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- BBS Name: MegaComm(sm)
(NOTE: MegaComm is a Service Mark of Treesahran Industries.)
- Do you plan on operating this BBS in the same location
for at least one more year? Yes.
*=- Bell Atlantic is creating a new area code 540 on July 25, 1995.
MegaComm(sm) BBS will be THE LARGEST BBS in this new area code.
- City and state in which BBS is located: Culpeper, VA
- Phone number for high-speed line(s): (540) 829-Big1 (Rotary Hunt Group)
- Phone number for low-speed line(s): (540) 829-Big1
- Is your BBS restricted to particular users?: NO RESTRICTIONS.
- Your full name AND handle: Stephen Gose - CyclOps
- Month and year BBS was established: 10 April, 1994
- BBS software type: Wildcat!4.11 & Major BBS v6.25f
(Wildcat!5.0 Q1-96!)
- Number of call-in nodes and modem speed of each:
10, all 14.4k modems using v.42bis.
- Computer types supported in file base:IBM & MAC
- Number of users: 276 (as of 10 April, 95)
- Average number of calls per day: 9
- Terminal emulations: ANSI, ASCII, & RIP
(Wildcat!5 Terminal Q1-96)
- Amount of HD storage dedicated ONLY to file base: 1.5 Gigabytes
- Number of CDs CONCURRENTLY on-line: 1
- User handles allowed?: Yes (except FidoNet)
- NAMES of networks you carry: FidoNet, GameNet,
DoorNet, LordNet, WarNet.
- Number of local forums: 16
- Number of networked SUBS: 100
- Off-line mail reader support: QWK - Mustang OLX &
Santronic Pxedit
- Internet features: E-Mail access only
- Total number of registered games: 53
- Number of registered multi-user
(simultaneously)games: 32
- Total number of unregistered games: 110
- Number of unregistered multi-user
(simultaneously) games: 11
- Membership fee: None! MEMBERSHIP BASED ON ACTIVITY ALONE.
- Membership Classificaton:
UNDEAD: No Activity over 90 days minimum $5 reinstatement fee. This fee
is based on duration of inactivity and help in the administration.
NORMAL: FREE ACCESS! Electronic Coupons offer 30day Club Memberships
in Social Clubs. As long as you dial in regularly, there is NO
ACCESS FEE! We're the only BBS that grants higher access levels
based on user's activity. Our Policy statement says, "THE
MORE YOU DIAL IN. . .THE MORE ACCESS YOU GAIN. . ."
(This user category has 4 progressively higher Levels of BBS Access.)
AUTHORS: Membership based on Activity and Program submissions.
Free Marketing Assistance; Retailer Trade Association offered;
and Marketing Surveys from Users provided. Some restriction
on DownLoad to Upload Ratios.
MERCHANTS: Annual Fee to Run a "Virtual On-line Store." Fee based
on contractual lease, area of BBS desired, on-line banking
services offered, and disk storage capacity.
CLUBS: Memberships restricted by Club Charters and
associated membership dues. Each club has its own
requirements, however BBS users are not affected by these
private conferences unless they desire to participate.
Club Organizations are separate entities from
MegaComm(sm) BBS.
- Do you use a post-to-call ratio?: NO.
- Do you use an upload-download ratio?: YES.
"NewUser" U1:D5; "Tourist" U1:D10;"Citizen" U1:D20;
"Senator" U1:D25; "Author" U5:D1; "Merchant" Unrestricted.
- First call access:
30 minutes per call; 60 minutes per day; "Read Only" in all Message
Conferences; Full Access to all "Entertainment Areas" and File Areas.
- Is call-back verification offered?
User Validation via US POSTAL MAIL ONLY! Invalid Mailing address
invokes immediate deletion of user accounts.
- Trial CLUB memberships: DICTATED BY INDEPENDENT RESIDENT CLUBS ON BBS.
Typical enticements are 30 days, 120 minutes per day, 60 minutes per
call; Unrestricted UpLoad to DownLoad ratios for files and messages.
- Full BBS membership: Normal Users = "CITIZEN"
Achieved after 45 log-ons and 240 minutes of time accessed.
"THE MORE YOU CALL. . .THE MORE ACCESS YOU GAIN. . ."
- Contests:
Sponsored by Independent Resident Clubs. Past awards have been:
Medieval Armor, Swords, Military Medals & Patches, Boxed Games,
playing cards, and miniatures figurines.
- The focus of MegaComm(sm) BBS:
Dedicated to the introduction of new gaming systems for the
entertainment industry, and to provide gaming authors a means to show
their creations to the gaming public. MegaComm(sm) is a member of
the Game Manufacturers' Association (GAMA), the Play-By-Mail
Association (PBMA), and the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
- Additional info:
Largest BBS in Area Code (540); offering FidoNet,
GameNet, DoorNet, LordNet, & WarNet; 24 hrs/7 day access;
Gaming Authors offered free Marketing, Programming
Support files and Source Code, Trade Association
Membership, and Banking Support; Retailers offered
access to Information FreeWay; 2 Resident Gaming Clubs
available with Retail Discounts offered to Club
Members; Creators of "PBM3+T Technology"(TM) and
"MegaPolis City"; Member of GAMA, PBMA, and ASP.