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From: madd@BUCSF.BU.EDU (Jim Frost)
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Subject: Re: The future of simple BBS boards...
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Date: Tue, 17-Nov-87 11:37:20 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 17 11:37:20 1987
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|In article <558@mcrware.UUCP>, jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones) writes:
|> 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.
|> 
|
|You know I once thought that OS9 was a better bet than MSDOS too, but the CoCo
|is not a cheaper way to go for this kind of a project.

[cost estimate deleted]

|  Personally I don't like PC hardware but I can buy an AT clone from any of a
|number of sources for that kind of money.  And I don't need an At to run a BBS.
|An XT will work just as well.
|  So much for a cheap solution.

An AT is a better solution, though.  Set up [insert name of unix for
AT here] and it'll be relatively easy to keep a multi-port BBS
running.  Besides, overall response will be better if you use an AT,
especially the new, fast ones (although at 1200/2400 baud, this is
seldom an issue).  With the prices on AT's falling like they are, you
might as well get the extra power.

|bill gunshannon

jim frost
madd@bucsb.bu.edu

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