They were dabbling with PCs and the new telecommunication capability – bulletin board systems (BBS's). With a dial up modem hosted in his house and a single phone line, NCOs could log onto  "The Old Soldiers BBS" with a local Ft. Knox KY number. In the earliest days, only one person at a time could connect to the BBS – an era before the internet, before Google, and before military documents were easily accessed.
In the early stages, members of NCOs were exploring PCs and the emerging telecommunications technology – online forums. With a dial-up modem connected to his residence and a single phone line, NCOs could log onto "The Old Soldiers Online" via a local Ft. Knox KY number. At that time, only one person could connect to the online forum at a time – an era before the widespread network, before search engines like Google, and before military documents were easily accessible.