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In Memory, : :: : : |_ _; Karl Marx
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,~~ : :::'istorted : `|| says:
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--)( : :::. :::: : || "Aufheben!"
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()= : :: :igital ::. rection : []
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HOOKAH! : :::' :::: :
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9 April 1994 : Text File #25 Mongoloid Telecom
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'A Comparison of 216 & 513'
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by the Ferret
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First of all, I'd like to reckognize a few folks that made this
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little t-file that much fun... Goldilocks, Visigoth, Killer,
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Quicksilver, and Xavier. They've provided me with support and
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kept me up until 3 am every night (bastards).
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As you probably don't know, my old handle used to be Sidewinder.
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Now, however, I've switched to The Ferret. Sidewinder was getting
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old and frankly, it was stupid. So, I moved on down to (513)
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(temporarily, to attend school) and changed my handle. I also run a
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part-time board (2am-10am) which is a theme board; it's a Sewer.
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So, in taking part with the theme of the board, I use the handle of
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Alligator King there.
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Summary of My Handles:
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Sidewinder -- Old (216) Handle
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The Ferret -- New (513 and 216) Handle
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Alligator King -- Only used on my board
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My internet address is:
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TKEEFER@UDCPS3.CPS.UDAYTON.EDU -or-
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KEEFERTR@UDAVXB.OCA.UDAYTON.EDU
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Anyway, enuff about me. This file is about the differences (and
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similarities) between the modem community of (216) and (513).
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I'll be focusing on the Dayton area of (513) and the Canton area
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of (216). So, without further DO..LOOP, on to the file...
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(God damn that was stupid.)
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"The Comparison"
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An analysis of the differences between (513) and (216)
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The differences and similarities between the (513) and (216)
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area code a many. They cover both the insubstantial as well
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as the material. However, I've found that the most drastic
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theme to contrast is the immaterial. I'll cover all
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these below.
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Material Differences
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First, the number of bbss in the two area codes are vastly
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different. Specifically, my dialing directory has 245 entries
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for Dayton. My Canton dialing directory had about 20. The
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number of bulletin boards in the Dayton area is astounding.
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Although Dayton is about 3-4 times the size of Canton, the
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number of bulletin boards in the Dayton area is disproportional
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to its size (if you count Canton as the standard). At last
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count, Dayton had:
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65 Wildcat
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19 SuperBBS
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18 Renegade
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15 Remote Access
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8 PCBoard
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7 Cnet
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6 Robo
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4 Maximus
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3 Excalibur
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3 EzyCom
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3 Tag
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3 Major
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and... 3 WWIV BBS's
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(I know these boards don't total 245, but there are a lot of
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boards that run weird BBS progs...)
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Second, the speed of the boards in Dayton is primarily 14.4k.
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Lots of bbss in Canton still run at 2400. Here in Dayton,
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there are many boards around here that proclaim something
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along the lines of "2400 IS DEAD!!!" Regardless, the speed
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of boards in (513) breaks down as follows:
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3 28.8k
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4 21.6k
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15 19.2k
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27 16.8k
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152 14.4k
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11 9600
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27 2400
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Also note that there are as many 16.8k boards as there are 2400!
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(I lost count a couple of times, so these numbers don't add up
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either, but it's pretty close!)
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Third, Netting Mail is pretty big in (513). Nearly all boards
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carry some form of off-bbs net. Some carry Internet e-mail
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access. The most common nets are: TeenNet, AKANet, and
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FlameNet.
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However, most of these nets are Local nets. That is, most of
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these messages don't leave the (513) area code. With over 200
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bbss, it would be nearly impossible to check all of them for
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new mail every day.
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Fourth, the number of users in (513) is astounding. In addition
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to old users, you see new users _every_ day. I'll get to what
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these users are like later. I've been on a couple of bbss that
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claim to have had a quarter of a million calls.
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Fifth, there are more "theme" boards here in Dayton, on average
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than there are in Canton. When I left (216), there were
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arguably _no_ theme boards. Most were the standard, run of
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the mill bbss (with the exception of The Necropolis). In (513),
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with such a large body of users to satisfy, there are a bunch
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of boards that will suit any users needs. There are boards
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such as For Collectors Only (which specializes in collectables),
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The Train Board (obvious), and Levee (Lesbian/Gay Board... hmm..
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maybe Canton Connection fits in here somewhere).
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Immaterial Differences
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If I were to typify the normal user here in (513) I would
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use words such as: Leech, Lurker, Lamer, and R0dent. Most
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of the users here have _NO_ clue what is going on in either
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the modem community or the world in general. It's as if
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Prodigy suddenly quit operation, and all Prodigy users in
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the area called the local bbss.
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Fortunatly, there are a good number of _*REAL*_ users in
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(513). Most, however, are located on Private systems.
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Unlike (216), the number of Private systems here is high.
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I'm not talking about pay boards (of which there are few
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here as well), I'm saying that the board is closed to the
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general public. These boards are often carriers of HPCAS
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stuff and warez.
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Now, in (216), most of the users that could be described
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as IDEAL users call The Necropolis. I find that those
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who don't call are either close-minded or mentally
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deficient. It's easy to tell who is a real user by what
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boards they call.
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As you can see, the differences between (216) and (513) are
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quite distinct. If you're still reading this dry, bland stuff,
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then you've got either 1) no life, or 2) an unending interest
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in modem communities. Either way, you need serious help.
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`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
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Distorted Digital Erection
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An AUFHEBEN Production! Support Boards: Tyrant: Number:
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"Why, I don't know much of The Necropolis .. DDE WHQ!.. 216.PRI.VATE
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anything!" -Eraserhead Radio KAOS ... Moonshadow .. 216.830.4657
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The Sewers ... Aligator King 513.229.1965
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_Submission Policy_: Distorted Digital Erection LOVES to get subs!
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If you write something - anything - send it to us and we'll get it
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to press. For contacting DDE, see below.
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CHECK for MORE Distorted Digital Erection in the NEAR future!
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create a file sig on your board, and let me know. Your BBS will
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be listed. TO CONTACT US: Send e-mail to Amphetamine Gobbler
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on Radio KAOS, or send Internet mail to aufheben@aol.com
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-eof-
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