Chemistry RBBS History File =========================== This is a list of important system events in reverse chronological order. This list is displayed when something new has happened since your last call. 11-10-1998 Pulled the plug after servicing 11,737 calls over almost 10 years. 01-22-1998 Site domain changes from uffda.mn.org to uffda.rxn.com. 05-23-1997 Update BinkleyTerm front-end from v2.59b to v2.60 and SIO com port driver from v1.53 to v1.60d. 01-18-1997 Replaced FredGate v19q with GIGO v010997 gating software. 12-07-1996 The ZCHESS chess door was registered! 11-23-1996 The ZCHESS chess door put online. 04-08-1996 The rxn.com domain name registered to RXN Communications. 03-16-1996 The news feed moved from edgar to tcnet. 01-19-1996 Up and running again after that ice storm! Lost two hard drives and some configurations. Drop a note if you notice something out of place. 01-05-1996 1:282/4000@fidonet.org hubbing tasks now run here. 07-15-1995 New newsgroups added to EMAIL and EQWK doors. All message pointers have been reset. 06-18-1995 The EQWK door now provides .QWK packet service to folks who have completed call-back verification. 04-23-1995 Upgraded BBS system to RBBS-PC v17.4 with the 02/10/95 Beta Stuny/BusiMods. 03-18-1995 Added a few new file directories: Internet and OS/2. 01-29-1995 All email, netmail, newsgroup, and echo access has been moved to the EMAIL door. Enter 'D EMAIL' at the main menu to access this service. 12-29-1994 Changed operating systems from MS-DOS v5.0 to OS/2 v3.0. 10-15-1994 Part of the file collection is now on a bigger drive. 09-21-1994 New U.S. Robotics 28.8 Courier v.Everything (HST, v32b, vFC, v34) modem installed! 06-06-1994 Use the [V]iew conferences command in the main menu to check out the latest usenet newsgroups. Any SCI. group that you see in Bulletin 66 can be made available! 04-29-1994 Upgraded to the RBBS-PC v17.4 4/6/94 Stuny Busi-Mods! Let me know how you like 'em. 03-24-1994 Usenet newsgroups and internet email is now available in RBBS-style conferences. Use the [V]iew conferences main menu selection to access these areas. 12-30-1993 upgraded 'Chemistry RBBS' to RBBS-PC v17.4. Please holler if you spot any bugs. 12-11-1993 mn.* and sci.* newsgroups received from ...!edgar are now gated from usenet to fidonet at this site. USENET Door. 12-09-1993 All ...@tdkt.kksys.com email accounts have been changed to ...@uffda.mn.org and will be gated here. USENET Door. 12-02-1993 NEW NAME: 'Chemistry RBBS'. This better reflects the type of stuff that goes on here. 11-29-1993 ATTENTION: move from tdkt.kksys.com to uffda.mn.org planned for sometime very soon. News and email may be interrupted. 11-07-1993 'Windows' file area added. 05-28-1993 PROJECT 4 RBBS moved from St Louis Park, MN to Minnetonka, MN. 05-15-1993 NEW PHONE NUMBER: 1-612-945-0489 EFFECTIVE: 5-28-93. 05-04-1993 ATTENTION: System move and phone number change pending! 05-03-1993 New newsgroups added to usenet door. Message pointers reset. 12-20-1992 Many configuration changes made to accommodate the new drives. Hopefuly I covered everything... 12-05-1992 The upload drive is almost full, but the solution is in the mail! 08-02-1992 New NewsGroups added to USENET door. Message pointers reset. 07-11-1992 NodeDoor nodelist viewer available on a trial basis. 06-12-1992 Updated registration procedure. 03-09-1992 New echoes added to the FIDONET door and new NewsGroups added to the USENET door. Message pointers have been reset. 02-14-1992 FileBone distributed files are now being posted. 01-16-1992 .TIC distributed files are now automagically posted. 01-12-1992 [N]ew Message Read command added to main menu. Allows easy reading of messages since your last call. 01-09-1992 8:973/5@rbbsnet.ftn link closed. RBBS-PC echo now available through 1:282/92@fidonet.org link. 12-20-1991 USRCHK call-back verifier installed on a trial basis. 12-08-1991 Upgrade to RBBS-PC CPC-17.3c from RBBS-PC CPC-17.2b/0806. Many new features are available, please report any problems. 11-09-1991 HS/Link transfer protocol is now supported on a trial basis. 09-29-1991 BinkleyTerm front-end up-graded from 2.40 to 2.50. 08-26-1991 Usenet newsgroups are now flowing through the UUCP gate at tdkt.kksys.mn.org (1:282/31) to our USENET door. 08-03-1991 SMLNET online mail reader now FTS compliant. 07-28-1991 ECHODOR online mail reader now supported on a trial basis. 