Paul is the gentleman on the left in this photograph; that's me on the right.
This photograph was taken in July 2000 at The Seattle Center.
Paul Casey was seriously into Searchlight BBS ("BBS" stands for Bulletin Board System), starting Paul's Waka Waka BBS on March 03, 1989 using what I believe was SLBBS v1.31. Like most other sysops, he started with just a single dial-up node.
This is from the last page of my Commodore 64 demo "Mag Factor Three" from late-1992.
This is from my Commodore 64 demo "Warp Damage" from early-1993.
This is from a page out of my Commodore 64 demo "AIDS Demo" from late-1993.
No, Paul did not have HIV; the scroll text was part where I sent "greetings" to my friends & family.
This is from a page out of my Commodore 64 demo "AIDS Demo" from late-1993.
No, again Paul did not have HIV; the scroll text was part where I sent "greetings" to my friends & family.
In this part of the program, he was greeted as "WAKA WAKA" - that was his handle (pseudonym) on dial-up BBSs from the 1980s & 1990s.
This is the last page of my Commodore 64 demo "AIDS Demo" from late-1993.
This does not have Paul's name in it; it's just somewhat humourous.
(Paul's own words, taken from his website)
What started out March 1989 as a local BBS for Seattle's G&M Club to post messages to one another; somehow word spread like wildfire!
Gosh, did you hear Seattle has a safe place for chubbies and chasers to download pictures of same? A year later, it was so busy 24 hours a day that I had to add four more modem lines (in those days there was no internet to speak of).
Waka Waka BBS was created as a safe place for chubbies where you are not harassed or ostracised because of your weight, no matter what you weigh because there is a secret community of chasers (men who like their men big).
This is a screen from Waka Waka BBS - Paul's door games menu.
Oh! Those modem days, they sure were happy memories, watching users on all five lines in chat mode.
People from all over the USA, and overseas including countries such as France, Germany, and Japan called. They so wanted the BBS to continue that they sent in donations to cover the cost of the phone lines.
This photograph of Paul is from (I believe) the early-1990s.
This is another screen from Waka Waka BBS - Paul's email menu.
This is the euology I would have delivered had I still been in Seattle when Paul's funeral was conducted:
I've known Paul since 1987 or so.
Paul was a *VERY* nice man; he would go out of his way to make anybody feel comfortable around him.
He was very interested in computers - especially his BBS!!! Paul would often stay up into the wee hours of the morning making his BBS just a little better. Even through his illness and countless hospitalisations, he would always be concerned about his BBS, and work on it whenever possible - especially the door games. He got me started with Searchlight BBS in 1992 or thereabouts; not that long before RIP (Remote Imaging Protocol) graphics became into being. I learned how to use RIPaint rather quickly, and ended up making almost all of the RIP screens seen on Paul's Waka Waka BBS.
Paul always wanted me to move into his home; his wish was granted in early-October 2004. I was both his friend and his live-in aide. I lived with him until 05-26-06.
Rest in peace Paul.
There'll be no more pain now.
This is the house we lived in at 745 N. 104th in Seattle.
And this is a more recent photograph of the house.
Note that the short chain link fence has been removed.
Photograph taken by Ross on 03-24-09.
Here's another photograph of Paul; same date & location as the one above.
This is another screen from Waka Waka BBS - the screen you received when you went to the "RIP Graphics" subboard.
"RIP" stands for Remote Imaging Protocol.
Come to think of it, I did most of the RIP graphics seen on Waka Waka BBS.
Here are two examples of RIP screens I made for my own BBS at this time.
Here is the screen you saw when you unzipped a file you got from Waka Waka BBS.
Site last updated 03-30-10: Added five more computer demos (three from the mid-1990s and two from 03-30-10).
