Atreyu wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

You gave it plenty of Viagra and it didn't even notice you were gone.

Sounds like something one would hear in couples therapy.

A real stand-up kinda guy, no less.

-- Sean

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Atreyu wrote to Nigel Reed <=-

In the winter of 2001 I moved Darkrealms to XP when that was brand new without any updates or service packs... and the BBS stayed up.

When a broke my wrist in 2008, my Maximus/2 system sat for eight weeks unattended and when I checked it, it was going along just fine.

-- Sean

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On 22 Jun 23 15:45:20, Sean Dennis said the following to Atreyu:

In the winter of 2001 I moved Darkrealms to XP when that was brand new without any updates or service packs... and the BBS stayed up.

When a broke my wrist in 2008, my Maximus/2 system sat for eight weeks unattended and when I checked it, it was going along just fine.

I was one of the few that really cheered on AdeptX and even its Orion spinoff.

Nick

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On 22 Jun 23 15:32:10, Sean Dennis said the following to Atreyu:

You gave it plenty of Viagra and it didn't even notice you were gone.

Sounds like something one would hear in couples therapy.

A real stand-up kinda guy, no less.

Probably got bored stiff...

Nick

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Hello Atreyu,

Thursday June 22 2023 17:22, you wrote to me:

I was one of the few that really cheered on AdeptX and even its Orion spinoff.

The source code to both are horrible messes.

-- Sean

... The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
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On 23 Jun 23 13:12:49, Sean Dennis said the following to Atreyu:

I was one of the few that really cheered on AdeptX and even its Orion spinoff.

The source code to both are horrible messes.

Who was the original author... Mark Kimes rings a bell.

Nick

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Atreyu wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Who was the original author... Mark Kimes rings a bell.

Yeah, it was originally called XBBS.

-- Sean

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Re: Re: Just wanted to say..
By: Sean Dennis to Atreyu on Thu Jun 22 2023 03:45 pm

Atreyu wrote to Nigel Reed <=-

In the winter of 2001 I moved Darkrealms to XP when that was brand new without any updates or service packs... and the BBS stayed up.

When a broke my wrist in 2008, my Maximus/2 system sat for eight weeks unattended and when I checked it, it was going along just fine.

It is amazing how stable systems can be when they get no use. :-)
--
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Hello Rob,

Friday June 23 2023 17:58, you wrote to me:

It is amazing how stable systems can be when they get no use. :-)

Having run my own FTN network for 23 years, I and my BBS stay busy so I don't know what you're talking about even through your backhanded insult.

-- Sean

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On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:58:32 -0700
"Rob Swindell" (1:103/705) <Rob.Swindell@f705.n103.z1.fidonet> wrote:

Re: Re: Just wanted to say..
By: Sean Dennis to Atreyu on Thu Jun 22 2023 03:45 pm

Atreyu wrote to Nigel Reed <=-

In the winter of 2001 I moved Darkrealms to XP when that was
brand new without any updates or service packs... and the BBS
stayed up.

When a broke my wrist in 2008, my Maximus/2 system sat for eight
weeks unattended and when I checked it, it was going along just
fine.

It is amazing how stable systems can be when they get no use. :-)

My system has actually been fairly active recently, both with new
callers and recurring users.
--
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On Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:58:46 +0000
"Sean Dennis" (1:18/200) <Sean.Dennis@f200.n18.z1.fidonet> wrote:

Hello Rob,

Friday June 23 2023 17:58, you wrote to me:

It is amazing how stable systems can be when they get no use.
:-)

Having run my own FTN network for 23 years, I and my BBS stay busy so
I don't know what you're talking about even through your backhanded
insult.

-- Sean

... Open mouth, insert foot, echo internationally.
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Chill out, man. Geez. We all know that nobody calls bulletin boards any
more.
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Nigel Reed wrote to All <=-

My system has actually been fairly active recently, both with new
callers and recurring users.

I get new callers all the time that can't read. Skill issue.

-- Sean

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Re: Just wanted to say..
By: Sean Dennis to Rob Swindell on Sat Jun 24 2023 02:58 am

Having run my own FTN network for 23 years, I and my BBS stay busy so I don't know what you're talking about even through your backhanded insult.

For your own happines, I recommend you lighten up Sean. Have a sense of humor. Or don't and be uptight and miserable. Whatever. <shrug>
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