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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) |
| |
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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) |
| |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
815-467-6764
MINOOKA, IL |
Imperial Nation
(1996-1997) |
Scott Fox | |
|
815-468-2633
MANTENO, IL |
Powercore Technical Support
(1995) |
| |
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815-468-6432
MANTENO, IL |
pSyChO aSyLuM
(1994) |
J.P. McClain | |
|
815-468-7944
MANTENO, IL |
Dynamic Duo, Dynamic Duo BBS
(1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
|
815-469-0897
FRANKFORT, IL |
Mind Space
(1993) |
Rich McCammon | |
|
815-476-0407
WILMINGTON, IL |
Coal Valley PCUG
(1996) |
| |
|
815-476-0792
WILMINGTON, IL |
The UABBS
(1997) |
| |
|
815-477-2888
Chicago, IL |
Reflections
(1993) |
| |
|
815-477-8263
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL |
Far Side of The Sun
(1993-1996) |
Bill and Dan Watling | Spitfire |
|
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 | |
|
815-477-9338
Chicago, IL |
Byrd's Nest, Byrd’s Nest
(1992-1995) |
| Spitfire |
|
815-478-5026
Chicago, IL |
Main Street
(1991-1996) |
| Spitfire |
|
815-485-9808
New Lenox, IL |
Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector BBS
(1996-2009) |
Joseph Ferenchik | |
|
815-485-9879
NEW LENOX, IL |
Galaxy (B) (8 lines)
(1993) |
| |
|
815-498-3077
SOMONAUK, IL |
The Oasis BBS
(1991-1994) |
| |
|
815-522-3245
KIRKLAND, IL |
Electro-Lite
(1994-1996) |
| Wildcat
|
|
815-539-9020
MENDOTA, IL |
Tele Rag
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-544-2228
BELVIDERE, IL |
Dark Side
(1996) |
| |
|
815-547-3626
BELVIDERE, IL |
Multidiversions
(1996-2000) |
| |
|
815-547-4704
BELVIDERE, IL |
Flipside Of Reality
(1995) |
Gene Young | |
|
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 |
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"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 | |
|
815-623-7525
ROSCOE, IL |
Millennia
(1996-1999) |
Justin Taylor | |
|
815-623-7996
ROSCOE, IL |
Diehard Game Club, Infinity
(1993-1995) |
Chris Valk | |
|
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) |
| |
|
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 | |
|
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) |
| |
|
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 | |
|
815-633-6873
ROCKFORD, IL |
Bloomford BBS
(1990-1994) |
| |
|
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
(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 | |
|
815-729-0697
JOLIET, IL |
Doc's World
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-729-2997
JOLIET, IL |
Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator
(1996) |
Mike Bohler | |
|
815-729-3494
JOLIET, IL |
Intercept Vector, Intercept Vector {103}
(1994-1996) |
Mark Cullen | |
|
815-729-4707
JOLIET, IL |
Fido's Hideaway, Fido's Hideaway {2222/707}
(1995-1997) |
Matt Barys | FidoNet |
|
815-729-8585
JOLIET, IL |
Crypt BBS, The
(1996) |
| |
|
815-729-9793
Chicago, IL |
Net 2235 Echomail Coordinator, Radio Free IL, Radio Free Illinois
(1991-2000) |
Mike Bohler | RBBS |
|
815-729-9896
Shorewood, Illinois |
Radio Free Illinois BBS
(1988-1998) |
Mike Bohler | RBBS, VBBS, PCBOARD |
|
"I ran Radio Free Illinois pretty much constant for ten years starting in the spring of 1988. Before that I did some intermittent testing using a TRS-80 color computer. Eventually broke down and got an IBM XT clone and started Radio Free Illinois. I had started using RBBS since it was a free, open source program and allowed some real modifications. In the mid 90~Rs I got involved with FIDO and The internet and had fairly good setup. I still have much of the software I used." - Mike Bohler AKA Dr. Oldsmobile
|
815-740-0081
JOLIET, IL |
Politics of Freedom (2 lines)
(1993-1995) |
| |
|
815-740-1814
JOLIET, IL |
Tom's BBS
(1994-1996) |
| |
|
815-740-5625
JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow
(1993-1996) |
| |
|
815-740-5627
JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-740-5663
JOLIET, IL |
Baroness's Bungalow BBS
(1998) |
Laurie Varno | |
|
815-741-2135
JOLIET, IL |
The Clinic
(1986-1987) |
| |
|
815-741-2409
JOLIET, IL |
Galaxy (8 lines)
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-741-3544
Chicago, IL |
The Time Vortex, Time Vortex
(1991-1996) |
Mel Rock | Renegade |
|
"This guy ran one of the best systems in the area and I was a cosysop, I wanted to make sure his name was listed. My memory can't supply me with the exact years it was in service, I am certain that it was in operation between 1991-96. Thanks." - Scott Fox "Mel Rock passed away Sunday October 21st, 2001 at 4:30am. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him and forever remembered by the many users who once dialed his system. He provided a great service to the community, donating his time, money and friendship to anyone that cared to call. A great man has been lost and I will never forget him." - Scott Fox
|
815-744-5579
Chicago, IL |
Agima
(1992-1996) |
| CNET |
|
815-744-7080
JOLIET, IL |
Tandy RBBS
(1987-1989) |
Bob Gray | |
|
815-744-7363
Chicago, IL |
Red Oracle
(1992-1993) |
| CNET |
|
815-748-2539
Chicago, IL |
Castle Anthrax, Castle Anthrax {11/67}
(1991-1995) |
Dave Culbertson | |
|
815-748-4031
DEKALB, IL |
Adventurer's Guild, The Adventurer's Guild
(1992-1994) |
Kevin Kuphal | |
|
815-748-4325
DEKALB, IL |
The Coliseum
(1991-1991
) |
Doug Bora | |
|
815-752-4829
DEKALB, IL |
Tagline Software Inc.
