Historical List of BBSes in the 937 Area Code --------------------------------------------- Created by TEXTFILES.COM From Many Sources 937-224-4075 | Dayton Boardwalk | DAYTON, OH (1995-2004) SYSOP | John Kay --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-224-4454 | Dayton Boardwalk | DAYTON, OH (1998-1999) SYSOP | John Kay --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-224-5093 | Dayton Boardwalk | DAYTON, OH (1997-1998) SYSOP | John Kay --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-226-0386 | Land Of Digits East | DAYTON, OH (1982-1998) SYSOP | Mike Kemp --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-233-0807 | DAYHUG, DAYTON Area, Hunter's Point, Hunter's Point | DAYTON, OH (1991-2004) SYSOP | Guy Hunter, W.J. Potter SOFTWARE | QuickBBS , RemoteAccess --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-233-1200 | A Pit-Stop, All Pro Computers, Pit Stop BBS, PIT-STOP, | QuickBBS Dayton, The Pit Stop, The Pit- | Stop, The Pit-Stop BBS | DAYTON, OH (1982-1997) SYSOP | John Wright SOFTWARE | SuperBBS , Wildcat --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-233-8877 | Midnight Express, The Riverside | DAYTON, OH (1994-2001) SYSOP | Mark Thieme --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-235-2062 | Antioch Shrine, Ohio Masonic, Ohio Masonic BBS | DAYTON, OH (1984-1997) SYSOP | Joseph Everette, WB Joseph Everette, Joe Everette --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-235-5843 | J&J's BBS | Huger Height, OH (2004) SYSOP | Joe Caplinger --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-236-4954 | My Candy Store | DAYTON, OH (1993-1998) SYSOP | Paul Webb, J and P Webb SOFTWARE | Wildcat --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-236-5070 | The Cheshire Cat | DAYTON, OH (1995-1997) SYSOP | Lucia Jameson --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-236-6530 | The Bitport | DAYTON, OH (1996) SYSOP | Guy Hunter --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-236-6567 | The Bitport | DAYTON, OH (1997-2000) SYSOP | Guy Hunter --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-236-9777 | Scott's Place | DAYTON, OH (1992-1996) SYSOP | Scott Brown --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-237-7737 | Myth Kingdom Tech, Mythical Kingdom, MythicalKingdom, | MythicalKng | DAYTON, OH (1990-2000) SYSOP | Mark May SOFTWARE | QuickBBS --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-237-9776 | Scott's Place | DAYTON, OH (1995-1996) SYSOP | Scott Brown --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-252-0212 | The Bad Place | DAYTON, OH (1997) SYSOP | Brian Baker --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-252-4056 | City of Angels, The Labyrinth | Riverside, OH (1992-1997) SYSOP | Lonnie Waugh SOFTWARE | CNet BBS COMMENTS | "I started the BBS in 91 or 92, we'll just say 92 because | I'm not 100% positive. The BBS originally ran a pirated | copy of trinity BBS software on an Amiga 500 system, | which is ok because I'm now friends with the author.. to | boot the BBS I literally had to load one floppy, change | disks and continue loading because I had no hard drive. | I eventually upgraded the system to an Amiga 2000 system | and converted to CNet BBS using a copy I got from Doc | Gaver.. I still have the manual but don't have the disks! | I eventually got consumed by the internet when I started | working as a software developer for a local ISP and shut | down the board permanently, it resurfaced as a telnet | accessable board for a couple of months using an Amiga | emulator. Ahhh .. memories" - Lonnie Waugh --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-254-4081 | J&J's BBS | DAYTON, OH (2001-2002) SYSOP | Joe Caplinger SOFTWARE | MajorBBS --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-258-0215 | The Firehouse | DAYTON, OH (1994-1999) SYSOP | Dean Tarter --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-258-0971 | Trader's Cove BBS, Trader's Cove Mail, Traders Cove | DAYTON, OH (1990-1996) SYSOP | Bill Kahler --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-258-1030 | Dynasty, The Dynasty BBS | DAYTON, OH (1997-1999) SYSOP | Ronald Schlegel SOFTWARE | TriBBS --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-258-3993 | Trader's Cove Mail | DAYTON, OH (1994-1997) SYSOP | Bill Kahler --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-259-0806 | D.M.U.G BBS | DAYTON, OH (1987-1998) SYSOP | Ric Walsh --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-274-8118 | Hank's Corner | DAYTON, OH (1995-1998) SYSOP | Norm Smith --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-274-9578 | Fantastic Voyage, The Conidium BBS | Dayton, OH (1991-1993) SYSOP | Brian Shaffer SOFTWARE | Telegard 2.7 COMMENTS | "Conidium in it's time served mainly as a debate BBS as | well as a distribution