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From: jsisi@trwrba.UUCP (Dan Jones)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Save your money
Message-ID: <1833@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Feb-86 01:52:00 EST
Article-I.D.: trwrba.1833
Posted: Sat Feb 15 01:52:00 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Feb-86 08:05:45 EST
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Reply-To: jsisi@trwrba.UUCP (Dan Jones)
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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Keywords: BIX
Summary: I agree


I agree 100% that BIX in it's current state is worthless unless you happen
to be a fan of J.E.Pournelle's mad meanderings.

My personal impression of BIX is that it was designed for a very different
purpose than it is being put to at the moment.  At the present time, even the
worst message system on an old RCPM system is superior in ease-of-use and
functionality.  As an extended conferencing system, it certainly fares poorly
even in comparison with USENET.  You just thought there were a lot of pointless
articles here.  On BIX, there is no logical way to avoid the pointless drivel.
(Maybe someday one of the system people at BIX will consider a system as well
thought out as rn.  Then again, probably not.)

Let us hope that the system will improve, or that McGraw-Hill will decide it is
hopeless and refund the sign-up fee.  (Never again will I sign up for a system
based on good reviews and a big-name backer.  Get a demo ala Compuserv before
signing up, especially if McGraw-Hill is involved.)

	Dan Jones
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