Live Wire! BBS, Home Page, List of BBSes in India
FidoNet: 6:606/1 and 6:606/2
Board Name: Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 08/06/95]
SysOp: Suchit Nanda
Co-SysOp: Anish Nanda
BBS Program: Wildcat 4.10ML [250 Line]
Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2c.ML
Wildmail 4.11
Timings: 24 Hrs
Started on: 1st January 1991 [Subscription]
Lines: 20
Modem: ZyXEL Elite 28.8K [1 Nos]
Modem: Hayes 28.8K [5 Nos]
Modem: USR V.Everything 28.8K [2 Nos]
Modem: Motorola Power 28.8K [2 Nos]
Modem: Microcom 28.8K [1 Nos]
Modem: ZyXEL 19.2K and 16.8K [7 Nos]
Modem: Motorola Fastalk 14.4K [1 Nos]
Modem: Motorola Codex 14.4K [1 Nos]
Modem: Supra 14.4K [1 Nos]
Speed: 28.8K - 300bps
BBS Number: (91-22-5787812) [FidoNet Node]
BBS Number: (91-22-5792416) [Fidonet Node]
BBS Number: (91-22-5777700) [6 lines]
BBS Number: (91-22-5777701) [8 lines]
VOX Number: (91-22-5771111) [3 lines]
(91-22-5777770)
FAX Number: (91-22-5787812)
Location: C-503, Eden-4,
Hiranandani Gardens,
Powai, Bombay - 400 076
Echos: Asian_link, Windows, Communications, Virus,
Virus_Intl, Wildcat, HS_Modems, BharatNet,
IndiaLink, NGOs and many more.
Speciality: *.*
OS used: DOS 6.2, DV/386, Windows 3.1, WFWG 3.11, OS/2,
Netware 3.12
System used: 486DX2-66Mhz, 16Mb RAM and 1.2GB SCSII-2 HDD
as File Server, with 5 (386/486) Nodes and CD-ROM
Users: 350+ [1,000+ on user list]
Total Calls: 50,000+
Calls/day: 350 a day
Doors: Tradewars, Chess, Golf, Online Bible,
ModemNews Mag, etc.
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FidoNet: 6:606/3
Board Name: Live Wire! BBS Calcutta [Last Updated 19/03/95]
SysOp: Shamit Khemka
Co-SysOp: None
BBS Program: Wildcat ver 4.10
Mailer: Platinum Express
Timings: 24 Hrs
Started on: 1st April 1994
Lines: 3
Modem: ZyXEL 16.8K
Modem: USRobotics Sportster [2 Nos]
Speed: 14.4K
BBS Number: (91-33)-4667915 [Fido]
VOX Number: (91-33)-4667920
FAX Number: (91-33)-4667915
Location: 113, Southern Avenue,
Caclutta - 700 029.
Echos: Few Fido and All BharatNet
Speciality: ASP Member, 2 hour delay Internet Mail. Mails
and Messages, File Lib, Travel info, Internet mail
OS used: Win for Wrkgrp 3.11
System used: 486/DX2-66 VESA, 16 MB, 520 MB HDD,
VGA Colour, 2*CDROM
Users: 131
Total Calls: 17,000
Calls/day: 100
Doors: 15
Protocols: FidoNet/UUCP/Qwk/MHS
No of Files: 26203/3.7GB
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FidoNet: 6:606/4
Board Name: Network 4, Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 19/07/95]
SysOp: Loyola Joseph
Co-SysOp: Raji Subramanian
BBS Program: Wildcat 3.9 [10 Lines]
Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2
Timings: 24 Hrs
Started on: 1st of March, 1995
Lines: 2
Modem: GVC
Speed: 1200 - 14400 bps
BBS Number: +91-44-4838826
: 91-44-4830624
FAX Number: 91-44-8250226
Location : 6, IInd Street, Sowrashtra Nagar,
Choolaimedu, Madras - 600 094
Echos : BharatNet and LWBBS, Bombay
Polling : LWBBS, Bombay
System used: 486-DX2, 8Mb RAM, 260Mb HDDs,
Users: 60+ [98 on user list]
