... From: Digital Avatar To: 80sBBS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [80sBBS] The Foundation ... How was I insulting you...
while very true and acurate, bbs are pretty much dead and a nostalgic means of using computers and telecommunications, but i have yet to see any other means...
... well, i would say there are only a few and i am one of them. There are about as many bbs's around now as they were in my city in the late 80's early 90's....
And the whole string of e-mails had my BBS name as the subject... it was quite interesting. Eric ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I wrote a web based BBS in Perl once. I set it up. I found all my old users. It didn't work. The only time it came close to working was when I re-wrote the...
I think the main issue is the local nature of BBSing. That tended to hold groups together. Hell, we even went to skateworld for GT's, every Friday night....
... What is missing is simple. The LATA. Most of os keep to local area boards to kepe phone costs down. Asa result the people we dealt with were also from...
In a message dated 4/1/2003 1:27:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... THis is not a flame or "argument" but the word is DYING!! sorry..i can't stand seeing it...
KSyster@...
Apr 1, 2003 12:37 pm
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In a message dated 3/31/2003 11:59:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... but they all didnt!! Mine has a small user base but it's been around for a long time and...
KSyster@...
Apr 1, 2003 12:40 pm
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You might try a list of the old users to keep in touch. I'm on several of those here and they have get togethers once in a while as well as keep the old inside...
KSyster@...
Apr 1, 2003 12:57 pm
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Didn't he get his head beat in by a bunch of BBSers? (:...
Exactly. Because you know how it ends up, always the same outcome. Let stupid people be stupid. If you don't feed into it, it peters out pretty fast and...
In a message dated 4/1/2003 3:12:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... he'd wax on..wax off..(sorry..couldn't resist!) [Non-text portions of this message have been...
KSyster@...
Apr 1, 2003 9:12 pm
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... Sure they're using them. You'd have a valid point if it took a great deal of effort for people to use telnetable boards. Throw up a ...
... Now you're putting words in my mouth. I said that most of the boards I used to call have since closed up shop. They were still getting quite a bit of...
... Funny...we've never had problems at OSUNY getting people to post. You simply need to give them a compelling reason to post. Get a good topic going so...
... Yeah, that's one thing I miss - frequent get-togethers. I mean, it's still possible to develop a community based on common interests, but developing one...
This conversation has gotten to be pretty pointless. You keep running around in circles, saying, "it gets the job done, it gets the job done". You keep trying...
I never had problems in the past. I don't have problems now, on the listserv. I wasn't saying that I thought people were to lazy to post... I was saying that...
I accept them. I'm just not bothered. It's a hobby. I remember the days when you could (and my friend did) set up a private only system, and invite people to...
... That's not proof of anything beyond referring to Linux generically as Unix. ... You bet. However, the interface hasn't changed. If it ain't broke, don't ...
... I would note too that this was as true in the past as now, in terms of which boards worked and which didn't. C-Net, which I remember the best because I...
Hello all, Not directly to you Gary, to the list... no personal staments intended here :) Okay... it's a rant coming, for everybody, not intentional, but just...
Hello Mark, ... Then they shouldn't be on a "BBS" if they're that lazy, and somebody shouldn't be trying to bring people that lazy into it... It is my...
I love BBSing. I love ANSI graphics. I love being able to play games with friends on the BBS, and not seeing one advertisement for AOL. I hate posting...
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