07-25-1991 [V]iew file contents option now allows on-line reading of text files in ARC, LZH, and ZIP packages, and content listing of ARJ, COM, DWC, EXE, GIF, LBR, PAK, and ZOO packages. 06-14-1991 PROJECT 4 is now officially Fido-Net node 1:282/92. 05-13-1991 Added an ST-4144R drive to the Perstor ADRC-9008 controller, total on-line disk space now 294 Mbs. 04-21-1991 JIMMER mail and file utility door supported on a trial basis. 02-16-1991 Now using 16550AFN UARTed serial port. 01-12-1991 The ECHOMAIL begins to flow. 12-30-1990 PROJECT 4 is now officially RBBS-Net node 8:973/5. 11-30-1990 Now investigating the requirements for joining RBBS-Net or FidoNet. Please identify your favorite echoes. 11-26-1990 SMLNET echo mail reading door installed. 10-28-1990 Now front ended by BinkleyTerm. Event schedules will be presented in the BinkleyTerm banner. 10-06-1990 9600 HST/V32 MNP/V42 modem installed. 09-30-1990 [V]iew file contents option now allows on-line reading of text files in ARC, LZH, and ZIP packages, and content listing of COM, DWC, EXE, GIF, LBR, PAK, and ZOO packages. 07-01-1990 HyperPROTOCOL file transfer protocol now supported. Hyper- PROTOCOL is written by the authors of HyperACCESS. 06-16-1990 CMODEM file transfer protocol now supported on a trial basis. 06-03-1990 Now operating as a multi-node system. 05-28-1990 New TurboCHESS door allows users to play chess games on-line. 05-26-1990 DSZ MOBYTURBO file transfer protocol now supported on a trial basis. MOBYTURBO is ZMODEM optimized for ZIP transfers. 04-22-1990 [V]iew file contents option now allows on-line reading of text files in ARC as well as ZIP files. 03-24-1990 PUMA file transfer protocol now supported on a trial basis. 03-13-1990 Up-graded to a Perstor ADRC-9008 controller. The ST-4096 now has a formated capacity of 147 Mb. Crashes solved! 01-31-1990 Replaced IBM 5161 EU extender card. 01-24-1990 Replaced IBM 5161 CPU extender card. 01-16-1990 [V]iew file contents option will now give the size, resolution, number of colors, and bit planes for GIF files; in addition to handling ZIP, LBR, ARC, PAK, DWC, LZH, ZOO, EXE, and COM files. 01-07-1990 Board crashes continue. Please call as often as you'd like, but no answer means that the board is temporarily down. 12-17-1989 Moving the COM adaptor from the expansion unit to the system unit seems to reduce the board hardware problems. 10-22-1989 SMLMESS message utility door added. Allows reading, entering, packing, and down-loading of messages. 10-21-1989 Board maintenance now takes place at 1:00 AM CST. 09-27-1989 ZIP, ARC, PAK, and LZH file integrity is now verified on-line, immediately after up-load. 09-23-1989 Up-grade to RBBS-PC CPC-17.2b/0806 from RBBS-PC CPC-17.2a. 09-16-1989 [V]iew file contents option now works for imploded ZIP and LBR files, as well as ARC, PAK, DWC, LZH, ZOO, EXE, and COM. 08-19-1989 Now running in a multitasking environment (QEMM 4.23, DV 2.25). 08-06-1989 [V]iew file contents option now works for ARC, ZIP, PAK, DWC, LZH, ZOO, and self-extracting EXE and COM files. 08-05-1989 TRADEWARS 1000 door added for the adventurous callers. 07-22-1989 COM interface now via the X00 FOSSIL device driver to support future multi-tasking and net mail operations. 06-25-1989 LYNX, SEALINK, and MEGALINK file transfer protocols are now supported on a trial basis. 06-17-1989 VZIP door added. Allows reading of text files within .ZIP files on-line, without down-loading. 06-01-1989 Up-grade to RBBS-PC CPC-17.2a from RBBS-PC CPC-17.1d. 05-12-1989 First day of board operation St. Louis Park, MN. 03-14-1989 Last day of board operation in Oak Park, IL. 03-10-1989 Up-grade to RBBS-PC CPC-17.1d from RBBS-PC CPC-17.1c. 03-07-1989 MiniNet JMODEM and SUPERK file transfer protocols are now supported on a trial basis. 02-28-1989 ED KANKA contributes 1,089,667 valuable bytes to the board. 02-16-1989 Up-grade to RBBS-PC CPC-17.1c from RBBS-PC CPC-16.1a. New protocols and many new features available. 02-05-1989 BBS PROJECT 4: RBBS-PC CPC-16.1a from PCB 10.0. 02-02-1989 ED KANKA contributes 819,712 valuable bytes to the board. 01-26-1989 ED KANKA contributes 996,565 valuable bytes to the board. 01-16-1989 Engineering Conference now available. 12-29-1988 ST-4096 drive installed, more than doubling system capacity. 12-22-1988 BBS PROJECT 3: PCBoard v.10.0. BBS PROJECT 2: TCOMM v.1.5. BBS PROJECT 1: WildCAT v.1.03. --