Here is some screens from EXEC-PC BBS:

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Bulletin Topic: What Exec-PC offers you

Copyright (c) 1991 Exec-PC  All Rights Reserved

ABOUT THE EXEC-PC NETWORK                                  (414) 789-4210
(since 1982)

You have arrived!  You are connected to the largest, busiest, most popular
BBS in North America, perhaps the world.  We offer files and messages for:

  IBM compatibles  (MS/PC-DOS, Windows, OS/2, Unix)
  Apple Macintosh
  Amiga
  Atari ST

* Question:
Why have many magazine editors and book authors declared Exec-PC BBS the best?

* Answer:
230 phone lines, 4,300 callers per day from more than 43 countries,
one of the largest online Shareware file collections in the world, plus more
than 130,000 messages unique to Exec-PC (not shared on a message network).
This BBS reached a "critical mass" soon after going online in 1982.
We have avoided busy signals by aggressively adding phone lines and packet
network links as demand increases.  This, along with our philosophy of EASY
menus (NO menus showing 200 message conferences or 100 file collections),
and our super powerful computer-per-phone-line hardware to make things fast,
has kept us on top.  Also, Exec-PC is the first BBS to be approved by the
Association of Shareware Professionals!

Exec-PC has handled 3,700,000 phone calls in 8 years.

* Who calls the Exec-PC BBS?

* Answer 1: Not so surprisingly, thousands of sysops (system operators of
other bulletin boards) are callers to Exec-PC.  Also, dozens of shareware
distributors call here.  Both groups are calling to stock up on shareware
for distribution to their callers and customers.

--> If you want to cut out the middle man, you have found the source. <--

* Answer 2: Computer users looking for files and messages, especially people
wanting to find files quickly.  Our most popular feature is our Hyperscan(tm)
in the file system.  Our <S>can command will search through 20,000 file
descriptions and names in 2 seconds.  People who want to find files fast
will use this feature to do an easy search, then download the files, then
logoff.  Such a search on other online services might take many minutes, not
seconds.

Of course, having 130,000+ active messages in our conference system is enough
to keep many callers happy.  All 130,000 of those messages are unique to
Exec-PC.

WE DO NOT HAVE SILLY 1 HOUR PER DAY TIME LIMITS OR SILLY LIMITS ON THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF FILES YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.  Some systems stand in the way of your fun
with these ridiculous limits.  Don't put up with it - vote with your calls!

* Software Directly From The Authors
Hundreds of Shareware authors post their software here first.  This means
you get fresh versions of Shareware first on Exec-PC.  Many of these authors
have compared Exec-PC's activity levels to the other big services.  Within the
first week of a file appearing on Exec-PC the file will sometimes have as many
downloads from Exec-PC as all the other large services combined.  Here is an
example for the file PONYEX.ZIP:

     Exec-PC ...... 122 downloads
     Compuserve ...  48 downloads
     GEnie ........  48 downloads
     Delphi .......  19 downloads
     BIX ..........  15 downloads
     Medcom .......   1 download

A few other reasons to call here:  Our large system size eliminates busy
signals.  At the same time, we have maintained that friendly, small system
ambience.  Exec-PC has a philosophy of easy, direct menus.  Although we have
full graphics, color and music capability, we don't overdo it - we only use
color and graphics to guide your eye when necessary.  Music from a BBS is
annoying - we will not use it.  We want to make your call to this system as
efficient as possible.  You will notice our user interface is logical in its
layout, and does not waste your time with lots of rules and warnings - we want
you to get what you came here for: Lots of files, Lots of messages.

THIS SYSTEM CURRENTLY SUPPORTS:
+ 230 incoming phone lines, 24 hours per day
+ Free demo and downloads on your first call
+ Extremely low cost subscription rates
+ A new FREE 3 month subscription option
+ Over 260,000 files (within zip files) collected in our file system
+ 130,000 messages in our message system
+ USR HST dual standard 14,400 bps V.32bis modems
+ CompuCom low cost 9600bps Speedmodems
+ 7,000 megabyte (7 gigabytes) high speed hard disks online at all time.
+ The Mahoney Collection - the biggest and most active IBM PC file collection
  available on any BBS in the world
+ More than 4,300 callers per day
+ A direct connect to the low cost Connect-USA network.  Long distance
  connections up to 9600 bps for as low as $1.00 per hour.
+ A new entertainment system with user-to-user chat, interactive multi-user
  games, plus a real-time chat linkup to Hawaii, New Mexico, Florida, Spain,
  and a few other areas.  The Exec-PC Chat System now has 48 phone lines.
+ Exec-PC is the first ASP approved BBS!

SOME INNOVATIONS OFFERED FIRST BY Exec-PC:
+ The concept of BIG SIZE while retaining that small system feel
+ Generous time and byte credit for file uploads and public message posts
+ One computer per phone line (processor per user) - pioneered in 1983
+ No consistent busy signal problems since rapid expansion began in 1983
+ Hyperscan(tm) file search feature invented and trademarked by Exec-PC -
  the fastest file finding system any BBS!  Searches 20,000 file 2 seconds.
+ Entire PC-SIG California file collection online for download at all times
+ Full file menu capabilities at pause of file listing
+ Direct connect to packet network for low cost long distance calls
+ Resumption of interrupted Zmodem UPLOADS
+ Autodownloading, invented and trademarked by Exec-PC
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END OF INFO

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Bulletin Topic: What hardware and software we use, what capacities

Capacities of current system: (Copyright (c) 1991 Exec-PC All Rights Reserved)

