> CONNECT 33600/V34/V42BIS · 1991–1999
The story of a private bulletin board from Liechtenstein – and the telephony that grew alongside it, from the analog wire all the way to fiber. A personal record to read, and to dial into yourself.
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\ ::::::: / / Fuerstentum Liechtenstein /
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\|___|/ GAST-ACCOUNT: Name: GUEST, Passwort: EMPIREMain thread
Empire BBS ran from 1991 to 1999 on an Amiga – networked over Fidonet, Amiganet and UUCP. Sysop life, a community that still needed real skill just to dial in, and anecdotes like the Beavis-&-Butt-Head ISDN gag that turned into a regional viral hit.
To the BBS storyAlongside
Alongside the mailbox ran a career in telephony: analog, ISDN/Swissnet, ADSL up to fiber. The timeline that frames the mailbox story.
To the careerDial in yourself
Empire BBS was reconstructed from the original data on the recovered hard drive: real screens, the authentic ANSI feel, and around 34,000 messages from the forum and Fido networks of its operating years. Log in and browse for yourself.
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