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From: jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: The future of simple BBS boards...
Message-ID: <558@mcrware.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Nov-87 01:54:51 EST
Article-I.D.: mcrware.558
Posted: Sun Nov 15 01:54:51 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 22:27:34 EST
References: <4942@ncoast.UUCP> <246@usl-pc.UUCP>
Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Ia.
Lines: 19
Keywords: BBS future software complex
Summary: multitasking, expensive?

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I agree very much with Mr. Lee, that it's the sysop and the environment
he/she promotes that makes a BBS.  I still call up an OKC area BBS, because
the people there are my friends, and the sysop makes you feel at home.

I do want to pick one nit, though.

In article <246@usl-pc.UUCP>, jpdres10@usl-pc.UUCP (Eric Lee) writes:
> a) Buy a multi-user/multi-processing computer, and add telephone
> lines. Too expensive for most people, though... for a three-line BBS,
> we're talking about $300 for installation fees, and $45/month for the
> phone line, not to mention the IBM AT or other similiarly powerful
> computer with large hard drive that'd be necessary.

While the phone line costs are past quibbling, I should point out that there
are multi-user BBSs that run under OS-9/6809 on Tandy Color Computers, which
shouldn't run you as much as an AT.

		James Jones (speaking solely for himself)