(1995) |
Matt Alberts | |
|
815-753-1800
Chicago, IL |
NIU Connection II
(1992-1996) |
David Gersic | |
|
815-753-1836
DEKALB, IL |
NIU Connection
(1992-1996) |
| |
|
815-753-2308
Chicago, IL |
NIU CEET, NIU CEET BBS, NIU/CEET BBS
(1991-1996) |
| Wildcat! |
|
815-753-9513
DEKALB, IL |
NIU Connection
(1992-1996) |
David Gersic | |
|
815-756-9100
DEKALB, IL |
Micro Solutions Computer Products, Micro Solutions Technical Support
(1994-1995) |
| |
|
815-758-0636
DEKALB, IL |
The Shell
(1995) |
Scott Rupp | |
|
815-758-1293
DEKALB, IL |
Medugorje BBS
(1996) |
| |
|
815-765-3136
POPLAR GROVE, IL |
Inner Sanctum
(1996) |
| |
|
815-777-3327
Galena, IL |
Dark Castle II
(1983-1984) |
| |
|
815-777-4130
GALENA, IL |
Tri-State Cnx
(1995-1996) |
| PCBoard
|
|
815-781-4841
CHEBANSE, IL |
The Kennedy's Are Still Dead
(1992-1994) |
| |
|
815-785-2699
Chicago, IL |
Sandwich C.U.G.
(1991-1993) |
| CL64 |
|
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
|
|
815-786-9519
SANDWICH, IL |
Resting Place, The Resting Place
(1994-1998) |
Lee Taylor | |
|
815-795-2075
Chicago, IL |
Silence of the Sysops
(1992-1993) |
| Wildcat! |
|
815-795-2834
MARSEILLES, IL |
Bear's Iron Horse
(1995) |
James Bishop | |
|
815-795-3533
MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest
(1996-2000) |
Neal Roberts | |
|
815-795-6361
MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest, The Squirrel's Nest
(1994) |
Neal Roberts | |
|
815-795-6371
MARSEILLES, IL |
Squirrel's Nest BBS, The Squirrel's Nest
(1993-1996) |
Neal Roberts | Wildcat
|
|
815-834-0460
Chicago, IL |
Depot
(1992-1996) |
| Telegard |
|
815-834-1914
Lockport, IL |
Rick's Cafe, Rick’s Cafe
(1987-1993) |
Rich Turner | Forum, FREM |
|
815-838-1020
Lockport, IL |
MCMS J.A.M.S. Lockport, MCMS JAMS
(1982-1985) |
| MCMS |
|
815-838-2821
Chicago, IL |
Starship
(1992-1993) |
| |
|
815-838-3104
LOCKPORT, IL |
Colt
(1993-1996) |
| |
|
815-838-5464
LOCKPORT, IL |
Mainflow AE
(1986) |
| Ascii Express |
|
815-838-7450
LOCKPORT, IL |
Dungeon
(1990-1991
) |
| |
|
815-838-8734
Chicago, IL |
CAMAC Online, Camac Online
(1987-1993) |
Jim Stephenson | Wildcat, Wildcat! |
|
815-844-5428
PONTIAC, IL |
ILLINI CONNECTION
(1992-1994) |
Ken Ehresman | |
|
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
|
|
815-874-3998
NEW MILFORD, IL |
IdIoT BoX
(1994) |
Troy Lynch | |
|
815-874-8534
New Milford, IL |
Spectre III
(1986) |
| |
|
815-874-9737
NEW MILFORD, IL |
The Death Star
(1992-1996) |
Chris Wood | Telegard
|
|
815-877-0061
ROCKFORD, IL |
Indecent Exposure
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-877-0414
Chicago, IL |
Phantom Express
(1992-1993) |
| RBBS |
|
815-877-1293
ROCKFORD, IL |
Overboard BBS
(1990) |
Robin Miller (Robinhood) | Telegard |
|
815-877-2071
Loves Park, IL |
AWESOME GRAPHICS!!!, AWESOME GRAPHICSls!
