Yusupov's House - Revision history

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			\| 10 Related = [[yusupov.cloud]] (informal “spiritual successor”)
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	He would go on to become one of Belgium’s early Internet professionals, creating websites commercially by 1993–1994. In 1995 he joined [[Netpoint]], among the first Belgian web development companies, which later evolved into part of [[Unit4Agresso\|Amercom België]]. His later work included roles in information architecture, advertising technology, and eventually user experience leadership at [[Ghent University]].<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" /><ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		He would go on to become one of Belgium’s early Internet professionals, creating websites commercially by 1993–1994. In 1995 he joined [[Netpoint]], among the first Belgian web development companies, which later evolved into part of [[Unit4Agresso\|Amercom België]]. His later work included roles in information architecture, advertising technology, and eventually user experience leadership at [[Ghent University]].<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" /><ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

			=== Modern revival ===
			Since the mid-1990s Vuijlsteke has continued to run self-hosted projects and small web tools. In 2025 he began operating a VPS at {{plainlink\|https://yusupov.cloud}} hosting several applications on subdomains. While not a BBS, the single-admin, self-maintained setup echoes the board’s do-it-yourself ethos.


	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	Vuijlsteke launched the BBS in 1990 on a personal computer equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 he upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]], enabling connections at 14.4 kbit/s. The system offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried Vuijlsteke’s ANSI artwork, created with ''TheDraw'', which gave the board a distinctive visual identity ~~uncommon among smaller Belgian systems of the period~~.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>		Vuijlsteke launched the BBS in 1990 on a personal computer equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 he upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]], enabling connections at 14.4 kbit/s. The system offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried Vuijlsteke’s ANSI artwork, created with ''TheDraw'', which gave the board a distinctive visual identity.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>

	Although listed in national BBS directories, Yusupov’s House attracted only a handful of regular users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, unexplained calls to the system’s telephone line continued for years after the BBS had been shut down, a sign that people were still attempting to connect long after its closure.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		Although listed in national BBS directories, Yusupov’s House attracted only a handful of regular users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, unexplained calls to the system’s telephone line continued for years after the BBS had been shut down, a sign that people were still attempting to connect long after its closure.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

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	No message archives, file collections, or other artifacts of Yusupov’s House are known to have survived. Its existence is chiefly recorded in Vuijlsteke’s later writings and recollections.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		No message archives, file collections, or other artifacts of Yusupov’s House are known to have survived. Its existence is chiefly recorded in Vuijlsteke’s later writings and recollections.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

	~~=== Context ===~~
	Although modest in scale, Yusupov’s House illustrates the transition from grassroots BBS culture to the commercial Internet in Belgium. Running the system introduced Vuijlsteke to online community management, digital publishing, and technical experimentation at a time when such practices were rare outside specialist circles.		Although modest in scale, Yusupov’s House illustrates the transition from grassroots BBS culture to the commercial Internet in Belgium. Running the system introduced Vuijlsteke to online community management, digital publishing, and technical experimentation at a time when such practices were rare outside specialist circles.

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	'''Yusupov's House''' was a [[bulletin board system]] (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, ~~and~~ operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and ~~was~~ connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref><ref name="Nodelist">“Nodelist history search: History of node 2:291/1925,” NodeHist, accessed 1 October 2025, https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?address=2%3A291%2F1925</ref>		'''Yusupov's House''' was a [[bulletin board system]] (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref><ref name="Nodelist">“Nodelist history search: History of node 2:291/1925,” NodeHist, accessed 1 October 2025, https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?address=2%3A291%2F1925</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	Vuijlsteke launched the ~~system~~ in 1990 on a PC equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 ~~it was~~ upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]] ~~supporting~~ 14.4 kbit/s. The ~~BBS~~ offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried ~~Vuijlsteke's~~ ANSI artwork.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>		Vuijlsteke launched the BBS in 1990 on a personal computer equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 he upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]], enabling connections at 14.4 kbit/s. The system offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried Vuijlsteke’s ANSI artwork, created with ''TheDraw'', which gave the board a distinctive visual identity uncommon among smaller Belgian systems of the period.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>

	Although listed in ~~Belgian~~ BBS directories, ~~Yusupov's~~ House ~~had~~ only a handful of users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, ~~he continued to receive~~ unexplained calls years after ~~shutting it~~ down, ~~only later realising~~ that people were still ~~dialling the BBS number~~.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		Although listed in national BBS directories, Yusupov’s House attracted only a handful of regular users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, unexplained calls to the system’s telephone line continued for years after the BBS had been shut down, a sign that people were still attempting to connect long after its closure.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