BBS - Number of phone lines             : 186  ------\
CHAT System - Number of phone lines     : 64   -------> Total lines=250
(205 lines at 2400, 35 USR HST & V.32bis, 10 CompuCom 9600 & Hayes 9600B)
Megabytes of standard hard disk capacity: 15,000 megabytes (15 gigabytes)
Total high speed RAM of current hardware: 217 megabytes
Approximate sum MIPS rating of hardware : 130 million instructions per second
Approximate # of calls per day          : 4,500+
Approximate # of files within archives  : 450,000+
Approximate # of downloads per month    : 700,000

Operating environment: Each phone line is served by a dedicated microcomputer
                       on a Netware 386 LAN.  We use more than 200 computers!
Modems used: 2400 bps: Cardinal brand internal
             9600 bps: US Robotics rackmount
                       CompuCom Speedmodem, Hayes 9600B
            14,400bps: US Robotics V.32/HST dual standard
                       US Robotics V.32bis/HST dual standard
BBS software         : Exec-PC uses custom BBS software written for use only
                       on this system.  Primary goals: EASE OF USE & HI SPEED.
                       To see our speed, try the <S>can in Mahoney collection.

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Bulletin Topic: Modems & numbers: 9600, 14.4, MNP, V.32, V.42, Speedmodem

Copyright (c) 1990 Exec-PC  All Rights Reserved

Some modem terms and types are explained later in this bulletin.
Terms of interest are speed, MNP, V.32, V.42, bis, USR dual standard,
CompuCom Speedmodem, etc.

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The following chart shows the layout of our modems and phone lines.
Please use this chart to determine which phone number to call:

(414 area code)
Phone Number    Modem type and speed installed here
------------    -----------------------------------------------------------
FOR 300/1200/2400 BPS CALLERS:
789-4210        Cardinal brand 2400 bps modems
                (A 125 modem hunt group)

FOR MNP and HST CALLERS:
789-4337        US Robotics HST 9600 bps (MNP capable)
                (A 15 modem hunt group)

FOR V.32 and HST 14,400 V.42bis CALLERS:
789-4352        US Robotics HST dual standard, 14,400 bps, V.32, V.42bis, MNP
                (A 10 modem hunt group)

FOR V.32bis 14,400 callers
789-4360        US Robotics HST V.32bis 14,400bps dual standard, V.42bis, MNP
                (A 10 modem hunt group)

FOR COMPUCOM SPEEDMODEM 9600 CALLERS:
789-4450        CompuCom Speedmodems only, 9600 bps MNP5
                (A 10 modem hunt group)

FOR HAYES 9600B V-series MODEMS, NON-V.32:
789-4315        Hayes V-series 9600B only.
                (A 2 modem hunt group)

Note:  There are also many workstations devoted to the direct network links
supported by Exec-PC, and the Exec-PC Chat System is a 64 line system.

The phone line hunt groups are arranged so if one group is busy, calls
will spill into the next group.

WHO SHOULD CALL WHAT NUMBER:
People using standard 300, 1200, or 2400 bps modems should call the main
789-4210 number.

People using MNP modems or using an HST 9600 modem should call the
789-4337 number.  NOTE!:  Even if you have a super fast new 14,400 bps
USR HST modem, it might be wise to call the 789-4337 number since this will
guarantee your best chance of hitting an HST of any type, be it a 9600 bps
modem or a 14,400 bps modem.

People using a V.32 modem, or those of you wishing to make sure you get
a 14,400 bps connection with an HST modem should call the 789-4352 number.

People using a V.32bis 14,400bps modem must call 789-4360.

CompuCom Speedmodem's should call the 789-4450 number.  If all ten modems
are busy you will get a busy signal.

Hayes V-series 9600B modems, non-V.32 style should call 789-4315.  If both
modems are busy you will get a busy signal.

What is all this alphabet soup?
------------------------------
Communications standards are determined by the CCITT standards organization.
Numbers like V.32, V.42 are decided upon by this committee.

V.32 is a 9600 bps modem standard.  This means any modems that have
correctly implemented the V.32 standard can talk to eachother at 9600 bps
full duplex.  That means 9600 bps in both directions at the same time.

V.42 is an error correction standard.  Almost all V.32 modems support V.42
error correction.

V.42bis (the "bis" is French for "enhanced") is a data compression addition
to the V.42 feature.

MNP stands for "Microcom Networking Protocol".  MNP levels up to level 4 have
no compression, only error correction very similar to V.42.  MNP5 employs
a rudimentary data compression system that is effective on menus and other
text, but may be a hindrance on the speed of file transfers if the file
is already compressed.  Levels of above 5 are, in a word, unimportant.
V.42 and V.42bis have supplanted them in the marketplace.

V.32bis is an enhanced V.32 standard (or soon to be standard) that is V.32
at 14,400 bps in both directions.  The future is now.

HST is the USR HST high speed method, not a CCITT standard, but a defacto
standard popularized by the buying public.  Around for a long time, it is
popular on bulletin boards.  Older USR HST modems offer 9600 bps in one
direction, 300 bps in the other direction.  The modems switch these speeds
and directions as is needed for the data being handled.  The newer HST
modems are 14,400 bps in one direction, 450 bps on the backchannel.

Dual Standard modems handle more than one standard.  The USR HST dual standard
modem handles both the HST mode and the V.32 mode.  The latest and greatest
of these modems is the US Robotics HST dual standard with HST 14,400 mode
plus V.32bis 14,400 full duplex mode with V.42 and V.42bis compression.
At this date, the ultimate modem.