Calls/day: 25-35 per day
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FidoNet: 6:606/5
Board Name: CyberScope, Live Wire! BBS [Last Updated 22/07/95]
SysOp: Roopal Mehta
Co-SysOp: Rishabh Bakshi
BBS Program: Wildcat 3.9 [10 Lines]
Mailer: FrontDoor 2.2
Wildmail 3.0
Timings: 24 Hrs, 7 days a week
Started on: 15th January 1995
Lines: 2
Modem: ZyXEL 16.8K
Modem: Hayes Optima 14.4K
Speed: 14.4K - 300bps
BBS Number: (91-79-6613116)
BBS Number: (91-79-6621116)
VOX Number: (91-79-6621230)
FAX Number: (91-79-6612116)
Location: 4, Jain Merchant Society
Nr.Mahalaxmi Five Roads
Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380 007
Echos: Some FidoNet and All BharatNet
Speciality: General
OS used: DOS 6.2, Windows 3.1
System used: 386 DX2-33Mhz, 4Mb RAM , 500 mb HDD
Users: 60
Total Calls: 700
Calls/day: 15-20 a day
Doors: Tradewars, Chess
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FidoNet: 6:606/6
Board Name: JabberWocky, Live Wire! BBS
SysOp: Gautam Godse
Co-SysOp: Vikram Godse
BBS Program: WildCat 3.9 (soon WildCat 4.01)
MultiLine (10 Lines)
Mailer: FrontDoor 2.02 ShareWare
WildMail 3.0
Timings: 24 Hours a Day - 7 days a week
Started on: 01/10/94
Lines: 1
Modem: ZyXel U-1496E
Speed: 16.8K (ZyXel) 14.4K - 300bps
BBS Number: 91-212-678749
VOX Number: 91-212-673307
FAX Number: 91-212-678749
Location: B-1, GopalAnand, Wanwadi, Pune,
Maharashtra, India.
Echos: BharatNet, Kaarigar, Sambandh, Bhasha,
Communications
Speciality: OS2 discussion & programming, *.*
OS used: OS2 Warp, WFW 3.11
System used: 486DX2-8Mb RAM- 1 540 Mb & 2 340 Mb HDD-SVGA
Users: 168
Total Calls: 1000
Calls/day: 30
Doors: Tradewars,Chess
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FidoNet: 6:606/8
Board Name: STATUS [Last Updated 20/02/95]
SysOp: Alok Sinha
Co-SysOp: Anjali Sinha
BBS Program: Super BBS 1.17-2
Mailer: Binkley Term 2.59
Timings: 24 hours
Started on: 27-11-1993
Lines: 1
Modem: Intel 144/144e
Speed: 14.4 Kbps
BBS Number: 6475111
VOX Number: 6438777
FAX Number: 6475111
Location: A-1/Duggal Colony,Khanpur,N.Delhi
Echos: Bhartnet (all), Delhinet (all),
Fidonet (Sysop only), Internet-Os/2, Games,
Jobs, Modems, Faxes, TCP/IP
Speciality: Medical Forum, Internet Mail, Internet
News Groups, Hyper Text Based Help system,
OS/2 Files ( over 1.2 Gigs)
OS used: OS/2 WARP
System used: 486 DX/66(80Mhz), 16MB RAM, 880MB HDD,
CDROM, 2MB VESAVGA, PAS16
Users: 710 ( over 500 vrified !)
Total Calls: 12,500
Calls/day: 100
Doors: Tetris, SuperSlots, Astrology,
BBS Help for new users,
Intelligent chat, Ansi Gallery.
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FidoNet: 6:606/9
Board Name: HeadNet BBS, New Delhi
SysOp: Jayant Jhamb
Co-SysOp: Meenakshi Jhamb
BBS Software: QuickBBs 2.76
Tel No.: (91-11)-2222135
Timings: 1800 hrs to 1000 hrs
Address: 135, Pocket-E,
Mayur Vihar Phase-II
New Delhi 110 091
Vox Tel.: 011-2222135
Active Since: May 1994
BBS features: DelhiNet, E-Mail and Confrences, File Libs,
Entertainment, Indian Shareware Forum,
Voting Booths.
