Charles

Charles Oropallo authored and implemented a Bulletin Board System (BBS) called Access-80 in late November 1977. It operated on a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I, Level II microcomputer. There were only a handful of such systems online for public use on the entire planet at that time. Access-80 provided personal messaging for local computer enthusiasts. It was also concurrently placed online in Schenectady, NY. In 1982, Charles Oropallo moved from the Albany, NY area to Nashua, NH, and so did Access-80. His origi