The Holodeck

The Holodeck used to be South Africa's liveliest BBS conference, hosted by Mike Hesse, but there's not much there now. Better come over to the WORLDCHAT conference instead.

This page is out of date. You can find the new Holodeck page here

The South African BBS scene is pretty dead at the moment, but there are still one or two in Pretoria.

**BBSs that carry the Holodeck**
BBS	City	Phone	Sysop	Remarks
Khanya	Pretoria	(012) 333-0004	Steve Hayes	24 hours

You don't know how to call a BBS?

Check our BBS page.

Who was who on the 'Deck

Here is a list of some of the participants in the Holodeck - as they wrote it. I take no responsibility for the contents of the list - I asked people to submit the information, and this is what they sent me, as they sent it. Since they have not been active in the Holodeck for some time, their addresses may be out of date, but if you're looking for old friends you might like to take a chance anyway.

John Auton - E-mail me
Ric Beattie - Skinny and somewhat balding layabout who has failed to realise lifelong ambitions to give up beer and look like John Travolta. NOTE: Ric Beattie died in Feb 2000. I've left his info as a small memorial of him and his contribution to BBSing.
Alan Bevis - NOTE: Al has been ill, and his BBS crashed while he was in hospital.
Mathew Clark - Very nice person at times! Too chubby these days,bald (40%!) and bearded
Graham Downs - 90cm (ñ 6'3"), about 60kg (ñ 120lb), blonde hair, blue eyes. Glasses... :-) E-mail me
Steve Hayes - I'm an Orthodox Christian and a superannuated wannabe beatnik. My hobbies are family history, BBSing and reading. I like reading history and theology, and in fiction I like fantasy, especially the work of C.S. Lewis, Tolkien and Charles Williams. I'm also interested in some of the Beat generation writers, like Jack Kerouac. I'm interested in the relation between religion, ideology, culture and language, and enjoy discussions of language usage and cultural differences between people. I'm working on a doctoral thesis on Orthodox mission methods. I earn my living as an editor of academic texts. E-mail me
Andrew D. Lewis - Me ? Umm... Gimme a few years. I'll get back 2 U ! :) E-mail me
Iain (the Laird) Robertson - Itinerant jobbing self-employed IT consultant, All engagements considered, weddings funerals, Bar Mitzvahs etc., Scottish, Hansa drinker, Rugby fanatic.
Lewis Rome - Much younger than my age, still working, swim daily etc.
Steve Slaughter - Member, Lions Club of Wilro Park
Russell Tiedt - I own a very high quality Hi-Fi, which I use to listen to a very wide range of music, from classical, Jazz, R&B, Blues, Rock and Pop music. I keep on playing with my computer at home, not that I do much "work" with it. As for fishing I enjoy flyfishing or artificial lure/spin fishing when I get the chance. I also tend read about any subject that takes my fancy.
Lindsay Walker - My mother used to call me a long, thin slab of misery: 1,91m, 75kg. Thinning floppy hair, melancholic horsey face, glasses. I have not yet decided what I want to be when I grow up.
Glenys Williams - Very volatile E-mail me

And news of some who were not listed, but were active in the Holodeck:

Mike Hesse suffered a heart attack in May 2003, and died.

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Would you like to know about other BBS conferences?

Take a look at the WORLDCHAT conference page.

World chat is a bit like the Holodeck, but with an international flavour. It's also a lot more active these days.

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Created: 1997-12-15
Updated: 2006-07-14