COMPUCOM SPEEDMODEM:  This is another modem that has become popular based
on its low price and high performance.  At $169 it gives you 2400bps MNP5
plus a proprietary 9600bps mode that is about as fast as most expensive
9600bps V.32 modems for BBS use.  See the file COMPUCOM.ZIP for
more details.

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US Robotics Dual Standard and V.32(bis) modem setup used on Exec-PC:

The following switches are up:  1,2,6,7,9,10  (all others are down)
The following setup strings are sent, each followed by a carriage return:

            ATC1E0F1H0Q0V1X5S7=28S38=0B0
            AT&B1&G0&I0&H1&K1&L0&M4&N0&R2&S1&Y1B0

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CompuCom 9600 modem settings recommended for calling Exec-PC:

On clean phone lines:      AT&F2L1*H1%C0&D2

The above setting will give you optimum speed and very smooth scrolling
of our menus.  If you have very noisy phone lines that give you garbage
characters or failed downloads, change the *H1 to *H2

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Bulletin Topic: Status of this BBS - latest info

Copyright (c) 1991 Exec-PC  All Rights Reserved

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12/24/91:

NO SCHEDULED WEEKLY DOWNTIME THIS WEEK.  NO DOWNTIME ON THURSDAY, 12/26/91.

"WHO IS ON" is much improved.  Check out the <W>hoison feature in the TOP
menu here.  It shows you what everyone is doing, along with other info
about the caller and their time on the system.  A bit of peeping tom fun
for everyone!

FILE SYSTEM: A new, pre-production version of the PKWARE zip and unzip
software is out.  The filename is PKZ193A.EXE in the FREE collection "C",
or in the Mahoney MS-DOS collection.  Exec-PC has not converted all files
to the new format yet, we will wait for the regular new version to arrive.
Until then, some uploads to the BBS will surely have been created with this
new version of PKZIP.  When you are unzipping a file, if you get a message
like "I don't know how to handle this file", that means you need to use a
later version of the PKUNZIP program.  So in that case, you may want to
start using this newer version for unzipping files.  Remember, if you just
want to download the PKUNZIP.EXE from within the PKZ193A.EXE file, you can
>> More? ([Y]/Stop/Continuous/) Yjust use the <A>ccess command and then use the <D>ownload feature within
the <A>ccess command.

FILE SYSTEM PART TWO:
   a. .ARJ files are NOT welcome here!  The new PKZIP is better, so why
      bother with the other formats when the new PKZIP will beat them up?
      Sure, you could make files smaller with .ARJ for a month or two, but
      when all files are converted to the newest .ZIP version, the savings
      will be even greater.  Exec-PC will not inconvenience you with any
      other types of compression, not when the savings would be defeated
      within a month or two when the new .ZIP format will be debugged and
      in widespread use.
   b. If your upload is known to require VGA or even EGA, please say so
      in the description.  A simple "VGA reqd" is sufficient.
   c. No more LEMMINGS game demo uploads, PLEASE!  It is a fantastic game,
      but the 20th or 30th duplicate uploads become tiresome!  Hello,
      my name is Dave Rhoades . . .

FILE SYSTEM PART THREE:
The Collection Selection menu has a new file collection option titled
"ATA CD-ROM Interchange Specifications".  This area is free to anyone for
downloads.  The files appearing there are for the exchange of info
concerning a new CD-ROM data format under development by an international
committee.  Exec-PC is their system of choice for this international effort.
Big and small manufacturers and interested parties will be downloading the
sample specs from this area.  If you are interested, check out the files
as they appear there.

THIS MIGHT JINX IT, BUT:
Exec-PC has been extremely reliable for the past month or two.  Many small
bugs were tracked down, eliminating system crashes altogether.  Now that the
system is stable, time to make some changes.  Lookout.

First will be the addition of the CD-ROM drives we have been promising.
The CD-ROM hardware arrived yesterday.  Many CD-ROMS will be appearing
online this winter.  The very latest PC-SIG arrived last week.  Watch for
it online soon.  Of course, this will cause NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS!  ;>

CHAT SYSTEM NEWS:
The chat system is FREE for the holidays.  If you are already a user there
you will not be charged for any time from now until the new year begins.
If you are not a user of the chat system yet, feel free to try it out.  After
you call the chat system the supervisors will give you full free access
within a day of two of your first call.  As always, paid callers to this
Exec-PC BBS get matching free time on the Chat System.

HUGE CHAT SYSTEM EVENT PLANNED:  Planned for New Year's Eve night - a huge
international live network link between the Exec-PC chat system and dozens
of other systems around the country and around the world.  Chat live with
new friends from Spain!  Play live network games like SPLAT! (paintball)
against callers from distant lands!  It should be a mind boggling event with
an unprecendented number of callers sharing a live teleconference at the
same time.  You can call in and watch the chat screens roll by at 100 mph -
it is amazing stuff.

By the way, the Exec-PC chat system has turned out to be one of the busiest
and most popular chat systems in the country.  Many nights see 60 callers
online at the same time, all pounding away on the high tech hardware doing
their live teleconferencing and playing games and sending and reading
messages.

LITEL/EXEC-PC LONG DISTANCE DISCOUNT DEAL:
We are taking our time to streamline the savings we have arranged for Exec-PC
callers.  After receiving hundreds of signups for the long distance service
last month, we have suspended the program so we can do some fine tuning.  We
saw a need for some extra options, so we did the following:

We filed a new tariff with the FCC for an even larger enhancement for not only
the new long distance products we can offer, but also for a new discount deal
Ywith extra savings and new pricing beyond what we offered 30 days ago.  This
is not a delay on Exec-PC's part, but we are waiting for tariff verification
from the FCC.

