AA> The very earliest versions were probably monochrome.  But I  
 AA> don't remember any distinctive limitation in colour in the  

RBBS boards disappeared fast in the later half of the 90s in my area. It would
be fun to log in to one now, with whatever updates they've had since I last
seen them. Does anyone run RBBS now?

 AA> I think Call-waiting could be disabled for the duration of an  
 AA> outbound call that you initiated, but it couldn't be disabled if  

Yes, by dialing *82 (or something like that) it would disable call-waiting on
the outbound calls, which was convenienet for file leeching sessions :)

 AA> I think I ran into something similar with my phone service. I  
 AA> ended up cancelling call-waiting. It was more of a nuisance than  

I don't like call-waiting on my voice line. I could be talking with somebody,
and the call-waiting tones muffle the person I'm trying to listen to. And
you're right - if it's important, they can try again later!

 AA> I later opted for a distinctive-ring service which provided a  
 AA> separate phone number on the same phone line. I had a little box  

That's high tech! I never knew about this. But really, it's bad to mix the
voice line with other stuff. People would NEVER pay attention to Hours of
Operation.

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