So I am digging around trying to find any information regarding "Magnet" an Apple ][+ based BBS that ran out of our home in approximately 1983-1985. Back then I was a kid, and I was excited about it, and excited for my Dad (Rob Jewett) who created it. He was interviewed on TV, and newspaper articles were written about it. Back when it was brought online - it was a one-of-kind in that it was bringing this technology to the Upstate New York area of Potsdam, NY (putting it on the map).
What I can remember was it was running on an Apple ][+ computer (a former computer we had after we upgraded to an Apple //e). It ran a BBS software that based based on the Forth programming language (stack based).
The reason I am digging, is to try to collect any information about this service to help my Dad recall anything more about it. My Dad is now 78 years old and has significant dementia and his memory is shot. I waited way to long to try to archive it.
All I have is a "Business Certificate" showing that it was an official business.
Anyone remember this, or search your archives or know where I can search? I would love to find articles or find the TV interview (my Dad would have had a big bushy-afro-hair-style and established beard).
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