AMRAD and the HEX BBS

[Andre' Kesteloot]

Richard,
I believe that all the members of AMRAD owe you a vote of appreciation for the efforts,
the time, the ingenuity you invested in, and devoted to the HEX BBS.
Please accept my thanks
Andre'
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> >From: barry@clark.net
> >DEAFDIGEST BLUE - JULY 11, 1999
> [...]
> >   The HEX BBS, the vestige from the early days of e-mail,
> >has been taken off the air. It was an electronic bulletin board,
> >that shared information on the needs of the deaf and the
> >handicapped. It also served as a limited e-mail system for
> >the deaf in the Washington, DC area in the early eighties.
> >   The AMRAD, an organization of radio and electronics
> >hobbyists, sponsored the HEX. And during these early
> >eighties days, they worked closely with the Telecommunications
> >for the Deaf, Inc on projects of mutual interest - computer
> >TTY, wireless TTY, e-mail and ham radio modifications.
> >   It is believed that the HEX was the first such electronic
> >clearing house for the handicapped, and it generated much
> >publicity at that time.
> >   The HEX is not completely dead - it is now on the web
> >site at http://www.amrad.org/hex
> >   A warning - the web site is new - enhancements will come
> >in due time.