What is the history of 356Talk?
356Talk was founded in the 1990’s as an email “listserv” to connect Registry members. When emails sent to a certain 356Talk email address, the listserv retransmitted to a list of subscribers, either in real-time or in a “daily digest”. Over time, the technology’s limitations created a push that led to a transition to a web-based forum in 2008.
President Chuck House announced in 2008: “The 356 Registry's 356Talk email list has been around for nearly 15 years ever since Robin Hansen started it with help from Rick Dill. It has been a source of invaluable 356 information and camaraderie over the years for all 356 enthusiasts. From time to time over the past few years, discussion has occurred about changing the format of this list. There are some who prefer a bulletin board (BB) forum style while others prefer the immediacy of the existing email listserv. It was not a matter of old vs. new tech, instead it was about what worked the best for the subscribers. Unfortunately in the past, it was not possible to please both sides on this issue. However, I am happy to announce that you can now "have it your way". Thanks to the Herculean efforts of Brian O'Kelly with assistance from Barry Brisco, the 356 Registry will soon change to a system which will incorporate a fully featured bulletin board forum with the added capability to subscribe for email delivery. Therefore, those who want and have been clamoring for the BB forum system with its ability to post photos and better organize threads should be ecstatic and those who want to keep getting email like they have been getting can still choose to do so with minimal impact. It should be the best of both worlds.”