dave@oldcolo.UUCP (Dave Hughes) (12/29/89)
[note: I have removed most of the uninformative passages and have
instead left just the gist of the 300 line session that was part
of the original message as originally submitted to Usenet. -- DAT]
I have managed to log on tonight, Christmas Eve, to the 1st BBS inside
the USSR. Its in Tallinn, Estonia. Phone number Country Code +7, City
Code 0142, Number 422 583. You can't dial that direct from the US. I
had to use the technique I use to call my son's modem in China - using a
voice phone branched off the modem, going through two operators. Got it
at 1200 baud, 7S1, Bell212.
Below is most of that 30 minute first session. The software resembles
a public domain US package. The Finns from Helsinki helped set it up.
***** Eesti BBS # 1 *****
15/12/89
Conferences added, preferably use ProDoor to read & enter messages.
Command: OPEN 1 or DOOR 1.
*************************************
14/12/89
Tere tulemast Tallinna seltskonda.
We established BBS system just today. We are newcommers into the
Bulletin world.
We have a lot to learn, please be patient with us.Keep in touch.
Our number is +7 0142 422 583.
=======================[ Conference Listings ]===============================
# Description
1 - EestiSuomi - Discussions in Estonian, Finnish, English
2 - Internat - Discussions in English only, the international ones
3 - IBMPC- The hardware and sofware matters in any languages
4 - Othercomp - The stories about the other computers
5 - Telecom - The messages for Estonian companies
6 - Private - This is for the private mail only
7 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW, PLEASE DON'T DISTURB
--
Dave Hughes Old Colorado City Communications
"It is better to light one screen than cursor the darkness"
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