During the holiday season all people who called Litel and gave their address
and phone number will be personally contacted by our consulting company to
describe the long distance programs and to select the right option for you.
If you received any letters from LiTel, please ignore the letters.  They
were trying to keep you informed, but the letter might have been confusing
in what it was trying to say.


On that happy note, we wish a warm and inspired holiday season to everyone,
and a healthy and prosperous new year to all!
Bob and Tracey Mahoney

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12/04/91:

HAYES V-SERIES 9600 BPS MODEM USERS (non-V.32 only):
We have just installed two of the Hayes V-series Smartmodem 9600B modems
on this BBS.  The phone number for the special Hayes modems is 414-789-4315.

ONLY call these modems if you have a 9600bps Hayes V-se>> More? ([Y]/Stop/Continuous/) Yries modem that is NOT
capable of V.32 communications.  If you have the non-V.32 version of the
Hayes 9600 V-series modem, now you can get fast download speeds on Exec-PC.

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(Please see the bulletin titled "History of system status info" for
 previous updates and announcements.)



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Bulletin Topic: Our humble beginnings, and Million Caller Milestones

Copyright (c) 1991 Exec-PC  All Rights Reserved

Brought to you by Exec-PC, largest and most popular BBS in The World

Exec-PC has always tried to celebrate the arrival of the millionth caller
on this system.  The event signifies the continued growth of the
BBS industry, the continued popularity of the Exec-PC BBS, and, well, it
is tough to recognize other milestones on a system such as this.  Other
milestones are so elusive, like number of callers per day or total hard
disk space online, etc.

Here is a little chart of our system progress.  It includes excerpts from
the log of system growth since the beginning in the early 1980's.

1980 - Exec-PC name used on non-public system
11/28/83 - Exec-PC public BBS goes online with 1 IBM PC, 1 modem.
           Bob ruins Thanksgiving celebration at his house by running upstairs
           to look at the BBS every few minutes.
11/??/84 - Exec-PC goes multi-user with 2 lines running on TurboDOS, CP/M, Z80
3/15/85  - Exec-PC charges for access - $10 for 3 months, $35 per year.
           We were running a thundering 6 phone line system with 280 meg!
12/??/85 - NASA received delivery of our first custom BBS system, an exact
           copy of our BBS hardware and software.  General Mills world
           headquarters received our second custom installation soon after.
           Both systems are still running as of 9/91!
5/??/86  - Tracey Mahoney quits her promising interior design job to come home
           to Exec-PC and organize the mess.  Within two years she will be
           working 10 hour days trying to keep up with the non-computerized
           paperwork.
1/19/88  - 1,000,000th caller arrives - Ron Ostrowski from Milwaukee, WI.
           We were running a 48 phone line system with 1 gigabyte of space.
           Ron was given a free lifetime subscription to Exec-PC.  Ron said
           the prize was too generous, made us decrease it to a 3 year
           subscription.  For nostalgia's sake, we are considering giving
           him some more free extensions.
4/18/88  - Still running the BBS on old processor-per-user CP/M motherboards
           under TurboDOS tightly coupled network/buss boxes.  Yuk, this
           technology can't take the strain.  We ordered Novell today.
9/23/88  - Turned off old hardware and our custom BBS software we wrote and
           maintained with old circa 1981 MS Basic compiler.  After serving
           the BBS community like a faithful old dog, we sold it all for
           approximately 20 cents on the dollar.
8/18/89  - 2,000,000th caller arrives.  We fail to notice who it is!  We
           are busy getting ready to move the BBS to its new location,
           blissfully unaware of the dreaded 5 weeks of phone and modem
           problems we are about to experience in the new location.
           At this time the BBS is running under our "one year new" Novell
           based LAN with IBM compatible PC hardware.  It is running with
           about 100 phone lines.

           The system is running out of our old house.  The power lines
           coming to the house are humming with the strain, bothering us
           at night.  The move to a real office will come none too soon.
10/4/88  - 15 phone lines operating at new office.  We think problems are
           over, so we start installing the rest of the lines.  Soon we
           find 100 of our modems need to be modified or replaced since
           they can't handle an impedance mismatch with our new phone lines.
           5 weeks of hangups and lockups convince us it is a serious problem,
           everyone on the BBS is given a 5 week credit when we fix the
           problem.  New facility has 400 amps of clean power, 5 tons of
           air conditioning, filtered air, Halon extinguishers - it looks
           like a computer room.

10/19/90 - 3,000,00th caller arrives.
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Here is our announcement from the 10/19/90 3 millionth caller celebration:
(4,000,000th caller announcement follows this.)
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The 3 millionth call to Exec-PC arrived on 10/19/90, 12:19am central time.
Steve Reilly was the 3 millionth caller.

Steve wins a Free US Robotics V.32 9600 baud modem, retail value of $1,099.00!

Here is the sad story of the people who almost won.  The following list
shows the person's name, date of call, time of call, and caller number.