OS: Dos 5.0
System: 486/DX-33, 4 MB, 600 MB HDD,
1024x768 S'VGA color
Modem: INTEL 144/144e
Appx users: 100+
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FidoNet: 6:606/10
Board Name: CyberInfo Exchange (CIX) [Last Updated 23/02/95]
SysOp: Atul Chitnis
Co-SysOp: S. Keshavan
BBS Program: CyberNet V3.50
Mailer: BinkleyTerm
Timings: 24 hours
Started on: 1 December 1989
Lines: 1
Modem: ZyXEL U-1496E+
Speed: 14400 (19200 ZYX)
BBS Number: +91 (80) 3341137
VOX Number: +91 (80) 368097
FAX Number: +91 (80) 3341137
Location: 15/5 18th Cross,
Malleswaram,
Bangalore - 560 055
India.
Echos: (none currently)
Speciality: Communications and Programming
OS used: DOS, Windows, OS/2
System used: 80386-33, 8MB, 540MB
Users: 412 (300+ paidup)
Total Calls: ~40,000
Calls/day: ~70
Doors: TradeWars, Industry Polls, Selected games
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FidoNet: 6:606/11
Board Name: Live Wire! BBS wLast Updated 22/12/95]
SysOp: Kishor Rach
Co-SysOp: None
BBS Program: WildCat 4.11
Mailer: WildMail
Timings: 24 hours
Started on: 1st March 1995
Lines: 1
Modem: ZyXEL U-1496E
Speed: 300bps - 16800bps
BBS Number: +91 (265) 341236
VOX Number: +91 (265) 342362
Location: Baroda
OS used: WFWG 3.11
System used: 486 DX2 66, 16mb Ram, 540 Hdd, 3 Hrs UPS,
Tape Backup
Users: 130
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FidoNet: 6:606/13
Board Name: The Solutions! BBS [Last Updated 06/03/95]
SysOp: Nitin Chandra
Co-SysOp: Deepak Datta
BBS Program: LoraBBS-DOS 2.40b4 [10(??) line]
Mailer: Built-in to LoraBBS
Offline support for qwk as well as bwave.
Timings: 24 Hrs
Started on: 2nd October 1994
24 Hrs operation from 1st November 1994
Lines: 2
Modem: SoftCOM (DF Model)
Speed: 19200 - 2400 bps
(1200 and below not allowed)
BBS Number: +91-11-6855362 (Fidonet Node)
BBS Number: +91-11-6965881
VOX Number: +91-11-6867674
FAX Number: +91-11-6855370 (currently down)
Location: M-1, Green Park Extension,
(First Floor)
New Delhi - 110 016
Echos: BharatNet and DelhiNet
Speciality: Viruses, DTP and Professional Video
Product support forum for the IAVT
OS used: OS/2
System used: 486-SLC2-66Mhz, 10Mb RAM,
545Mb+170Mb IDE HDDs,
Sony Dual-Speed CD-ROM.
Users: 280+ [300+ on user list]
Total Calls: 6105 and counting...
Calls/day: 50-80 per day
Doors: Virus Information, Drag Racing, HangMan,
Food Fight etc.
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FidoNet: 6:606/17
Board Name: Way Out Wild!!! [Last Updated 16/07/95]
SysOp: Nitish Jain
Co-SysOp: None
BBS Program: Wildcat 4.10 MultiLine
Mailer: FrontDoor
Timings: 24 hrs
Started on: 15/07/95
Lines: 2
Modem: Hayes 28.8
Modem: GVC 14.4
Speed: 300bps-28800 bps
BBS Number: 4961609
BBS Number: 4963288
VOX Number: 4947157/4923807
FAX Number: 3072350
Location: Bombay
Speciality: Concentration on younger generation
over 4000 + games. Registered Doors
at the same time ,daily stock quotations etc.
