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From: faunt@hplabsd.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
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Subject: Re:  Inquiry on Bulletin Board System Software
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 17:51:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 17:51:11 1985
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> >> Ah, but FIDO/FIDONET is FREE.  The user interface is standard accross all
> 
> >And that user interface loses.  FIDO is great, except for that, but that's
> >a VERY important issue for many people
> 
> One way to do the user interface would be to let the user's computer present
> the interface to him and let the BBS simply serve as a database server.

I am told by the sysop of the FIDO in the front room of my house that this
is being done, with FIDO, not by Tom Jennings.
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