DONALD  TERWILLIGER   19901019 12:19am 2999990
THOMAS  ROLFSON       19901019 12:19am 2999991
MICHAEL BAYER         19901019 12:19am 2999992
MICHAEL RYE           19901019 12:19am 2999993
JEFFREY NELSON        19901019 12:19am 2999994
MICHAL  HOWARD        19901019 12:19am 2999995
FRANK   RUGBY         19901019 12:19am 2999996
BILL    SCHALK        19901019 12:19am 2999997
RAVEN   TECHNOLOGIES  19901019 12:19am 2999998
KEVIN   CESAR         19901019 12:19am 2999999 <Sorry, Kevin!
STEVE   REILLY        19901019 12:19am 3000000 <--The Three Million Man
RICHARD CONSIDINE     19901019 12:20am 3000001 <Sorry, Richard!
JERRY   DORAN         19901019 12:20am 3000002
PETE    PORRO         19901019 12:20am 3000003
TSOPIN  YEH           19901019 12:20am 3000004
CHRIS   BRINKER       19901019 12:20am 3000005
KEN     PAUL          19901019 12:20am 3000006
NEAL    RYAN          19901019 12:20am 3000007
MICHELE MORRONE       19901019 12:20am 3000008
BJ      HOOD          19901019 12:20am 3000009
BOB     BALSOVER      19901019 12:20am 3000010

The BBS was receiving calls at a very fast pace after midnight.  The last
1,000 calls were received in less than 1 hour, whereas normally Exec-PC
receives 3,000 calls per DAY.  During the last few minutes of the 3,000,00th
caller contest, Exec-PC was receiving calls at a rate equivalent to 36,000
callers per day, or approximately 25 calls per minute.  The Exec-PC hardware
was designed to handle a peak of about 25 calls per minute, so the system's
CPU's were definitely straining to keep up with the load.  A few people
reported getting no ringing signal or no answer at that time.  The phone
company was apparently unable to handle some of the peak redial surges
during the final minutes of the quest for the USR V.32 modem.

A final note of consolation goes out to Jeff Naujok who reports he managed
to call in 22 short of the 3,000,000 mark, then his computer locked up and
he had to wait through a long reboot to make one more call.  By then he was
50 over the mark.  Sorry, Jeff.

So that is it for this year.  Within a year or less we will be celebrating
our 4,000,000th caller.  Watch for our announcements of that prize.  It
will be a good one.

And once again, congratulations go to Steve Reilly, Mr. Three Million.

Bob Mahoney
Tracey Mahoney
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End of 3,000,000th caller announcement.
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1/4/91 - Tim Semo gets the first official logon on the Chat System he
assembled for Exec-PC.  Soon thereafter he becomes a full time employee
and the Chat System becomes a value added service as an adjunct to the
huge Exec-PC BBS.

8/29/91 - Chat system expanded one more time up to 58 phone lines.  The
Chat/Entertainment real-time entertainment concept is here to stay.

9/26/91 - 4,000,000th caller arrives.
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Here is our announcement from the 9/26/91 4 millionth caller celebration:
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09/26/91:

Here they are, the winners in the 4,000,000th caller contest.  Also shown
are those of you who missed by "just this much":

JOHN    FORREST   9/26/91 08:56pm 3999990
RICHARD MITCHELL  9/26/91 08:56pm 3999991
DAVID   TOPELBERG 9/26/91 08:56pm 3999992
TIM     TESCH     9/26/91 08:56pm 3999993
DENNY   SEHMER    9/26/91 08:56pm 3999994
JEFF    WOODS     9/26/91 08:56pm 3999995
DAVE    TROXELL   9/26/91 08:56pm 3999996
JAMES   WIESE     9/26/91 08:56pm 3999997
ERIK    KRAFT     9/26/91 08:56pm 3999998 Waukesha, WI
BILL    TRAVIS    9/26/91 08:56pm 3999999 Wichita, KS
TONY    LINDSKOG  9/26/91 08:56pm 4000000 Sandviken, Sweden Europe
TONY    HONCHAR   9/26/91 08:56pm 4000001 Freeport, IL
TIMOTHY WINSLOW   9/26/91 08:56pm 4000002 Milwaukee, WI
BERNARD BAUM      9/26/91 08:56pm 4000003
RICHARD CRASK     9/26/91 08:56pm 4000004
ALAN    CARR      9/26/91 08:56pm 4000005
WOLFRAM VIDEO     9/26/91 08:56pm 4000006
GREGORY GUNDERSON 9/26/91 08:56pm 4000007
ANDY    SLOANE    9/26/91 08:56pm 4000008
JOHN    BLANDINO  9/26/91 08:56pm 4000009
ROBERT  KEELER    9/26/91 08:56pm 4000010

Tony Lindskog, congratulations!  Calling all the way from Sweden, we admire
your persistence in winning that modem.  It will be interesting to see which
brand of V.32bis modem you select.

Tony is a regular caller to the Exec-PC Chat System.  His handle there is
"Jedi".  If you ever want to chat with him live, call the Chat System.
Tony has been calling the Chat system at 300 baud - We think he will
definitely enjoy an error correcting 14,400 bps modem.

Normally the Exec-PC BBS is receiving 3,500-4,500 calls per day, including
calls to the Exec-PC Chat System.  As we approached the 4,000,000 mark we
received 500 calls in the last 9 minutes, and over 100 calls in the last
minute!  The 500 calls in 9 minutes gives a daily caller rate of 80,000 calls
per day!  In 1990 this BBS had lots of trouble with that high rate of calls.
This year we optimized the BBS and it had no trouble handling the caller load.

For the record books, Exec-PC officially received 8,286 calls during the
24 hours of 9/26/91.

To all of you who tried and missed, stick around.  We expect to see number
5,000,000 in summer 1992.  We will go all out for a prize on that one.

Bob, Tracey and Tim
---------------------------------

9/27/91 - Exec-PC has become a phenomenon unto itself - Us folks running
it have typically begun to step back and wonder where it will go from here.
It seemingly has a life of its own, guided by the requests of the callers.
250 phone lines shared between the BBS and the chat system, more than
10 gigabytes of storage, a 56kbps link to an international network,
many 14,400 bps V.32bis modems, custom BBS software based on exotic fully
indexed and/or hashed and/or inverted data structures for all BBS operations,
the 4,000,000th caller is from Sweden.  People on the new Exec-PC Chat System
are playing virtual reality roulette while others are blowing up eachother's
planets in a simulated universe.  USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and
The New York Times are writing articles about Exec-PC - well, I guess we know
why so many of you are sticking around to see what happens next . . .