OS used: Os/2 Warp
System used: 486 dx2/66
Users: 226
Total Calls: 3877
Calls/day: 60
Doors: TradeWars,Ultimate Slot Machines,Hangman,
Barren Realms Elite,
Legend of The Red Dragon (registered)
and many more
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Board Name: IndiaLink - UNV Southlinks Networking System
[Last Updated 24/02/95]
SysOp: Leo G. Fernandez
Co-SysOp: R. Sundarajan
BBS Program: WAFFLE 1.65 [DOS]
Mailer: FX UUCICO 3.91wc
Timings: 24 hours
Started on: January 1992
Lines: 1
Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E
Speed: 14.4K - 300 bps
BBS Number: [91-11-461 0674]
VOX Number: [91-11-4611745, 4625015, 4622379, 4694602]
FAX Number: [91-11-4690660]
Location: INDIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTE
10 Institutional Area
Lodi Road
New Delhi - 110 003
Echos: IndiaLink, UNV SouthLinks,
selected feeds from APC conferences
Speciality: Information on Development Issues
only NGO users
OS used: DOS 6.2 , DV/386, NetWare 3.11
System used: 486DX2-66Mhz, 16Mb RAM and 500 + 200Mb HDDs
as File Server, with 25 (286/386) Nodes
Users: 150
Total Calls: 18,000+
Calls/day: 45
Doors: NONE
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Board Name: Network 23
SysOp: Ankur Rohatgi
Co-SysOp: - None -
BBS Program: Virtual BBS 6.14 [4 line]
Mailer: Virtual BBS 6.14
VFIDO 6.10
Timings: 24 Hrs
Started on: 1st of August 1994
Lines: 1
Modem: Datatronics Discovery 1414 CX
Speed: 14400 - 1200 bps
BBS Number: +91-11- 603497 (Fidonet Node)
VOX Number: +91-11- 6887242
FAX Number: +91-11- 6965129
Location: B-7 Extn / 115 A Safdarjung Enclave ,
New Delhi - 110029
Echos: BharatNet and DelhiNet
Speciality: Multimedia
OS used: OS/2
System used: 486-DX-50Mhz, 16Mb RAM, 340Mb+340Mb IDE HDDs,
Sony Dual-Speed CD-ROM.
Users: 190+ [178 on user list]
Total Calls: 2125 Remote calls
Calls/day: 25-35 per day
Doors: Classified Ads, Drag Racing, Pie in the face,
Stackem , Saratoga Raceway , Graffiti wall,
Never Ending story etc.
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Board Name: The POISON Den [Last Updated 30/10/94]
SysOp: Ashwani Aggarwal
Co-SysOp: - None -
BBS Program: Super BBS 1.17-2
Mailer: Binkley Term 2.59
Fmail 0.94
Timings: 24 hrs
Started on: 10th July 94
Lines: 1
Modem: Zoom VFX v.32bis External
Speed: 14,400bps - 1200bps
BBS Number: +91-11-2910518
VOX Number: +91-11-2515837
FAX Number: +91-11-2910518
Location: 1/A , North End Road, Civil Lines,
Delhi - 110054.
Echos: DelhiNet / BharatNet
Speciality: General
OS used: MS DOS 6.2 / WFWG 3.11 / OS/2 Warp
System used: 386 DX/33 4MB/260MB+CD ROM
Users: 120
Total Calls: 910
Calls/day: 45-50
Doors: Escape from Mars, Mixed Games Door,
Voting Booth
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Board Name: The TWILIGHT Zone
SysOp: Manu Kaushish
Co-SysOp: Nikunj Khandelwal
BBS Program: SBBS
Mailer: Binkley Terminal, Imail
Timings: 6pm To 8am
Started on: 1st September, 1994
Lines: 1
Modem: U.S. Robotics Sportster 28.8K
Speed: 300-28800 bps
BBS Number: 6830299
VOX Number: 6832975
FAX Number: 7510051
Location: New Delhi, India
Echos: Delhinet & Bharatnet
Speciality: Graphics + Sound
OS used: DOS 6.22
System used: 486 DX2
Users: 182
Total Calls: 2076
Calls/day: 15+
Doors: StackEM! SuperSlots! Whodunit? FoodFite!