	== Name ==		== Name ==
	The ~~name~~ ''Yusupov’s House'' was chosen spontaneously~~: while~~ reading Leo Tolstoy’s ''[[War and Peace]]'', Vuijlsteke opened the book at random and encountered the sentence, “I was driving past Yusúpov’s house just now,” ~~which became~~ the ~~board’s title~~.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />		The title ''Yusupov’s House'' was chosen spontaneously. While reading Leo Tolstoy’s ''[[War and Peace]]'', Vuijlsteke opened the book at random and encountered the sentence, “I was driving past Yusúpov’s house just now.” He adopted it immediately as the name of the board.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />

	== Closure ==		== Closure ==
	The ~~BBS~~ was ~~closed~~ in 1995 ~~after~~ the introduction of [[Trumpet Winsock]], which ~~allowed~~ Vuijlsteke to connect to the Internet ~~over~~ dial-up ~~using~~ Microsoft Windows. Internet access ~~quickly displaced~~ the need to maintain a personal BBS.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />		The system was discontinued in 1995 following the introduction of [[Trumpet Winsock]], which enabled Vuijlsteke to connect to the Internet via dial-up under Microsoft Windows. With the spread of consumer Internet access, the practical need to maintain a personal BBS quickly disappeared.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	No ~~known artifacts or~~ message archives of Yusupov’s House have survived. Its existence is chiefly recorded in Vuijlsteke’s ~~personal~~ writings.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		No message archives, file collections, or other artifacts of Yusupov’s House are known to have survived. Its existence is chiefly recorded in Vuijlsteke’s later writings and recollections.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

			=== Context ===
			Although modest in scale, Yusupov’s House illustrates the transition from grassroots BBS culture to the commercial Internet in Belgium. Running the system introduced Vuijlsteke to online community management, digital publishing, and technical experimentation at a time when such practices were rare outside specialist circles.

			He would go on to become one of Belgium’s early Internet professionals, creating websites commercially by 1993–1994. In 1995 he joined [[Netpoint]], among the first Belgian web development companies, which later evolved into part of [[Unit4Agresso\|Amercom België]]. His later work included roles in information architecture, advertising technology, and eventually user experience leadership at [[Ghent University]].<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" /><ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[FidoNet]]		* [[FidoNet]]
	* [[History of the Internet in Belgium]]		* [[History of the Internet in Belgium]]
			* [[Michel Vuijlsteke]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	Vuijlsteke launched the system in 1990 on a PC equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 it was upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]] supporting 14.4 kbit/s. The BBS offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried ANSI artwork ~~contributed by callers~~.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>		Vuijlsteke launched the system in 1990 on a PC equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 it was upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]] supporting 14.4 kbit/s. The BBS offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried Vuijlsteke's ANSI artwork.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>

	Although listed in Belgian BBS directories, Yusupov's House had only a handful of users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, he continued to receive unexplained calls years after shutting it down, only later realising that people were still dialling the BBS number.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		Although listed in Belgian BBS directories, Yusupov's House had only a handful of users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, he continued to receive unexplained calls years after shutting it down, only later realising that people were still dialling the BBS number.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

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	'''Yusupov's House''' was a bulletin board system (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, and operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and was connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref><ref name="Nodelist">“Nodelist history search: History of node 2:291/1925,” NodeHist, accessed 1 October 2025, https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?address=2%3A291%2F1925</ref>		'''Yusupov's House''' was a [[bulletin board system]] (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, and operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and was connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref><ref name="Nodelist">“Nodelist history search: History of node 2:291/1925,” NodeHist, accessed 1 October 2025, https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?address=2%3A291%2F1925</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	{{Infobox		{{Infobox
	\| name = Yusupov's House		\| name = Yusupov's House
	\| Sysop = [[Michel Vuijlsteke]]		\| 01 Sysop = [[Michel Vuijlsteke]]
	\| Founded = 1990		\| 02 Founded = 1990
	\| Closed = 1995		\| 03 Closed = 1995
	\| City = Ghent		\| 04 City = Ghent
	\| Country = Belgium		\| 05 Country = Belgium
	\| Software = QuickBBS		\| 06 Software = QuickBBS
	\| Operating System = DOS		\| 07 Operating System = DOS
	\| Modem Speeds = 2400, 14.4k		\| 08 Modem Speeds = 2400, 14.4k
	\| Networks = FidoNet (2:291/1925)		\| 09 Networks = FidoNet (2:291/1925)
	}}		}}