We haven't forgotten our roots, and we remain the most generous big system
in the world.
Bob Mahoney
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C O L L E C T I O N   S E L E C T I O N   >>Demo Mode, Some Limits<<
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<A>   C Mahoney MS-DOS Collection
<B> D   !FREE TO ALL CALLERS- LISTS OF FILES FOR DOWNLOAD!
<C> D   !FREE TO ALL CALLERS- UTILITIES AND VARIETY!
<D>     PC-SIG California Collection
<E>   C MS Windows
<F>   C OS/2
<G>     UNIX / XENIX
<H>   C Adult Pictures & Files, rated PG or higher
<I>   C Picture files (.GIF .MAC .PIC, etc.)
<J> D C Apple Copyright Software
<K>   C Macintosh Collection
<L>   C Amiga Collection
<M>   C Atari ST Collection
<N>   C CoCo RSDOS & OS9 Collection
<O> D   ATA CD-ROM Interchange Specifications
<P> D   Chat System Files
<R>     Conversations From The Conference System

(In the "OK?" column:
 "D" you may Download, "U" you may Upload, "C" list by Category is available.)

COLLECTION SELECTION (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRQT?, Q=T=QUIT, ?=HELP)-> C

Selected: !FREE TO ALL CALLERS- UTILITIES AND VARIETY!


Exec-PC   F I L E   S Y S T E M
path>> TOP:FILE

<?>help ����� HELP with this menu
<C>hange ���� Collection selection
<L>ist ������ Directory of files
<N>ew ������� Files since your last call
<U>pload ���� Transmit file(s) from YOU to BBS
<D>ownload �� Transmit file(s) from BBS to YOU
<S>can ������ Hyperscan(tm) search for text phrases in file list
<A>ccess ���� Access a .ZIP or .ARC file (view dir, read, download members)
<T>ype ������ Type out the contents of an ascii file
<W>ho ������� Who uploaded that file & what else did they upload
<E>xtra ����� Extra detailed info about a file
<Z>recover �� Resume an aborted Zmodem upload
<F>iddle ���� Delete files, modify descriptions
<P>rotocol �� Set default transfer Protocol
<Q>uiL



F I L E   L I S T

<?> ����������� HELP for this menu
<L>ist �������� List all files
<C>ategories �� List files by category
<S>ort order �� Toggle order of output: datr or alphabetical sort
<D>ate �������� Set a date filter (files before/after selected date)
<Q>uit �������� Return to main file menu
<G>oodbye, <^> Top menu of system

