I spent a lot of time with Pete on ICQ in the late 90s. He really taught me a lot of basics (heh) about programming back then, and his community was great. Many regulars from his site and NeoZones/Neobasic are still in contact with each other, and it's crazy seeing what some people do now, like release TurboGrafx games.
At some point there was a fork of NeoZones into NeoBasic. Last I checked, NeoBasic.net still had forums, but only long time regulars barely post. It looks down today, sadly.