (1991-1994) |
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815-933-0080 KANKAKEE, IL |
Around The Horn (1994) |
| Wildcat |
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815-933-4356 KANKAKEE, IL |
Dynamic Duo (1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
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815-933-5390 Chicago, IL |
Crossroads (A) {933}, Inn Crossroads BBS, The Crossroads BBS (1991-1993) |
Mark Jones | Wildcat! |
|
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815-933-7741 KANKAKEE, IL |
Bourbon. Opus, Bourbonnais BBS (1987-1990) |
Haydn Doughty | |
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815-935-5020 Chicago, IL |
Tele-Rag (1990-1996) |
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815-935-5480 KANKAKEE, IL |
Kanka Hacks (1988) |
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815-937-0099 KANKAKEE, IL |
Key BBS (1996) |
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815-937-5217 Chicago, IL |
Riff Raff BBS (1992-1993) |
Butch Howard | Wildcat! |
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815-937-6997 KANKAKEE, IL |
Madhouse (1995-1996) |
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815-937-9023 KANKAKEE, IL |
Crossroads BBS (1994) |
Butch Howard | |
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815-937-9834 KANKAKEE, IL |
Hagio's Hodos, Hagios Hodos (1993-1996) |
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815-938-2411 FORRESTON, IL |
Jack's Computer Room (1992-1993) |
Jack Barncord | |
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815-938-7980 Kankakee, IL |
Kennedy Elementary (1993) |
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FrEdMail System
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815-939-2511 KANKAKEE, IL |
Dynamic Duo (1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
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815-939-2515 KANKAKEE, IL |
Dynamic Duo, Dynamic Duo BBs (1995-1996) |
Dean Wittman | |
|
815-939-5187 Chicago, IL |
Olivet Nazarene College, Olivet Nazarine College, Olivet! (1991-1996) |
Dan Lundmark | Wildcat! |
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815-941-0971 MORRIS, IL |
Digital Speakeasy (1996) |
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815-941-2120 MORRIS, IL |
3KG Eastern Branch BBS, 3KG Morris Area {11/100} (1991-1992) |
Gary Thurwanger | |
|
815-942-1414 Morris, IL |
Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator, SciNexus Central, SciNexus Central BBS, The SciNexus, Tribal Wisdom (1994-1996) |
Dominic Aspel | |
|
815-942-2930 Chicago, IL |
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 (1990-1999) |
Bill Wolf | QuickBBS
, DIGI |
|
815-942-4403 MORRIS, IL |
Under The Influence (V.FC), Under The Influence (VFC/V34), Under The Influence {2235/10} (1992-1996) |
Bill Wolf | |
|
815-942-5015 Chicago, IL |
The Looney Bin (1992-1995) |
Greg Budelier | Renegade, Telegard |
|
815-942-8573 Chicago, IL |
Digital Contraband, Thunderstorm (1992-1994) |
| VBBS |
|
815-943-3721 HARVARD, IL |
Extensive Damage (1996) |
| |
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815-962-2902 ROCKFORD, IL |
Sinnissippi Valley (1996-2000) |
| |
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815-962-3084 ROCKFORD, IL |
Network:Atari (1991-1991
) |
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815-962-5365 ROCKFORD, IL |
JailHouse (1993-1994) |
Brian Ahlgren | |
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815-962-6379 ROCKFORD, IL |
Bear's Lair (1990-1992) |
Gary Herbert | |
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815-962-6873 ROCKFORD, IL |
Grimmly's Dog House (1992-1993) |
Michael Neubauer | |
|
815-962-7677 ROCKFORD, IL |
TimeMachine! (1988) |
| Red Ryder Host |
|
815-962-8262 ROCKFORD, IL |
The Spy Zone, The Spy Zone BBS (1991-1991
) |
Brian Prinner | |
|
815-962-9763 ROCKFORD, IL |
Register Star (1996-2000) |
| |
|
815-963-0226 ROCKFORD, IL |
Jurassic (1994-1995) |
Kenneth Martin | |
|
815-963-8077 Rockford, IL |
Hysteria BBS, HYsteria II, HYsteria ][ BBS, Hysteria ][ BBS (1990-1994) |
Brian Taylor | Telegard, VBBS |
|
"1200 Baud, 286/12mhz, 40Mb" - Angel of Rock
|
815-963-8984 ROCKFORD, IL |
Hard Drive BBS (1994) |
| |
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815-963-9717 Chicago, IL |
Multi Link, Multi-Link PC, Multi-Link PC BBS (1992-1996) |
Eric Bergdahl | Falken |
|
815-964-5535 ROCKFORD, IL |
Diversi-Dial
|
| |
|
815-964-7609 ROCKFORD, IL |
Galactic Fortress BBS (1992) |
Anthony Mirabile | |
|
815-965-5606 ROCKFORD, IL |
PRIMETIME, SKYLink BBS (1988) |
| Wildcat, Red Ryder Host |
|
815-965-7034 ROCKFORD, IL |
Chrysalis (1997-1998) |
Dylan Oliver | Eternity |
|
815-968-2229 ROCKFORD, IL |
ICD (1991-1991
) |
| |
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815-968-4729 ROCKFORD, IL |
The NET (1994) |
| |
|
815-968-6103 ROCKFORD, IL |
Galactic Fortress (1992-1993) |
Anthony Mirabile | |
|
815-993-0015
|
Lionshare USA (1994) |
Whiskerville Produc. | RemoteAccess |
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177 Sysops currently listed.
336 BBSes Listed.
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