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Sunlight Through The Shadows BBS News
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Copyright (c) 1994, Joe DeRouen
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All rights reserved
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STTS BBS is ran on TriBBS v5.1 software (registered, of course), a 33Mhz
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80386 DX computer, two IDE hard drives (120 meg and 170 meg), a Zoom
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14.4k Fax/Modem, and a VGA monitor. Soon, it'll be hooked up via a LAN
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to a 50Mhz 80486 DX with half a gig of storage space.
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It's run on one phone line, and the number is (214) 620-8793. At some
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point in the near future, we hope to add another node as well as a 28.8k
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Fax/Modem.
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One last thing - it's entirely free. Donations are accepted (so far,
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I've only received three) but you can't buy higher access. Access is
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completely, 100% FREE.
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STTS BBS carries 40+ doors (games and information), a good deal of them
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registered. We also carry four networks (RIME, Pen & Brush Net, World
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Message Exchange, and PlanoNet) as well as a large file area. The file
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area specializes in electronic magazines (carrying the entire back issue
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run of several!), texts on all subjects, and shareware text adventure
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games. Of course, there's also a wide variety of other programs to be
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had, including BBS doors, telecommunication packages, arcade/adventure
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games, offline mail readers, and more! Additionally, STTS BBS is a
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support BBS for TriBBS software and carries just about all the programs
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available out there for TriBBS. STTS BBS is also a regional HUB for Pen
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& Brush Net (P&BNet) as well as a HUB for World Message Exchange (WME).
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Lastly, we're a member of the American BBS Association.
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About 70% of the callers are from Texas, as it's a Dallas-based BBS. The
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other 30%, however, are from just about everywhere else. Oklahoma,
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California, Virginia, Oregon, Kansas, Illinois - you name it. We've had
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several people from Canada and the UK call as well. Most of the long
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distance callers are SysOps calling to download STTS Magazine every
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month (those that don't get it through the net) but there's several
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"just plain users" who call to participate in the message base or
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download files.
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Each month, we'll discuss additions and upgrades to the BBS as well as
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new door games added, nets or conferences added, and just general news
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about the BBS. We'll divide it into two sections - BBS News and Net
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News. With that said, away we go . . .
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BBS News/LORD Tournament news:
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The Legend of the Red Dragon (Seth Able's terrific door game) tournament
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has come to an end. As of the morning of May 2nd, Grey Slayer (aka
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Harlan Pine) managed to slay the red dragon and win the tournament. (As
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well as the $25.00 cash prize!) Congratulations to Grey Slayer!
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Special mention to Jaren Mc Laud (aka Aaron Walker) are in order as
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well. Jaren and Grey traded places several times in the tournament, and
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it was only by the narrowest margin on a dragon's scale that Grey edged
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Jaren out. They both played extremely well. Again, Grey Slayer,
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congratulations!
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We're sponsoring another tournament: "Planets: The Exploration of
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Space". (Another Seth Able original!) The tournament will officially
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begin May 15th, 1994. Those interested should call STTS BBS and
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download PLANTOUR.ZIP for more details.
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We just added two new *Registered* doors - Video Poker and Money Market,
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both from T&J Software. The doors are excellent and you should give
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them a try if you haven't already done so.
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The most popular download for March was SUN9404.ZIP, the April issue of
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this magazine. Number two was SUN9403.ZIP, March's issue of Sunlight
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Through The Shadows. Number three was BGI12.ZIP, a very comprehensive
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guide for beginners and pros alike throug the internet. The fourth most
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popular file was AP130.ZIP, a autopost door for TriBBS. Fifth most
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popular was DFW.ZIP, Mark Robbins' long-running and popular Dallas/Ft.
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Worth, Texas BBS listing. Two of the top five were prior issues of this
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magazine. What could be better than that? <Grin>
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