A Blast from the Past: Barry Schiff on Computerized Town Meetings for Pilots

[Mike Overly]

Mr. Schiff was kind enough to send this old missive of his over our transom recently. In it he speaks of modems and connect fees and "talking on a computer." There may also be instructions in there for parity, bauds, and hand-cranking the forum motor starter.

[Rod Madsen]

That was fascinating. What ever happened to Orville E. Fudpucker. I lived and flew in Plano in 1995 and never met him. I was on Compuserve, but not on AVSIG.

[John O'Shaughnessy [FCM]]

That is a fantastic blast from the past!

[Mike Overly]

That was fascinating. What ever happened to Orville E. Fudpucker. I lived and flew in Plano in 1995 and never met him. I was on Compuserve, but not on AVSIG.

Last I checked, Mr. Fudpucker was still a mysterious being who enters and exits lives and offices at will. He left TSJDs, business cards, and Round Tuits on my desk while I was out of the office one day in 1993, so I guess that means I never saw him then or since

[Andy Alson]

I didn't see it in the article but do we know when it was written?

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

I didn't see it in the article but do we know when it was written?

Andy -- I did some google searches of sections of the text to no avail.

[Mike Overly]

I didn't see it in the article but do we know when it was written?

I'm carbon dating to the late 80s/early 90s based on the reader service card. And there were phone numbers in all the ads.

[Russell Holton]

I'm carbon dating to the late 80s/early 90s based on the reader service card. And there were phone numbers in all the ads.

The article references an event in '86 and talks about connecting to CIS at $12.50 an hour. I can't find back when that was, but it appears to be before 1991.

[John O'Shaughnessy [FCM]]

My gut feel was late 1980's up to 1990.

[Randy Sohn]

What ever happened to Orville E. Fudpucker.

Chuckle, some things are prolly best left untouched, like Mike said above, mysterious! Since John Scafhausen and I sorta lost touch, also lost track of Orville.

best, randy

[Patty Haley]

Wish I knew about Avsig sooner is all I can say. :-)

Patty

[Tom Charlton]

Wish I knew about Avsig sooner is all I can say. :-)
Patty

Hi Patty,
Me too!

Regards,
Tom Charlton

[Randy Sohn]

Hi Patty,
Me too!

Regards,
Tom Charlton

Chuckle, why? So you too can be hollered at and be abused? <g>

best, randy

[Richard Duxbury]

Thanks for that old article about the AVSIG forum. I never knew about that historic meeting at ORD decades ago by AVSIGers. I guess our Duluth 2 (plus) day meetings keep up the tradition.

Hmm, I',m still on compuserve-long since taken over by AOL and perhaps even a later buyout. Likely some AVSIGers at BP's today as well as Randy and myself. Bad thunderstorms may cut down on the VFR attendees. Randy and I are all weather (well I don't do snow much anymore).

Regards,

Dux

[Nancy Zeitlin]

Mr. Schiff was kind enough to send this old missive of his over our transom recently. In it he speaks of modems and connect fees and "talking on a computer." There may also be instructions in there for parity, bauds, and hand-cranking the forum motor starter.

Wow! Thanks for that! Despite being mentioned, this is the first I know of that article. Brought back lots of memories.

Not the least of which was Barry’s (or should I say “m”) trials and tribulations of getting onto the forum.

<sigh!!> Lots of REALLY fond memories. Ask Barry about garlic bagels on his NY layovers. <G>