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Board Name: Wonder Net BBS [Last Updated 15/02/95]
SysOp: Aman Ananda
Co-SysOp: Prasanth P
BBS Program: SuperBBS v1.17-2 [255 Line]
Mailer: BinkleyTerm v2.59 (Fmail)
Timings: 6 Pm To 6 Am
Started on: 19 July 94
Lines: 1
Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E
Speed: 14400
BBS Number: 5741230
VOX Number: 5717936
FAX Number: 5741230
Location: 11/7 B Pusa Road,
New Delhi - 110005.
Echos: DelhiNet , BharatNet
Speciality: *.*
OS used: DOS 6.2 , Windows 3.1 , OS/2
System used: 486 Dx 33 , 8 Mb Ram , 540 Mb HD , CD-ROM
Users: 208 (All Verified)
Total Calls: 5738 Calls
Calls/day: 20 to 30 calls a day
Doors: FoodFight, Tetris, Dollar Mania, Video Poker
Pie In the Face..
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Board Name: ECTCNet! [Last Updated 16/07/95]
SysOp: Kishor Bhargava
Co-SysOp: Jyoti Bhargava, Atul Chitnis
BBS Program: Cybernet Ver 3.51 (Mar'95)
Mailer: None
Timings: 24 hrs
Started on: 01/12/89
Lines: ONE
Modem: ZyXEL U1496
Speed: 300 bps -- 19,200 bps
BBS Number: +91 (11) 684 5520
VOX Number: +91 (11) 684 5520
FAX Number: +91 (11) 684 5520
Location: New Delhi
Echos: None
Speciality: Discussion oriented
OS used: DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups 3.11
System used: 386 8MB, 340MB
Users: 450
Total Calls: ~ 32,000
Calls/day: 50-75
Doors: TradeWars, TicTacToe, Questionaires
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Board Name: PCQ Online [Last Updated 02/04/95]
SysOp: Prasanto K. Rao
Co-SysOp: Atul Chitnis
BBS Program: Cybernet 3.1 [99 Line]
Timings: 24 Hours
Started on: 1 May 94
Lines: 1 (Plus 35 Network Nodes)
Modem: ZyXEL U - 1496E
Speed: 16,800
BBS Number: 91-11-6221134
VOX Number: 91-11-6413938, 6433999, 6435999
FAX Number: 91-11-6475765, 6221734
Location: D-74 Panchsheel Enclave,
New Delhi - 110017.
Speciality: Tech discussion and help forums for PC Users
OS used: Novell Dos 7.0 client, NetWare 4.1 Server
System used: 486DX2/66 server, 386DX/33 node
Users: 2,150
Total Calls: 30,000
Calls/day: 100
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Board Name: Outpost 7Teen BBS [Last Updated 16/07/95]
SysOp: Tushar Burman
Co-SysOp: The rest of the family :)
BBS Program: RemoteAccess 2.01
Mailer: FrontDoor 2.11
Timings: 9:30pm - 6:00pm (soon to be 24hrs)
Started on: 20th March 1995
Lines: 1
Modem: Jet 14.4kbps
Speed: 14400 max
BBS Number: 604-9820
VOX Number: 649-2363
FAX Number: 604-9820
Location: Bombay, India
Speciality: Biggest and most fun LORD game around :)
OS used: DesqView 2.60
System used: 486DX2-66, 4MB, 340MB, Soundcard
Users: 85+
Total Calls: 2500
Calls/day: 25+
Doors: Deep Thoughts, Galactic Overlord, Summation,
Trivia Master, Legend Of The Red Dragon (LORD),
Majyk Empires, Bowling Solitaire.
