BBSes

Night Owl/Frontline BBS

Managed by Mark A Janelle of Barracuda fame, the Night Owl BBS served as the semi-official Game-Maker community hub. Every copy of Game-Maker included a leaflet for the BBS.

After some recent discussions, I seem to recall some widespread connection issues. Either the BBS was only up during evening hours (as the name would suggest) or the number on the leaflet was incorrect. Either way, many people had trouble logging in. When one did log in, the place was a bit stiff and, again, serious. And being hosted in Kennebunkport, Maine, it was a hefty long-distance charge for almost anyone -- even those who lived in-state, as I did. Still, it was a good place to make connections and branch off to other sub-communities and smaller BBSes.

As for why the name change, I can't quite remember. The Night Owl BBS may have changed names, or the Game-Maker section may have moved over to another board.

SiNiSTRY BBS

Run by James Faux. Eclypse Games Distribution Site.

Number: (609)547-9402 - Node 1

Ramey Cyber BBS

Board in Puerto Rico, run by Angelo Felix.

Numbers included 787-890-1679 and 787-890-3032. For a while there was a Telnet node at ramnet.dyn.ml.org.

Late Nite BBS

Roland Ludlam's hangout, based in St. ALbans VT.

The LATE NITE BBS runs 2400 to 14.4k and specializes in games. It is your place for great games! Thousands of games and no fees at all Call today and log on as a new user, open 24 hours a day!

(802) 524-1785 Your sysop is DAVE YERGEAU.

Springfield Public Access

AKA "The SPA"; hangout for Paul Callahan. The SysOp's name was Matthew De Jongh; it supported 1200-19.2K BPS modems; its number was (413) 536-4365.