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From: matthew@pro-nka.cts.com (Matthew McGehrin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: gbbs vs. proline
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.015823.25871@clark.edu>
Date: 5 Jun 91 22:45:19 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from apollo@pro-hindugods.cts.com

 
I really dont want to quote that last message by amrit, but let me just
make a couple of points. If you think about it, GBBS and proline are two
good systems, just they have different ideas of a what a BBS should do. In
the 80's a GBBS was a good thing. Since alot of people did file transfers,
and they posted some messages, but it wasnt the focus. Proline is a message
board, so since everything is done to make it a 'message' board, of course
the file section is going to stink. Along with the protocols, since alog of
alot of GBBS users used the file transfer system, it was a smart move to
have ymodem and xmodem, zmodem just came out for GBBS, proline on the other
hand uses Xmodem, and thats fine, when you have a 2400 baud modem, but
since alot of proline boards are upgrading to 9600 baud modem, xmodem isnt
as great and 'does the job' as it used to. So I heard that zmodem is on its
way, and a word to the wise, buy your proline systems now, because I heard
that most likely they will up the price to upgrade, since morgan davis is
trying to re-write md-basic, and change proline to make it the board of the
90's
 
-- matthew

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