                Active Sort: DATE
(46 minutes left) FILE LIST Command (LCSDQ^G, ?=help) -> L

P to pause, S to cancel output
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Collection:  !FREE TO ALL CALLERS- UTILITIES AND VARIETY!
Showing   :  All Files, DATE Order
Filename     Size   MMDDYY Description ("+" means there is extra info)  Exec-PC
������������ ������ ������ ���������������� Total Files: 92 �������������������
This file collection is >>free<< for downloads to all callers.
������������               ����������������������������������������������������
DSZ.ZIP       91472 122191 ZMODEM/YMODEM/XMODEM FILE XFER SYSTEM, FROM AUTHOR!
PKZ110.EXE   149540 032290+PKZIP/PKUNZIP/PKSFX(R) VERSION 1.10 FOR PC/MS-DOS
PKZ102-2.EXE 258080 100189+PKZIP/PKUNZIP/PKSFX(R) VERSION 1.02 FOR OS/2
������������               ����������������������������������������������������
GSZ.ZIP      112146 122191 GRAPHICS BIG BROTHER TO DSZ ZMODEM-90(TM) DRIVER
LWS-18.ZIP    18190 121191 EPISODE #18 OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURES!
PKZ193A.EXE   74126 112791 ALPHA PRE-RELEASE VERSION OF NEW PKZIP SOFTWARE!
LWS-17.ZIP    11502 111991 EPISODE #17 / ADVENTURES OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC
CUSA1115.ZIP   7535 111491 CONNECT-USA LOCAL DIAL CALL ACCESS FOR BBS CALLERS
FPROT201.ZIP 236862 110691 EXCELLENT SHAREWARE VIRUS PROTECTION SYSTEM
LWS-16.ZIP    13410 103091 ADVENTURES OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC, NUMBER 16
#1CRYSTL.ZIP 194334 102491 APOGEE SUPER GAME, LIKE COMMANDER KEEN
DSZNEW.ZIP     3173 101691 WHAT'S NEW IN LATEST VERSION OF DSZ.ZIP, FROM AUTHOR
DSZEXE.ZIP    41225 101691 BIGGER BUT FASTER DSZ W/OUT SHARED FILE SUPPORT
SCANV84.ZIP   89689 101491 MCAFEE VIRUS SCANNER - LOOKS FOR VIRUSES
LWS-15.ZIP    14455 091591 #15 OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC SAGA - HIGH TECH WEAPONS
LWS-14.ZIP     9266 082991 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC #14, SMART BOMB WITH PARSER
ACCULINK.ZIP  41607 081491 ACCU*LINK WORLDWIDE BBS DIALING NETWORK INFOPAK
WP.ZIP       199405 081291+EDICOM WORD PARTS DICTIONARY, TEACHES WORD ROOTS
CSP_V32B.ZIP  15279 080891 COMPUCOM $299 V.32BIS, V.42BIS MODEM 14,400 BPS
COMPUCOM.ZIP  22924 080891 $149 9600 BPS MODEM FROM COMPCOM, AVAILABLE, WORKS
LWS-13.ZIP    11912 080591 #13 IN LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE SERIES/HUMOR
VPIC44.ZIP   106380 080191 PROGRAM FOR VIEWING .GIF, .PIC, ETC. PICTURE FILES
#1DUKE.ZIP   268221 072391+��� DUKE NUKEM: 1 MEG ANIMATION & GRAPHICS GAME! ۲�
LWS-12.ZIP     9947 071691 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC #12- "LAST WORDS BOMB"
PCRO8-91.ZIP  19386 071591 PC REVIEW ONLINE, AUGUST 1991 ISSUE #7 GOOD READING!
VUIMG315.ZIP 110952 070291+VUIMAGE(TM) V3.15 PCX/TIFF/GIF/GIF89A VIEWER/PRINTER
1-BIKINI.GIF 251172 062891+E-VGA: -BEAUTIFUL- WOMAN IN A BIKINI
LWS-11.ZIP    12813 062691 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC #11 - REVENGE ON THE BOSS!
LWS-10.ZIP    11901 060491 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC, 10TH EPISODE, "TENSE MOMENTS"
LWS-9.ZIP     11139 051691 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC, EPISODE #9!
LWS-8.ZIP     11538 042991 ADVENTURES OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC - #8!
PKLTE105.EXE  50330 042391+PKLITE V1.05 .EXE/.COM COMPRESSOR FROM PKWARE
MORFLY.ZIP    24011 041891 MORAFFWARE HI-RES FLYING SIMULATOR
BLAST.ZIP     99535 041891+800X600 GAME! (HERC,CGA,EGA,VGA) BREAKOUT
SUPBLAST.ZIP  90429 041891 MORAFFWARE HI-RES SUPER BREAKOUT, INCREDIBLE!
ENTRAP.ZIP    74692 041891 MORAFFWARE 3-D GAME 256 COLOR, 1024X768!
LWS-7.ZIP     10020 041491 EPISODE #7 OF "ADVENTURES OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC"
SHEZ61.ZIP   140577 040991 ZIP FRONT END, THE COMPRESSION COMPANION BY JIM DERR
MANUAL.ZIP    88990 040891 NEW COMPUCOM MODEM MANUALS
LIST75G.ZIP   98797 040391 LIST/SCAN/SCROLL TEXT FILES TO YOUR SCREEN - GREAT
LWS-6.ZIP     13114 040191 6TH IN SERIES OF "LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC" ADVENTURES!
LWS-5.ZIP      9046 031991 LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC STORIES, 5TH ONE
#1PTOMB6.ZIP  73143 031591+ALL-TIME BEST NEW ARCADE/GRAPHICS GAME.  SEE <E>XTRA
9600-V15.ZIP  12194 030891 DETAILED DESCRIPTION & COMPARISON OF 9600 BPS MODEMS
LWS-4.ZIP      8815 030491+EPISODE 4 OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC / HILARIOUS!
PKZM104.EXE  130190 021991+PKZMENU, MENU DRIVEN PKUNZIP, UNZIP .ZIP FILES
LWS-3.ZIP      9159 021891+ADVENTURES OF LONE WOLF SCIENTIFIC, EPISODE #3
EXDB201.ZIP  409793 020491+EXEC-PC OFFLINE FILE LIST SEARCH AND SORT SYSTEM
LWS-2.ZIP      8191 020491+2ND INSTALL. OF HIGH-TECH LAKE WOEBEGONE/TERRIFIC!
LWS-1.ZIP      8449 012191+1ST INSTALL. OF HIGH-TECH LAKE WOEBEGONE.  GREAT!!!
SIMTRM20.ZIP  44152 110390 SIMPLE TERMINAL PROGRAM WITH BUILT IN ZMODEM, GOOD!
QED120.ZIP    74156 102690 QUICK EDIT FULL SCREEN ON-LINE EDITOR FOR QUICKBBS
SMRTZPAT.ZIP   2336 082490+<SEE. OPTIONAL SMARTZIP 1.1 PATCH. COMPRESS BETTER.
CRAY1.GIF    148398 081390 BOB MAHONEY SITTING WITH COMPUTER, SECOND SHOT
CRAY.GIF     210892 081390 BOB MAHONEY SITTING WITH HIS NEW COMPUTER
SMRTZP11.ZIP  41036 080990+SMARTZIP 1.1 ZIP OPTIMIZER FOR PKZIP, SEE "EXTRA"
#1QUEST.ZIP   66077 072990+BEST NEW ARCADE/GRAPHICS GAME WITH SUPER SOUNDTRACK!
PUMA100.ZIP   64730 062990+THE NEW PUMA PROTOCOL FROM LYNX DEVELOPMENT
EXEC-PC.GIF   14378 062090+EXEC-PC ADVERTISEMENT.   PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AROUND!
SPACETOW.GIF 158500 061990 NICE PICTURE OF A SPACE CITY!  EXEC-PC CUSTOM GIF!
PKZ092.EXE   102499 061790+OLD PKZIP, USED OPTIONALLY WITH SMARTZIP (SEE EXTRA)
ZIP-KIT9.ZIP 136761 052390+PKZ110.EXE PC-DOS & OS/2 COMPANION UTILITIES
SD-200.EXE    91340 051190+STUPENDOS. PKZIP,PKUNZIP,MOUSE, VGA SUPPORT. GREAT!!
HIGHMODM.TXT   7815 032690+SUGGESTIONS FOR 9600 BAUD (OR ABOVE) MODEM CHOICE
NOTLEGAL.ZIP   1089 022590 ARE THE MAKE$$$$.ZIP FILES ACTUALLY LEGAL?
MYTHS.ZIP      8696 020690+"COMPUTER VIRUS MYTHS" BY ROSENBERGER AND GREENBERG
SEA_ARC.ZIP    3252 060789 EXCERPT FROM LEGAL JOURNAL RE: SEA ARC VS. ZIP!!!
EXECMUCH.EXE 172032 031189 SELF-EXTRACTING GRASP VGA ANIMATION - FOR THIS BBS
NOISE-3.ZIP    5647 030489+PLANS FOR SIMPLE CIRCUIT TO DECREASE MODEM NOISE!
FSP_151.ZIP   57341 030389+VIRUS FIGHTING PROGRAM, BE SAFE!  FLUSHOT+ VER.1.51
PKZF11.EXE    24064 021589 PKZFIND VER. 1.1 FILE FINDER - SEARCHES .ZIP'S TOO
HSTVSPCP.ZIP   2751 020689+PC-PURSUIT ALTERNATIVE: USR HST 9600 VS PCP EXPLAIND
ARC53BUG.ZIP   1924 111488 CAUTION, BIG BUG IN ARC530 FROM SEA!!
CONTEMPT.ZIP   3525 110488 THERE IS JUSTICE IN THE WORLD!  PKWARE WINS!
PKSEA-D.ZIP   14573 101188 DEAN COOPER'S REPLY TO OUTRAGEOUS SEA PROPAGANDA/BS
PK361.EXE    119808 060788 BEST ARC FILE UTILITIES FROM PKWARE, FAST FAST FAST!
SIGWHAT.ZIP    6367 032288 PC-SIG FILE COLLECTION - WHAT IT IS
EXECNOIS.ZIP   2548 092287 EXEC-PC SOLUTIONS TO LINE NOISE PROBLEMS
ALUSQ.COM      8064 091787 THE BEST & FASTEST UNSQUEEZER FOR .?Q? FILE
BIG_ONE.NUL  262144 010180 256K OF ASCII NULLS FOR MODEM THROUGHPUT TESTS
BIG_ONE.ASC  256000 010180 256K OF *'S TO TEST MODEM THROUGHPUT
ONE_CHAR.ASC 102400 010180 TEST FILE FOR MODEM THROUGHPUT, 100K OF A'S
TESTFILE.SML 102400 010180 A 100KBYTE ASCII TEXT FILE FOR DOWNLOAD TESTS
TESTFILE.BIG 204800 010180 A 200KBYTE ASCII TEXT FILE FOR DOWNLOAD TESTS

