Windward Pass
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[edit] Overview
Windward Pass is an online social club, built up from a "chat board" into a social experience. It has evolved from a simple BBS into a eclectic mix of services and people.
[edit] History
In 1993 a BBS called Windward Pass came online using the Synergy Teleconferencing System software as "STS-23". Run on an IBM PC, it allowed 8 people to participate in an online chat, similar to the DDial systems which had existed for a number of years. Occasionally linking to NOTA, STS-21 and a variety of DDial systems, it grew in popularity. The users of the system, both members, and non-members (called r0dents, or r0s) began meeting in person to expand upon the online experience. These Get Togethers (GTs) became a weekly gathering and opportunity for extended social interaction.
In 1998, following a significant increase in online Internet presence, the BBS shed it's "Dial-up" ways and moved to an online telnet system. Expanding to 16 lines, the club continued to grow, and the user-base expanded to include members in other countries.
Around 2004, the difficult to support STS software was deprecated, and a purely online software package called GTalk, or Ginsu-Talk, was put online. Greatly expanding the line count and increasing supportability, this change revitalized a sagging community. At this time an online forum, radio station, and Games BBS were added.
As of 2008, it is reachable through links on the public web page, or telnetting to chat.windwardpass.org. It is frequently linked with another system based on STS called STS-II.
