Historical List of BBSes in the 863 Area Code  
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 863-293-3051 | The Candy Factory
              | Winter Haven, FL     (1996-1997)
        SYSOP | Jelly Bean 
     SOFTWARE | Renegade 
     COMMENTS | "Those were the good 'ole days.  I remember playing
              | L.O.R.D. with all my users.  And posting messages. Such
              | fun! I loved every minute of it! Even when the software
              | (Renegade) crashed a couple times.  The Internet took the
              | place of the BBS but the memories will never be
              | forgotten.." - Jelly Bean 
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 863-644-0860 | The Great Escape BBS
              | Lakeland, FL      (1991-1997)
        SYSOP | Ziroc (Dan Huling) 
     SOFTWARE | WWIV Modded v4.12+ 
     COMMENTS | "I ran The Great Escape BBS, which was the name of a
              | comic shop in Louisville, KY I went to when I was
              | younger. :) I got into BBSing because of people like:
              | Aahz, Bink, Gonzo, Dr. Syn, Professor and others. I ran
              | the most modded board in Polk county I believe, as well
              | as started my own network called ESCAPEnet which many
              | local WWIV boards picked up.  I had WWIVnet, ICEnet,
              | TERRAnet (JAFO's Network) and ran tons of DOOR games.
              | (Red Dragon was fun).  I got onto the Internet via
              | Cybergate in 1994, and saw what was coming. I got a
              | server, and put up my own WEBSITE, which is huge now.
              | It's www.tgeweb.com and then my PC Gaming and Tech forum,
              | www.ironworksforum.com --all still going, and VERY busy!
              | It's almost 2008, and I'll be adding even more stuff as
              | well!  If any old friends want to contact me, email me!
              | I still use Ziroc too. :)" - Ziroc (Dan Huling) 
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