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Board Name: Vinman! BBS [Last Updated 16/07/95]
SysOp: Vinit Aggarwal
Co-SysOp: None
BBS Program: Remote Access 2.01
Mailer: SUARM (Tosser)
Timings: 20:00 - 1:00 (Node1)
22:00 - 1:00 (Node2)
Started on: 1st May 95 (Node1)
10th July 95 (Node2)
Lines: 2
Modem: Jet 1414VQH
Modem: USR Sporster 14.4K
Speed: 2400 - 14400bps (MNP5 V42bis)
BBS Number: 6248456 (Node1)
BBS Number: 6207904 (Node2)
VOX Number: 6207904 (10:00 - 21:00)
FAX Number: 3444089 (24hrs)
Location: 45, 11th Rd, VithalNagar Scty, JVPD Scheme,
Bombay - 400 049
Echos: OST - VINMAN
Speciality: Graphics
OS used: WFWG 3.11 & DOS 6.20
System used: DX2-66, 16 MB, 550MB HDD, SVGA Color & CDROM
Users: 99
Total Calls: 1600+
Calls/day: 20+
Doors: SuperSlots, Voting Booth, 4SQUARE, E-Z Bingo,
E-Z Hangman, Deep Thoughts, Galactic Overload,
Double Solitaire, LORD, MECHWARE, Usurper,
Yankees & Red Necks, Godfather of Crime & more
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Board Name: The Poison Den!! BBS [Last Updated 20/07/95]
SysOp: Rajeev Jhindal
Co-SysOp: Dev Lalvani
BBS Program: Super BBS v117-2
Mailer: Binley Term 2.56
Timings: 8.30pm to 8.30am
Started on: 20th May 1995
Lines: 2
Modem: Jet 14.4 V1414VQE Voice/Data/Fax Capable
Modem: Jet 14.4 V1414VQE Voice/Data/Fax Capable
Speed: 2400 to 19200 bps
BBS Number: 3682377
BBS Number: 2065136
VOX Number: 3670951
Location: A/5 Rockside, 112 Walkeshwar Road,
Bombay - 400 006
Speciality: Graphical ANSI Menus, Shareware, Gifs
OS used: DOS ver 6.20, OS/2 Warp, WFWG 3.11
System used: Intel 496 DX2-66MHz, 8 Mb Ram, SVGA Color,
Two 540 Mb HDDs, 2XCD-Rom, SoundBlaster 16 ASP
Users: 90
Total Calls: 1274
Calls/day: 25-30
Doors: Steel & Ice, Ansi Voting Booth, Fire Fighter,
Bowling Solitaire
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Board Name: IndiaLnk, Bangalore [Last Updated 16/07/95]
SysOp: Ravi Chander
Co-SysOp: None
Timings: 24 hrs
Speed: 300bps-28800 bps
BBS Number: 91-80-3339275
VOX Number: 91-80-3336909, 3330348
FAX Number: 91-80-3334167
Location: FRLHT, 50 MSH Layout, II Stage,
III Main, Anandnagar, Bangalore 560 024
Speciality: Social Issues & General discussion
Users: About 20 (expected to reach 100 by year end)
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Board Name: Cirrus [Last Updated 10/10/95]
SysOp: Pawan Jalan
Co-SysOp: None
BBS Program: WildCat 4.10 Multiline 10
Mailer: None
Timings: 24 Hours
Started on: 1st July 1995
Lines: 2
Modem: Datatronix 2814CX - 28.8 jps [2 Nos]
Speed: 300 bps to 28,000 bps (V.Fast)
BBS Number: 91-33-260275 (24 Hours)
BBS Number: 91-33-273809 (9pm - 10am)
VOX Number: 91-33-276528
: 91-33-273809
Location: Cirrus Cyberspace, 7A Hospital Street,
2nd Floor, Calcutta - 700 072
OS used: DOS 6.22
System used: 486DX2 /66Mhz
Users: 25+
Total Calls: 1,000
Calls/day: 20
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Some BBSes who's complete details are not available
- Nebula Net (Delhi):
Sysop: Sameer Madan
5725718
24 Hrs
Specialises in Astronomy
- Status Royal (Chandigarh):
Sysop: A K Agarwal
607648 [2400bps]
10 p.m. to 10 a.m.
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