site for Telegard and Renegade | Utilities created by TNL Systems, formerly known as MD- | UTILS." - Brian Shaffer --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-276-4258 | Carrier Pigeon | DAYTON, OH (1994-1997) SYSOP | Edward Simmons --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-279-0136 | My Crazy World BBS | Dayton, OH (1995-2004) SYSOP | Tim Sturgeon, Timothy Sturgeon SOFTWARE | Wildcat, Wildcat! v4.20 COMMENTS | "We have never been off-line since 9/24/1994" - Timothy | Sturgeon --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-293-1754 | DMA Data Bus | DAYTON, OH (1991-1996) SYSOP | David Schwab --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-294-2958 | D & J's Psycho, Jamie's Psycho | DAYTON, OH (1992-1996) SYSOP | Jamie Vaughn --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-294-8064 | Kettering BBS, Kettering BBS (CFN) | DAYTON, OH (1991-1996) SYSOP | Mark Jolly --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-297-0265 | Loose Caboose | DAYTON, OH (1998) SYSOP | Decker Doggett --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-299-6355 | Scheidel Insurance, Sheidel Insurance | DAYTON, OH (1994-1998) SYSOP | Bill Scheidel --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-320-9283 | Hard Drive Cafe, Micronics Tech | Beavercreek, OH (1995-2009) SYSOP | Darrell Pelan --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-323-6009 | James' BBS | Springfield, OH (1982-1995) SYSOP | James Marous SOFTWARE | Wildcat COMMENTS | "James is still around, http://www.erinet.com/jamesm" - | James Marous --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-324-0107 | ComputerServices Online, Dark Shadows CS/O | SPRINGFIELD, OH (1984-1997) SYSOP | John Folden --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-324-9832 | Thunder Road | SPRINGFIELD, OH (1995-1996) SYSOP | Bryan Owen --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-335-2757 | Distorted Reality | TROY, OH (1997) SYSOP | Jeffrey Clemmons --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-339-7835 | The Mausoleum | TROY, OH (1991-1998) SYSOP | Bruce Bergemeier --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-379-2581 | HammerRock | HAMERSVILLE, OH (1996-1999) SYSOP | Rob Lovett --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-379-2832 | Intergalactic Information | HAMERSVILLE, OH (1995-1999) SYSOP | Gary Donner --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-393-0075 | Highland CtyCmp, SoCenOhioNet NEC, The Connection, WCH Hub | HILLSBORO, OH (1993-1997) SYSOP | NEC-2350, NC-2350, WCH Hub, Rick Morris SOFTWARE | PCBoard --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-393-0503 | The Incorrigible Board | HILLSBORO, OH (1995-1996) SYSOP | Dane Austin --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-422-4138 | BlueSky | CINCINNATI, OH (1996) SYSOP | Tracy Reynolds --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-423-2336 | The Prophecy | GREENVILLE, OH (1994-1996) SYSOP | Jimmy Rose --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-424-1533 | The Academy | DAYTON, OH (1995-2000) SYSOP | Margaret C Elam --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-424-7794 | Modem Zone | DAYTON, OH (1996) SYSOP | Don Cheeks --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-426-4534 | Data Dump | BEAVERCREEK, OH (1994-1996) SYSOP | Steve Horn --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-427-2803 | Dragon's Keep | BEAVERCREEK, OH (1993-1998) SYSOP | Pat Ruhland --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-427-9995 | Chatnet BBS | Beavercreek, Ohio (1993-1996) SYSOP | Jeff Luehrs SOFTWARE | TBBS, TBBS COMMENTS | "Chatnet BBS has received nearly 700000 calls(even after | losing a year of extremely busy call data due to a dead | hard drive). It's now up as a telnet bbs at | telnet://chatnet.com. If the name sounds familiar, it's | because we were using UUCP for internet email on the bbs | in 1993.. before chatnet.org irc's decided to borrow the | name I had come up with.
I started running bbs | systems with a commodore 64. I had a 1 meg drive for | software downloads. Around this time, or a while after, | in 1986 I first logged into the predecessor of what is | now called America Online. It was called Quantumlink and | it was several dollars PER HOUR to chat and play games | such as slots.
My first IBM PC was bought solely to | run a bbs. At that time it was called Hacker's Dominion | and it was driven by downloads, message bases, and online | games. Still one line at this point, though I had found | a bbs package I was comfortable with called TBBS - The | Bread Board System. After the pay per hour chats of | quantumlink, I had decided to try and set up chat at some | point on a bbs, and that day finally came when I got the | multiline version of TBBS.