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	{{Infobox		{{Infobox
	\| name = Yusupov's House		\| name = Yusupov's House
	\| ~~sysop~~ = [[Michel Vuijlsteke]]		\| Sysop = [[Michel Vuijlsteke]]
	\| ~~founded~~ = 1990		\| Founded = 1990
	\| ~~closed~~ = 1995		\| Closed = 1995
	\| ~~city~~ = Ghent		\| City = Ghent
	\| ~~country~~ = Belgium		\| Country = Belgium
	\| ~~software~~ = QuickBBS		\| Software = QuickBBS
	\| ~~operating_system~~ = DOS		\| Operating System = DOS
	\| ~~modem_speeds~~ = 2400, 14.4k		\| Modem Speeds = 2400, 14.4k
	\| ~~networks~~ = FidoNet (2:291/1925)		\| Networks = FidoNet (2:291/1925)
	}}		}}

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	'''Yusupov's House''' was a bulletin board system (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, and operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and was connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref>		'''Yusupov's House''' was a bulletin board system (BBS) based in [[Ghent]], Belgium, and operated by [[Michel Vuijlsteke]] between 1990 and 1995. It was a single–line system running under DOS with [[QuickBBS]] software and was connected to [[FidoNet]] as node '''2:291/1925'''.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout">Michel Vuijlsteke, "Over mezelf", blog.zog.org, <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.zog.org/about https://blog.zog.org/about]</span>, accessed 1 October 2025. (in Dutch)</ref><ref name="Nodelist">“Nodelist history search: History of node 2:291/1925,” NodeHist, accessed 1 October 2025, https://nodehist.fidonet.org.ua/?address=2%3A291%2F1925</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	Vuijlsteke launched the system in 1990 on a PC equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 it was upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]] supporting 14.4 kbit/s. The BBS offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried ANSI artwork contributed by callers.<ref name="~~VuijlstekeAbout~~" />		Vuijlsteke launched the system in 1990 on a PC equipped with a USRobotics Courier/Sportster 2400 baud modem. In 1992 it was upgraded to a [[ZyXEL U-1496]] supporting 14.4 kbit/s. The BBS offered standard message boards, freeware file areas, and a small selection of door games. It also carried ANSI artwork contributed by callers.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview">Michel Vuijlsteke, interview, 1 October 2025. Interview about memories of his BBS, Yusupov's House.</ref>

	Although listed in Belgian BBS directories, Yusupov's House had only a handful of users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, he continued to receive unexplained calls years after shutting it down, only later realising that people were still dialling the BBS number.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />		Although listed in Belgian BBS directories, Yusupov's House had only a handful of users and was mostly accessed by random callers. According to Vuijlsteke, he continued to receive unexplained calls years after shutting it down, only later realising that people were still dialling the BBS number.<ref name="VuijlstekeAbout" />

	== Name ==		== Name ==
	The name ''Yusupov’s House'' was chosen spontaneously: while reading Leo Tolstoy’s ''[[War and Peace]]'', Vuijlsteke opened the book at random and encountered the sentence, “I was driving past Yusúpov’s house just now,” which became the board’s title.<ref name="~~VuijlstekeAbout~~" />		The name ''Yusupov’s House'' was chosen spontaneously: while reading Leo Tolstoy’s ''[[War and Peace]]'', Vuijlsteke opened the book at random and encountered the sentence, “I was driving past Yusúpov’s house just now,” which became the board’s title.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />

	== Closure ==		== Closure ==
	The BBS was closed in 1995 after the introduction of [[Trumpet Winsock]], which allowed Vuijlsteke to connect to the Internet over dial-up using Microsoft Windows. Internet access quickly displaced the need to maintain a personal BBS.<ref name="~~VuijlstekeAbout~~" />		The BBS was closed in 1995 after the introduction of [[Trumpet Winsock]], which allowed Vuijlsteke to connect to the Internet over dial-up using Microsoft Windows. Internet access quickly displaced the need to maintain a personal BBS.<ref name="VuijlstekeInterview" />

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==