FalconSoft was founded in 1996 by Jim and I as a dial-up BBS, before the days of the ubiquitous Internet. Over the years, the company transformed into a dial-up Internet provider, a web development company and then for a short time, a DSL provider. After the dot-com burst in 2000, the company more or less shuttered its doors. The name has been kept alive all these years as a kind of memento of our company and the people who were a part of it. We had several prople work for us for a time (including Dan and Ruth, my mom) and a lot of fun was had working together.
A lot has changed since 2000. I have moved to California, and both Jim and I have taken full-time jobs elsewhere. The Internet has changed dramatically as well, moving into the spotlight of almost every part of our collective lives. What was once the geekiest thing on the planet has become commonplace to the point where nobody would ever think of calling someone a geek or a nerd for having a Facebook page.
Why FalconSoft?
The name FalconSoft came about when searching for a cooler sounding name for the BBS. Originally, the BBS was called "MegaFiles" or something like that, and I decided that we needed something catchier. At the time, BBSs were primarily used to distribute shareware, so the name FalconSoft seemed appropriate.