• US BBS List Being Rel 4/5

    From DARYL STOUT@CAPCITY to ALL on Fri May 7 19:34:00 2004

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    USBBS - 1988
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    Meade Friersen becomes the second USBBS editor. Robert Blacher
    dedicates a node of his Computer Connections BBS to being the USBBS
    home BBS. The number of systems listed in USBBS tops 1000.

    USBBS - 1991
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    Meade begins accepting USBBS updates at his Compuserve mail account
    (a very early sign of the times to come?).

    USBBS - 1992
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    Bob Breedlove becomes the third USBBS editor. Bob added a news file
    to the USBBS archive, the first time USBBS was distributed with more
    than one file in the ZIP. The number of systems listed in USBBS tops
    2000. The 100th edition of the USBBS List is published.

    USBBS - 1993
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    The number of systems listed in USBBS tops 3000.

    USBBS - 1994
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    Bob begins distributing USBBS on the Internet, first in Usenet then
    as a FTP download. The number of systems listed in USBBS tops 4000.

    USBBS - 1995
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    Bob begins the first USBBS web site under the Channel 1 BBS domain,
    provided by Brian and Tess Miller.

    USBBS - 1996
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    The number of listings tops 5000 on the USBBS List in June. It
    would remain above 5000 for the next ten months.

    USBBS - 1997
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    Brent Yandell becomes the fourth USBBS editor, and immediately
    adds Telnet addresses to the USBBS List.

    USBBS - 1999
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    Brent obtains the "www.usbbs.org" URL, and moves the web site to
    space provided by Roy Timberman, a former Sysop. Web BBS Log-in
    addresses are added to the USBBS List. Wildcat/WinServer software
    becomes the most listed BBS software in USBBS.

    USBBS - 2001
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    The 200th edition of the USBBS List is published. Meade Frierson,
    the USBBS List's second editor, passed away in September.

    USBBS - 2004
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    As of June, USBBS has been published for 20 years. For the first time,
    USBBS permits a free-form text area (70 characters) for an additional
    comment to help describe a listing. Synchronet becomes the most listed
    BBS software in USBBS.



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    DISCLAIMER
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    List accuracy is not assured. Use this material entirely at your own
    risk. All information is submitted to the editor by the BBS community.
    No attempt is made by the editor to verify any information submitted.

    Anyone who uses any of the USBBS files assumes any and all liabilities
    for anything which may result as a consequence of such use. Under no
    circumstances shall Brent Yandell be liable for any loss of profit or
    any other damages, including but not limited to special, incidental,
    consequential, or other damages, arising out of the use or inability
    to use any or all of the USBBS files.

    The editor reserves the absolute, discretionary right to determine
    the appearance, format and content of the USBBS List.


    LICENSE
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    Free distribution of the USBBS List is permitted and encouraged as an
    upload/download to Bulletin Board Systems and around the Internet.
    No modifications may be made to ANY of the USBBS List files, including
    the addition or removal of ANY files in the archive (.ZIP or. EXE) in
    which it is distributed. The USBBS List may not be bundled with any
    other product or service.



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