508 BBSes of yore

Friday, March 7th, 2008

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I was just looking for Wayne Bell, creator of the WWIV BBS system, and I found this list of 508 area code BBSes complete with notes from the original sysops. I was on the 614 area code myself, so I never visited these sites, but weren’t those the days, kids? Fidonet FTW.

508 Area Code BBSes Through History [BBSLIST]
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