Mike,

That's one way to run the battery down on the smartphone.

It gets charged frequently every day.

I would think overcharging it would be bad. Yet, the batteries on the smartphones, and even ham radio handi-talkies (HT's) run down rapidly.
It reminds me that usually with Christmas toys, it notes "batteries not included". One enterprising individual gave batteries, noting "toy/device
not included". <G>

I promote my BBS via a ham radio application that I have, and I've picked up some ham radio operators as users.

Good deal.

At least donations are VOLUNTARY...I can't promote any communications with
a pecuniary interest via amateur radio, per Federal Law.

I'm sure they all fell by the wayside, but Prodigy is what got me
started in BBS'ing. I new I could start my own DOS-based BBS for less than Prodigy wanted to renew their service.

I was never with Prodigy, but started on CompuServe with the Radio Shack TRS-80 MC-10 Micro Color Computer, which loaded software via cassette tape.
A portable TV acted as the monitor. I don't know how long I was online with CompuServe, although I still remember my User ID number. <G> By the same
token, no telling how much money I spent toward CompuServe. Then, I used a
300 baud modem on dial-up. When I started my first BBS on the Model 100
laptop (I still have the software on the BBS, but not the computer), I ran
it at 1200 baud.

I purchased the software from Wildcat and had 4 phone lines coming in
to the house. Running a free BBS to the local market was a bit
expensive though. Modems were very expensive back then + the cost of 4 phone lines. Also, If I wanted to get into Fido, it would have been a 'near zone' call not a free one because the provider was in a different county.

Bummer. I've got a bulletin over here on the history of the BBS. When I
look back at it, it brings back a lot of memories.

When I got into the web design web hosting business I purchased my own co-located server from Dell and paid my IT guy $350 per month to
maintain it. I had a good customer base that more than covered the
costs, but it wasn't until I went with a yearly lease for $150 or so
per year that I felt some relief in the pocketbook.

My HTML knowledge is very basic, but I prefer the KISS philosophy...Keep
It Short And Simple. Not everyone is on DSL or Broadband...there are no doubt some parts of Arkansas still with dial-up internet.

Daryl

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On 12/26/2021 2:30 AM, Daryl Stout wrote to Mike Dippel:

That's one way to run the battery down on the smartphone.

It gets charged frequently every day.

I would think overcharging it would be bad. Yet, the batteries on the smartphones, and even ham radio handi-talkies (HT's) run down rapidly.
It reminds me that usually with Christmas toys, it notes "batteries not included". One enterprising individual gave batteries, noting "toy/device not included". <G>

I promote my BBS via a ham radio application that I have, and I've picked
up some ham radio operators as users.

Good deal.

At least donations are VOLUNTARY...I can't promote any communications with
a pecuniary interest via amateur radio, per Federal Law.

I'm sure they all fell by the wayside, but Prodigy is what got me started in BBS'ing. I new I could start my own DOS-based BBS for less than Prodigy wanted to renew their service.

I was never with Prodigy, but started on CompuServe with the Radio Shack TRS-80 MC-10 Micro Color Computer, which loaded software via cassette tape. A portable TV acted as the monitor. I don't know how long I was online with CompuServe, although I still remember my User ID number. <G> By the same token, no telling how much money I spent toward CompuServe. Then, I used a 300 baud modem on dial-up. When I started my first BBS on the Model 100 laptop (I still have the software on the BBS, but not the computer), I ran it at 1200 baud.

Years ago, I was good friends with a Radio Shack manager. He said that he could run
the entire store with a TRS. Those were different times.

I purchased the software from Wildcat and had 4 phone lines coming in to the house. Running a free BBS to the local market was a bit expensive though. Modems were very expensive back then + the cost of 4 phone lines. Also, If I wanted to get into Fido, it would have been a 'near zone' call not a free one because the provider was in a different county.

Bummer. I've got a bulletin over here on the history of the BBS. When I look back at it, it brings back a lot of memories.

When I got into the web design web hosting business I purchased my own co-located server from Dell and paid my IT guy $350 per month to maintain it. I had a good customer base that more than covered the costs, but it wasn't until I went with a yearly lease for $150 or so per year that I felt some relief in the pocketbook.

My HTML knowledge is very basic, but I prefer the KISS philosophy...Keep It Short And Simple. Not everyone is on DSL or Broadband...there are no doubt
some parts of Arkansas still with dial-up internet.

When I first got into running a BBS with an internet connection, I would look at the
websites available back then. I would copy the HTML into notepad, make some changes, and see what the results were.

I then had my own server, co-located in a remote location. Because it had Front Page
extensions installed, I used Front Page to design pages and it made it very easy for me
to login, edit the page and save it.

Front Page is lo longer supported, but Microsoft created Web Expressions 4 which is even
better. It's what I use today, and I love it!

Happy New Year, buddy!

Mike

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