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    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Friday, May 08, 2026 10:16:15
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    LOL, the first BBS software I ever tried was called Colossus. The interface reminded me of the Opus boards of that time. I never could
    get it to answer the modem so I eventually chose GT Power.

    I vaguely remember that...

    Also, IIRC, there was a software developer back then called the Forbin Project. I wonder now if maybe that was the name of the development
    group that created the Colossus BBS software, or if I am remembering it from some other package? :D

    The Forbin Project was the original shop that created Qmodem, I
    thought?



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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, May 11, 2026 00:55:00
    Also, IIRC, there was a software developer back then called the Forbin Project. I wonder now if maybe that was the name of the development group that created the Colossus BBS software, or if I am remembering it
    from some other package? :D

    The Forbin Project was the original shop that created Qmodem, I
    thought?

    Could be? I remember the name Chuck Fornsburg/berg but not what he might have called the project.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Monday, May 11, 2026 17:13:45
    Mike Powell wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    The Forbin Project was the original shop that created Qmodem, I
    thought?

    Could be? I remember the name Chuck Fornsburg/berg but not what he
    might have called the project.

    I did some digging - Chuck Forsberg created DSZ - the Zmodem transfer
    tool, John Friel III created QModem, and his company *was* called The
    Forbin Project.



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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 19:17:00
    I did some digging - Chuck Forsberg created DSZ - the Zmodem transfer
    tool, John Friel III created QModem, and his company *was* called The Forbin Project.

    I misread the "Q" for a "Z" in your original message. Still not sure why! :D


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