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published_at: "2026-01-20T21:25:25+00:00"
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excerpt: "I'm not \"the great telecommunicator\". I enjoy the Sysop-ing I've been doing, mainly because I DON'T have to do any phoning - I just yell at you guys to do that. However: I’ve been forced into the MODEM game in order to find out more about how this Kaypro works. In the process, I’ve got…"
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  - name: "Mark Fisher"
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volume: "7"
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    title: "CATS v7 n9"
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# CATS BBS News

I’m not “the great telecommunicator”. I enjoy the Sysop-ing I’ve been doing, mainly because I DON’T have to do any phoning – I just yell at you guys to do that. However: I’ve been forced into the MODEM game in order to find out more about how this Kaypro works. In the process, I’ve got more comfortable dealing with BBS systems. I’d like to cover what it’s like to get into a full-scale BBS, and a few tips to ease the impact of the flood of information that can boil out of your terminal.