Q: Why is your Spitfire BBS named 32-Bit? Spitfire is a 16bit
   dos app?
A: Back in the mid 90s the term "32-Bit" was all the rage. So
   when coming up with a name for my first BBS that's what I
   picked. It was running on a 486-SX 25 and that's a 32bit
   CPU so I guess that could justify it but the real reason
   was just so i could pull users into accessing a "32-Bit"
   BBS <g>. And it worked because my one node BBS was very
   active due to LoRD, Interbbs BRE/FE, Usurper (etc) and a
   super cool name ;)
Q: Why did you become a sysop?
A: My first computer was a 486-SX 25 and a 2400bps modem. It
   came with a free 30 day sub to Prodigy online and when
   that ran out i found the world of local BBS's. I was
   hooked and soon after i downloaded the Spitfire software.

Q: What hardware/software did you have for the 32-Bit BBS?
A: 486-Sx 25, 160 meg conner hdd, 4 megs ram, 2400bps modem
   running on ms dos 5.0, qemm/desqview and win 3.11.

Q: Qemm and Desqview? I though your first BBS was one node?
A: Well, I had one phone line for the callers and one for
   my local logons. And it was MUCH faster than win 3.11

Q: What hardware are you running now?
A: Server: Dell T1700 tower, i7-4770 using its APU for vid,
   128gb + 256 gb SSD, 4gb DDR3 memory.
  
   Software: Synchronet, two VM hosting Spitfire BBS and the
   other is Sync hosting my X-League hub. X-Bit uses BinkIT
   for its FTN mailer and iRex for InterBBS gaming packets.
Q: How and when did The X-Bit come about?
A: I built The X-Bit in 2001 due to missing the hobby. After
   a quick internet search i found Synchronet and was
   surprised that a BBS could be accessed via telnet rather
   than a POTs line. And also Sync had many modern services
   like SMTP, SSH, etc. It was a no brainer. I conducted a
   restore from my old Spitfire BBS backups, grabbed some
   ANSI displays, changed the name from 32-Bit BBS to X-Bit
   and *boom* x-bit was born.

Q: How actave were/are your BBS's?
A: As I stated my first BBS in the 90s, 32bit BBS, had just
   one phone line. It was very actave and almost as soon as
   a person would log off another would call in.

   In 2001 when I started The X-Bit, and i guess many callers
   were also feeling very nostalgic because it was crazy
   actave. No longer being restricted to the number of phone
   lines you had, and thanks to Synchronet BBS software and
   telnet, The  X-Bit recived 100's of calls a day. I
   remember getting bbs messages from Intel, MS, SUN, etc
   engeeners saying how excited they were to access a BBS
   again. X-Bit was one of the most actave BBS's in the world
   back in the early/mid 2000s and thanks to this timeline
   I'm over 400k total logins. I've archived logs of X-Bit's
   daily logons that can be reviewed. I call this the 2nd
   coming :)

   Sadly, systems access is no longer what it was and calls
   have dropped but who knows, perhaps another wave of
   nostalgia will hit again some day? <g> Regardless building
   and running our systems at x-bit.org is just as fun as it
   was in the 90s!
Q: Why did you rebuild your Spitfire BBS if X-Bit was alive?
A: Because it was my first love and with the help of
   NetSerial I was able to rebuild it and offer connections
   via telnet. Plus, retro rules <g>.

Q: What's the primary focus of your BBS's?
A: Door games! I've always had a healthy file base, FTN
   networks like Fido, SFNet, Dove-NET, etc.. but i love door
   games and the worlds that they offer.

Q: Why did you take down X-Bit BBS in 2008 and again in 2011?
A: The main reason was real life work started taking most all
   of my time.

Q: Didn't you run an InterBBS League?
A: Yes! It was named The X-League and I offered Leagues 777,
   701, 444, 610 and 13. In fact at one time for a few years
   league 777 was the largest BRE and FE league in the world.
   We had some good wars ;). Note, The X-League is still alive
   so sysops, feel free to join up.

Q: Do you do your own ANSI?
A: No, but I'm pretty good at modifying others to fit the x-bit
   theme. The BBS world has some VERY amazing artist and in
   no way can i even touch that skill set.

Q: What's with the ANSI sci-guy on both X-Bit and 32-Bit bbs?
A: That's Dr. Bit or dr. x :) I found him in an ANSI pack
   back in 1994 and was adopted as the official mascot at
   that point. Also this x-bit ansi was created by gj! and
   given to me for use on the x-bit in 2023.