A few thousand dollars | spent for games,software, modems and phone lines and I | had 4 lines up (can't remember the speed, though I think | it was 9600/14400 at this time.) I also had 2- 6 disc cd | rom drives that fed all the Night Owl / Pier etc software | collections from a seperate file server across a | lantastic lan. I also admittedly had set up something | called TABS 900 to collect subscription fees. People | wouldn't pay it seemed at this point for anything except | porn. UGH
I had a loyal base of a hundred or so | callers at this point. I also had one competitor that I | was aiming for called Freedom BBS. It had maybe a dozen | lines, but later claimed to have many more though I don't | think they were ever full. I had logged on and even paid | a fee for 10 or so hours of chat. The bbs was fun, the | message boards were great, but the chat wasn't where it | needed to be to compete.. SO.. I had the phone company | drop a 25 line cable under my yard and added 20 lines. |
Now, I was in business. A thousand dollar phone | bill to pay each month and I needed people online fast. | I quickly decided there weren't enough women to keep | people online chatting, so I made chat free for women! I | had a lot of complaints from guys thinking they should | get it free too, but I had phone lines to pay for and | someone had to pay the bills. I had a couple of friends- | young ladies come over to my house on most nights and | chat as well in order to keep the chat area active until | enough new users subscribed. It was obvious to me what | it would take to keep the chat going, and it was women. |
I set my fees at $10 per month for unlimited calls | of 90 minutes. The bbs filled up fast and the first | casualty was the hourly based Freedom BBS. This was 1994 | and the bbs was full every night, and there were almost | always enough people to talk to day or night. We had | parties monthly at various places inclusing sports bars | and pizza places. We also had at least a dozen | marriages- a few of which I attended and was even thanked | during the reception for bringing the couple together. | Not everyone got along either and the board itself was a | regular soap opera. This was a lot of people's sole | source of dates and of making new friends. It was a | blast... and it went well until I decided to start an | ISP, but that is another story." - Jeff Luehrs | (Chatnet.com) --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-435-3682 | Galactic Starship, The Mall | DAYTON, OH (1990-1996) SYSOP | Eric Hendrix --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-438-5542 | CURRENTS!, MAC Currents | DAYTON, OH (1992-1997) SYSOP | Bill Herrick --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-439-9217 | DAYTON Area, Decker's Board, Decker's Loose Caboose, | Decker's Train Board, Loose Caboose | DAYTON, OH (1991-1997) SYSOP | Decker Doggett --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-439-9281 | Widdershins, Widdershins Cafe | DAYTON, OH (1991-1996) SYSOP | Linda Wright --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-439-9311 | Loose Caboose | DAYTON, OH (1997) SYSOP | Decker Doggett --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-446-3108 | Barn Owl BBS, Barn Owl OS2, ROCS | SARDINIA, OH (1989-1996) SYSOP | Clinton LaRue, Mac LaRue --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-446-4559 | CommLink | SARDINIA, OH (1998-1999) SYSOP | Gordon Duncan --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-473-5465 | Three Angels | COVINGTON, OH (1993-1998) SYSOP | Art Washabaugh --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-473-5738 | The Open Key | COVINGTON, OH (1996) SYSOP | Keith Lyons --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-492-0272 | ODOT District7, Seven's Heaven FIDO | SIDNEY, OH (1986-1997) SYSOP | Warren Brown, John Desmond, John Desond --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-778-4091 | Warren's Place | PIQUA, OH (1994-1997) SYSOP | Warren Brown --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-833-4957 | Family BBS | BROOKVILLE, OH (1994-1997) SYSOP | Jerry Millikin, Jerry MIllikin --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-833-6093 | Family BBS, The Family BBS | BROOKVILLE, OH (1993-2002) SYSOP | Jerry Millikin SOFTWARE | Wildcat --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-845-0377 | DayStar | NEW CARLISLE, OH (1997) SYSOP | Tom Graham --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-845-2484 | Bulldog Express | NEW CARLISLE, OH (1982-1998) SYSOP | Bob Jackson --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-845-3651 | RIX Place | NEW CARLISLE, OH (1993-1999) SYSOP | Rick Calmes --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-864-1143 | The Blue Byte | ENON, OH (1990-1997) SYSOP | Jim Earnest --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-864-1213 | DAYHUG, The Duck Pond | ENON, OH (1993-1999) SYSOP | Jim Duckworth --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-864-1386 | Engineering Paradise, Mummert Engineering | ENON, OH (1992-1997) SYSOP | Dennis Mummert --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-879-3360 | Concordance | FAIRBORN, OH (1996) SYSOP | Jeff Engle --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-879-4714 | Barracuda BBS | FAIRBORN, OH (1994-1996) SYSOP | Michael McCarty --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-890-2838 | Colemans BBS | DAYTON, OH (1992-2000) SYSOP | Ron Coleman --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-890-5204 | Dayton Beach BBS | Dayton, OH (1993-1997) SYSOP | Rod Martin SOFTWARE | Trinity BBS (Amiga) COMMENTS | "Was a 4 line BBS that had many active members. We held | events/parties almost every weekend it seems. I do miss | it at times and have considered bringing it back as a | website/forum. Might still do that." - Rod Martin --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-898-1228 | DigitalEdge | DAYTON, OH (1996) SYSOP | Joe Bramlage --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-962-4487 | Bomber BBS | LEWISBURG, OH (1994-1999) SYSOP | Pete Stan --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-962-5396 | Clean Sweep | LEWISBURG, OH (1996-1997) SYSOP | Rick Lance --------------+----------------------------------------------------------- 937-964-8781 | The Other Side | NORTH HAMPTON, OH (1995-1997) SYSOP | David Smith --------------+-----------------------------------------------------------