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From: "J C S"
Wow. I always hated reading online fiction - generally, I hated reading short fiction period, though there were always a few exceptions. A friend of mine sent me a direct link to a story from your back-issue of Dragon's Breath Magazine. I read it, and - intrigued - went on to read everything else in Dragon's Breath. Then I clicked on the "Provided by Swagzine" link, and discovered that you exist. I am in awe. I now have something to DO for the next few days - explore every piece of text on your site. Thanks bunches.
From: Grant Hansen
Hey there,
I've been surfing around looking at
poetry-related sites because I'm
writing reviews for the premiere edition
of Web Magazine, and I felt
compelled to tell you that your site is
one of the better ones I've come
across. Needless to say, you'll get a
good review...
Grant Hansen
Cousin Avocado's Hideaway
From: Kitkat
zeylan, I absolutely loved your poem. it was
magnificent. I could feel rage coming
from it and i could feel the emotion
that you put in to it.
From: Joe Hyde
I am glad to come across the 'Santa
Barbara Nostalgia BBS Page'! My
nostalgia centers around the now gone
but NOT forgotten 'SBCC bbs' where so
many people in SB met to discuss and
fuss the different issues that were so
near and dear and also sometimes a
little queer. Anyway just wanted to say
something about that great time of yore
and of a wonderful Italian lady that
helped to keep us all on the straight
and narrow...or else!
Thanks!
From: Chris Helms
This site is a damn good idea.
From: Stephan
Your
Santa Barbara BBS Nostalgia
Page kicks ass! I love the llamas! You guys remind me of a show
called South Park! This is my favorite
site!
From: Stephen Kraus
I had a great time going through
the Santa Barbara BBS Nostalgia Page!
What an interesting bunch of characters!
Some of the exchanges had me laughing
out loud. I'd like to see more. If
there is still a BBS in Santa Barbara,
can you post its #?
I also liked some of the Swagazine
articles, especially Bill the Cat's
poems. Good Stuff!
I will recommend this site to
friends, and call again!
From: Perry Langstrom
A fascinating page. The history of
bulletin board systems in Santa Barbara
is astonishingly tumultuous. Mark
Thorn's attacks on Nevada are the most
vicious I've seen online. Spasmo-Man's
criticism of the "Prepubescent
Playpals," while arrogant and hostile,
seems to reflect genuine concern about
the quality of his BBS (one wonders
whether he was ultimately right).
Phaedrus's pschoanalysis of Aidan is
devastating, and so personal that it's
uncomfortable to read. Colin Campbell,
who seems to be forever reminiscing, is
full of interesting anecdotes. Josh and
Rich's love-poems are a crack-up, and
Bob Blaylock's ultra-uptight response is
amusing in a different way. The SB BBS
world seems to have been forever
embroiled in curious controversies, and
I'm glad this page is here to document
them.
From: Jason McCarthy
The site is really cool, I had fun
perusing it. I kind of feel sorry for
the members of Swagman's BBS; Swagman
seems (from the files I read) extremely
moody and capricious. He seemed fond of
deleting people's accounts whenever
controversies arose, which means all the
time. And the accounts he deleted were
often the most productive ones! He
ended up siding with mindless twit
accounts, like DDX and Luminary
Coremaster. What a LOUSY f*cking sysop!
NO WONDER Santa Barbara BBSing is now a
matter of nostalgia.
From: Mike Burns
I noticed that the last copy of The
Santa Barbara Local BBS List I had was
5/27/96. Glad to see you still maintain
it. If you don't mind, I'd like to post
it in the NewFiles area on The LIBRARY
ANNEX BBS. Looks like I'm one of the six
left .
mike burns
From: Barbara (Italy)
Complimenti per questo sito che ho
trovato navigando quà e là...
E' un sito molto interessante e prometto
che torneṛ!
Ho voluto partecipare e lasciare un
segno del mio passaggio.........
I have discovered this site surfing in
the Web and I think it's very nice.
Compliments for the cows.
I'll be back.
BARBARA
From: Alan McKenzie
Some interesting info you have there...
I used to be the SYSOP of the
BACKDOOR BBS, (#19 on your list) which
was a (mostly) C64 BBS running
with FOUR, count em FOUR single sided
floppy drives!! Of course that
was a LOT of programs for the C64 in
those days... It was up for 4
years total, and had gone from a 300baud
all the way up to 9600 before
finally closing down... Most users - 225
different users in one month,
which, back then was pretty darn good!
We were NOT the one that
displayed the "If you don't have at
least ten new games, hang up now"
That was Guru's Hookah... Which was run
by a guy named Morgan (Can't
rememer his last name right off)
Another interesting note would be about
Bob Blaylock's BOWHEAD WHALE
BBS... Although Bob now swears by his
Apple, he USED to tell everyone
that his HP VECTRA was "THE BEST
COMPUTER IN THE WHOLE WORLD" - sound
familiar??
Alan McKenzie - Retired Sysop of
Backdoor BBS
From: Morris Tang
very unique, and some writers' stuff are
very profound and beyond my
expectation.
thanks and keep up the wonderful work!!
From: palmer young
whoa, what a blast from the past! you've
even got stuff up there from my old bbs,
gooblesnortembopy. kinda makes me want
to go and put the board back up again...
From: palmer young
this site is seriously interfering with
my ability to get things done at work.
From: Scott R.
Awesome page! Brings back all kinds of
memories. Of course, there should be
more mention of Paul, Tom, and me who
single-handedly provided porn to the SB
community with Gif Heaven BBS. But that
is neither here nor there. Nice to
see some familiar handles.
From: BRIAN
MY COMPUTER FREINDS. I MISSED YOU SO
MUCH. YOU ARE SO NICE. NOW I AM, WITH
YOU AGAIN. MY CIOMPUTER FAMILY. AND IM
SO HAPPY. SWAG MAN MY COMPUTER DAD. LETS
GO TO MCDONALDS. MATH BLASTER I HAVE
SOME MATH FOR YOU. WHAT IS FIVE TIMES
FIVE. ZEYLANS PLEASE DONT SAY SO MANY
BAD WORDS. SNEEZING LION. HERES A PEICE
OF TOILIT PAPER. YOUR NOSE JUICE IS
DRIPPING FROM TO MANY SNEEZES. IM SO
GLAD TO BE WITH MY COMPUTER FREINDS
AGAIN. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I LOVE
YOU. YOUR FREIND BRIAN.
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