=============================================================================== The Mezzanine's List of Discontinued Denton Bulletin Boards Denton, Texas * Area Code 817 Rev. 03/05/96 =============================================================================== The following local bulletin board systems are no longer in service. If known, the date service was discontinued is also shown: BBS Name Discontinued* Alert Center....................................................3/95 Alpha Drive.....................................................6/95 Alternative Megabytes.....renamed Absolute Zero before debut in 2/96 Amiga Channel....................................................??? Ancient Rome (originally ROME).........................mid-late 1992 Andromeda Galaxy................................................8/95 Back Brain.................................................mid 1994? Barter Town.................................moved to Ft. Worth 10/94 Big Book.........................................................??? Bilskirnir.................................moved to Carrollton 12/94 Central Point....................................................??? Centrifuge, The..............................................unknown Crossroads.....................................................1994? Crossroad's Inn, The......................................early 1991 Cyber Shack............................renamed to Altered Realm 2/96 D2 Zone......................................................unknown Daddy-O's.......................................................8/95 DAMU.................................absorbed by The Mezzanine, 6/93 Denton Writers'................................................12/95 Destiny.........................................................7/95 Dis-Net...............moved to Fort Worth or Arlington mid-late 1992 Deteriota BBS...............................................mid 1992 Dog House........................................................??? Dream Realm......................................................??? Dreamscape................................................early 1991 Eagle's Nest.....................................................??? Electric Cafe..................................................1993? Envision Online............................................late 1993 Epic BBS (orig. name of Sunset Strip)......................late 1992 FEMA....................................................... mid 1991 Fess's Tower..............................................early 1994 Forrest, The................................................mid 1991 Geeks Anonymous................................................1994? Golden Triangle............................................late 1992 Graphix Connection.......................................early 1990s House of Minus...........................................early 1990s House of the Holy........................................early 1990s Ice Box, The................................................Mid 1991 Imageless Thoughts.........................................mid 1994? Interzone.......................................................2/95 Kendermore.....................................................12/94 Lake Cities.....................................................2/95 Lighthouse.....................................................10/94 LsD-25..........................................................4/95 MackDaddy's Palace.........................repl. by Night Force 2/95 Manor, The...............................................early 1990s Michael's Obsession (MO) BBS...............................Late 1991 Moon Base 44...................................................1992? Night Force..............................repl. by Vision Online 8/95 Nightmare.......................................................1/96 Mr Furley's Pad.................................................3/96 No Carrier......................................................9/94 No Name....................................................late 1994 Pig Pen......................................................unknown QuickSilver......................................................??? Realm of FUBAR...................................................??? Redheaded Online................................................2/95 Rogue's Trader.................became Texas Information Center 7/94? Silicon Implant............................................late 1994 Skid Row.......................................................1994? Sports Board....................................................1/95 Stealth Design..................................................2/95 Sunset Strip.................................................unknown Supply Side....................................................1994? Tel'Aran'Rhiod...............................repl. by Nightmare 3/95 Texas Country ][.................................................??? Texas Information Center.....planned 5/95, but held on awhile longer Tower of Babel..............................................mid 1992 Toybox..........................................................2/96 Trickster's Dungeon............................................1992? Up All Night.................................................unknown UNT VAX..................................................early 1990s VaporBoard......................................................7/95 Virtual FX.....................................................8/94? Vision Online..................................................11/95 Warez Channel....................................................??? Warp One..................................became The Mezzanine, 8/92 Wasp Nest......................................................1994? Wolfnet......................................................unknown XT-reme Limits.................................................12/94 *Date service discontinued, if known, or best estimate thereof based on repeated "no answer," "phone disconnected" or other indications, including caller feedback. A few of these discontinued BBSs reportedly moved to other cities. Most simply closed down. I have never been able to confirm that several of them them ever were online, although their names still may still appear on some other local boards' BBS lists. Information on the fate or current whereabouts of any of these BBSs would be appreciated, of course. I really need help with "date discontinued" on a number of them. Please let me know of any inaccuracies, too. You can reach me at wb@chatter.com (Internet) or as User #1 on The Mezzanine BBS, 817-565-9165. Thanks, as always, for your help in keeping up with this information! This list is maintained for historical purposes as a courtesy to the Denton BBSing community. My special thanks go to Derek Wakefield and Roger Etheredge for their contri- butions to this effort. Walter Bowen ===============================================================================