Single: <X>modem<C>RC xmodem  <1>K xmodem
Batch : <B>atch ymodem  <Z>modem<K>ermit   <G>ymodem-G
<Q>uit=none<?>=MORE HELP -> Z
ZMODEM> Filename to download from the BBS -> gsz.zip
GSZ.ZIP      112146bytes   111blks 08min 01sec       Total time: 08min 01sec
387854 bytes, 33min 57sec remaining today
ZMODEM> Filename to download from the BBS ->

     Total transfer time: 08min 01sec
Time left after transfer: 33min 46sec

<Y>es, continue with downloads
<N>o, do NOT continue - cancel
<G>o ahead, do GOODBYE after last download
OK? (YNG) -> Y
Hit many CTRL-X to abort.

Please initiate the ZMODEM receive on your computer . . .
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GSZ.ZIP      Successful 119cps "GRAPHICS BIG BROTHER TO DSZ ZMODEM-90(TM) DRIVER"


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<S>ubscribe ��� Subscribe or Renew for Exec-PC full access
<B>ulletins ��� Info about this BBS
<H>elp �������� HELP on the most often asked questions
<R>ead mail ��� Read all pending messages addressed to me
<F>ile �������� File Collections
<M>essage ����� Message system
<E>nvironment � Change my password, address, prompts, etc.
<A>nsi/color �� Turn on/off color and graphics from BBS
<L>ist-user ��� Find names of other users of this BBS
<W>ho ��������� Who is on the system right now?
<X>pert ������� Toggle expert mode (short or long menus)
<G>oodbye ����� log off system (hang-up)
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37  16:22    12   0 Batch  download  CHUCK GESS WAUWATOSA WI
38  17:05   847   0 Reading messages KEN LASCHEN MUSKEGO WI
39  17:00   186   9 Single download  PAUL MALMSTROM MILWAUKEE WI
40  13:40  2412   3 Batch  download  ROY DUVALL GLENDALE WI
41  17:11   728   0 Download prep    RAY ULVENES WEST ALLIS WI
42  16:09   800  12 Single download  TIMOTHY NESHAM MILWAUKEE WI
43  17:02     0   0 Batch  download  ANDY LEHNER COLGATE WI
44  17:00  1996  12 Single download  TIM REDMOND MILWAUKEE WI
45  16:33   752  14 Single download  ED WERVE KENOSHA WI
46  16:54   372   0 Listing Files    TOM LUX BOULDER CO
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48  16:39     0   0 Whoison function ANDJELKO LISNJIC CROATIA,54000
49  17:02   321   2 Reading messages SKIP DOUGLAS SAUKVILLE WI
50  17:07   454   0 Listing Files    MARK PHILLIP HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC
51  17:12           Logging on
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55  16:50   133   2 Single download  JAY HERTE SLINGER, WI
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69  16:43    36   2 File System      JOHN DREFAHL CEDARBURG WI
70  16:47   562   0 Hyperscan(tm)    PAUL SHELDON MEQUON WI
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