(1996) |
Jaysen Martin | Searchlight 5.0 |
|
"The board was generally geared to providing a BBS with the best RIP graphics around. Remote Imaging Protocol graphics was a way pre-web BBS systems could provide a windows-like interface over modem speeds." - Jaysen Martin
|
815-877-9630
ROCKFORD, IL |
Illusions
(1993-1995) |
Blake Heinzeroth | |
|
815-885-9021
ROCK CUT, IL |
Tagline Software Inc.
(1994) |
Matt Alberts | RemoteAccess |
|
815-886-0109
LOCKPORT, IL |
Electric Estates, Electric Estates
, Electric Estates BBS, ElectricEstates
(1992-2002) |
John Damore | RBBS, PCBoard |
|
815-886-0177
LOCKPORT, IL |
Keeper of Time , Keeper of Time BBS
(1993-1994) |
Mike Brand | |
|
815-886-0494
LOCKPORT, IL |
Electric Estates, ElectricEstates
(1992-1996) |
| PCBoard
|
|
815-886-1982
LOCKPORT, IL |
Ron's World BBS
(1995) |
| |
|
815-886-3233
Chicago, IL |
Corporate Headquarters (2 lines), Corporate Headquarters (2 nodes)
(1990-1994) |
| PCBB |
|
815-886-4706
LOCKPORT, IL |
Galaxy Class
(1993-1994) |
| |
|
815-886-9388
LOCKPORT, IL |
Corporate Headquarters, CorpSoft BBS
(1994-1998) |
Bob Neal | |
|
815-895-5573
SYCAMORE, IL |
Sycamore Elite
(1990) |
| Wildcat |
|
815-895-8902
SYCAMORE, IL |
Dusty's Road
(1994-1996) |
Dave Ruetz | PCBoard
|
|
815-899-4702
Chicago, IL |
College Town
(1992-1996) |
| PCBB |
|
815-932-1222
KANKAKEE, IL |
Empire
(1991-1991
) |
| |
|
815-932-2351
Bradley, IL |
The PMS BBS
(1992-1993) |
The Pms-Man | |
|
"Wow, just browsing your site and man did it bring back some memories - quite cool to see a list of the old local bbs's online - anyway just thought i'd add mine - thanks for the memories!" - The PMS Man
|
815-932-8878
KANKAKEE, IL |
Page One
(1991-1991
) |
| |
|
815-932-9989
KANKAKEE, IL |
PC Vault, PC-Vault
(1991-1994) |
| |
|
815-933-0080
KANKAKEE, IL |
Around The Horn
(1994) |
| Wildcat |
|
815-933-4356
KANKAKEE, IL |
Dynamic Duo
(1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
|
815-933-5390
Chicago, IL |
Crossroads (A) {933}, Inn Crossroads BBS, The Crossroads BBS
(1991-1993) |
Mark Jones | Wildcat! |
|
2400
|
815-933-7741
KANKAKEE, IL |
Bourbon. Opus, Bourbonnais BBS
(1987-1990) |
Haydn Doughty | |
|
815-935-5020
Chicago, IL |
Tele-Rag
(1990-1996) |
| |
|
815-935-5480
KANKAKEE, IL |
Kanka Hacks
(1988) |
| |
|
815-937-0099
KANKAKEE, IL |
Key BBS
(1996) |
| |
|
815-937-5217
Chicago, IL |
Riff Raff BBS
(1992-1993) |
Butch Howard | Wildcat! |
|
815-937-6997
KANKAKEE, IL |
Madhouse
(1995-1996) |
| |
|
815-937-9023
KANKAKEE, IL |
Crossroads BBS
(1994) |
Butch Howard | |
|
815-937-9834
KANKAKEE, IL |
Hagio's Hodos, Hagios Hodos
(1993-1996) |
| |
|
815-938-2411
FORRESTON, IL |
Jack's Computer Room
(1992-1993) |
Jack Barncord | |
|
815-938-7980
Kankakee, IL |
Kennedy Elementary
(1993) |
| |
|
FrEdMail System
|
815-939-2511
KANKAKEE, IL |
Dynamic Duo
(1995) |
Dean Wittman | |
|
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! |
|
815-941-0971
MORRIS, IL |
Digital Speakeasy
(1996) |
| |
|
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) |
| |
|
815-962-2902
ROCKFORD, IL |
Sinnissippi Valley
(1996-2000) |
| |
|
815-962-3084
ROCKFORD, IL |
Network:Atari
(1991-1991
) |
| |
|
815-962-5365
ROCKFORD, IL |
JailHouse
(1993-1994) |
Brian Ahlgren | |
|
815-962-6379
ROCKFORD, IL |
Bear's Lair
(1990-1992) |
Gary Herbert | |
|
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
(1990-1994) |
Brian Taylor | Telegard, VBBS |
|
"1200 Baud, 286/12mhz, 40Mb" - Angel of Rock
|
815-963-8984
ROCKFORD, IL |
Hard Drive BBS
(1994) |
| |
|
815-963-9717
Chicago, IL |
Multi Link, Multi-Link PC, Multi-Link PC BBS
(1992-1996) |
Eric Bergdahl | Falken |
|
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
) |
| |
|
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 |
|
174 Sysops currently listed.
334 BBSes Listed.
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