8 Jan
1999
8 Jan
'99
5:38 a.m.
At 03:24 PM 1/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
BBSes are, IMHO, a dying breed. However, they do still
fulfill a niche
that the 'net does not. There are significant numbers of people who are
Another niche is in local groups that want to provide a forum for their
members, but cannot afford to provide net access for all its members. My
local Atari club is one such group. Not all atari users in this area are
on the net, so a 'net-only solution is not acceptable, and we can't afford
to connect the BBS to the 'net. Mind you, it doesn't get used a lot...
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