Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!timur From: timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Internet dial-out (Area 404) near IBM BBS? (was: Re: DOS 5.0 soon?) Message-ID: <2694@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 9 Feb 91 02:06:36 GMT References: <19770001@hpctdpa.HP.COM> <1991Feb1.222609.6564@val.com> <1991Feb7.220816.13113@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <21512@hydra.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: timur@seas.gwu.edu () Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. Lines: 12 In article <21512@hydra.gatech.EDU> hh2@prism.gatech.EDU (HAAS) writes: >Something that I foind interesting, is that IBM DOES have a BBS, and yes, >DOS Patches ARE available on it. It's mainly for PC user group administrators, >but is also open to the public. Since it is (or was once called) the IBM PC >Regional Support Center BBS, then I suppose that there may be other BBS >similar to this one in other parts of the country. > >It's here in Atlanta. The local number is 404-835-6600, and the Sysop is >Wyn Easton. The board has turned almost exclusively OS/2, but DOS Is there an anoymous/guest telnet site near there which has dial-out modem, so that I can call the BBS without having to pay long-distance charges?