I've been visiting this site for only a few days and have found more info than I ever thought existed. While looking over an old page (somewhere around pg. 30) I ran across a discussion on why this site could not be searched - lack of a sponsor. But, this site can be searched fairly easily.
Step 1. Go to the search engine GOOGLE.COM
Step 2. On the right hand side of the search term block you will find a link that says "Advanced Search". Click on it.
Step 3. Put in your search terms using whichever block seems appropriate to you: "all the words", "exact phrase", "at least one word" and/or "without the word"
Step 4. Scroll down the page until you see the block titled: "return results from the site or domain". Type the home URL for this forum: network54.com
Step 5. Click the box called Google Search
This will return links to all messages from this site that have included your search terms. You may want to play with some of the other options on this page - like limiting your search to last July through August, etc.