[Coco] Off Topic: BBS snippet

[Kevin Becker]

TIL fozztexx is on the CoCo list.  I don't know why it surprised me, I just
somehow rarely make connections between the various retro computer corners
of the internet that I frequent.


On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:52 PM, Chris Osborn <fozztexx at fozztexx.com> wrote:

> > These days, there are very, very few BBS systems that have phone line
> > (modem) access these days (that I'm aware of).
>
> There may not be many left, but Level 29 is one of the few that does still
> have a real POTS phone line and real dialup access. I also rewrote the
> software from the ground up so it's no longer restricted to ANSI machines
> and it's compatible with a much larger variety of computers; all the way
> from hard copy teleprinters, the MC-10 and CoCo, the Model 100, 80 column
> machines, on up through modern terminals.
>
> The phone number is 916 965 1701, or if you don't have a working phone
> line* you can use telnet to bbs.fozztexx.com. There's even web access
> through a terminal emulator in a browser window.
>
> *Many people have had success calling in through VoIP services, and I've
> even connected via an acoustic coupler through a cell phone.
>
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