RadioBanter - View Single Post - Rev.Jim the troller (was Bootlegging in 1948?)

October 6th 03, 09:27 PM

In article , (N2EY)
writes:

" wasn't you?

Why do you ask? I haven't been able to use Mog-Ur's EMS BBS in
years...Tom closed it down after being one of the first 10 BBSs in
the USA. He had Internet access for about a year until it got too
expensive and subscribers left to go directly on the Internet.

Tom Tcimpdis (easy Greek surname, just pronounce it like it is written),
KC6MLR, television video director, twice won Emmys for outstanding
technical direction ("Night Court" series, "Sinatra, the Man and His
Music" special). Built his own BBS to start with years and years ago
from a Heath H8 microcomputer, had to write his own software to get
it going as a Bulletin Board System. Had a fairly good side business
of custom personal computer systems, may still do that. Private pilot,
multi-engine rated, a road rally sportsman from way back. You can see
his picture on QRZ.com...:-) Quaffed a few with Tom at the 94th
Aerosquadron Restaurant at Van Nuys Airport, a regular hang-out for
several San Fernando Valley BBS members of the 80s and 90s.

"Mog-Ur" is a character name taken from the novel "Clan of the Cave
Bear." "EMS" is an acronym for Electronic Message System, in use
in computer-modem communications before EMS for Emergency
Medical Service became standards.. "Mog-Ur's" survives on the Internet
today after more than 20 years of existance.

My real name and current mailing address is the same as it appeared
many times as bylines in Ham Radio Magazine.

How is anyone to know that when reading your newsgroup posts?

Do you need ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, authenticated by some
federal agency?!?!?

Go look in the FCC ECFS...under all the RMs from 10781 through 10787
and FCC 03-104. The listings have my postal address and my AOL
address.

Those articles
are well over a decade old, and "ham radio" (no caps in their logo) magazine
hasn't published a new issue for years.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. HAM RADIO Magazine, an independent amateur radio
interest periodical (50,000 issues a month) lasted for TWENTY TWO
YEARS solely on the basis of advertising space sales. Publisher
Skip Tenney finally sold it to CQ Communications and probably retired.
Founding Editor in Chief Jim Fisk (SK, ex-W1HR) wasn't around to help
keep up the interest of the readers of a technically-oriented magazine.

Both CQ and ARRL sell a three-CD set of all 22 years of HR for $150
(shipping extra, always an extra with ARRL). Lots of good technical
information in there.

Why should anyone believe your calims when you can't even remember your screen
names? Someone who posts as much as you do would ordinarily remember such
things.

Ah, being the NEWSGROUP KOP!

Well, then Mister Kop, why don't you just make yourself Emperor of the
newsgroup and RESTRICT ACCESS only to those whom YOU APPROVE.
Until that happens, THIS newsgroup is still open to the public.

I've been doing computer-modem communications since 1984, 19 years
in all...as a subscriber, as a Sysop, as a co-Sysop, and as a public
forum moderator. I'm NOT going to remember everything anymore than
you can over nearly a two decade span of time...AND THERE IS NO
DAMN REASON TO REMEMBER EVERY PICKY LITTLE DETAIL TO
SOOTHE YOUR IMAGINED PERSONAL HURT.

I have this nice card punch at the ready. Just hand me your "TS card"
and I will punch it for you...:-)

LHA