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From: lih@cunixc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MultiUser BBS Software
Message-ID: <258@cunixc.columbia.edu>
Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 22:17:01 EST
Article-I.D.: cunixc.258
Posted: Wed Nov 18 22:17:01 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Nov-87 07:21:52 EST
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Reply-To: lih@cunixc.columbia.edu (Andrew Lih)
Organization: Columbia University
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Keywords: bbs, fidonet
Summary: Scott Watson and BBS...

In response to Scott Watson's plans for the new Red Ryder Host BBS...
	
I hang on EchoMac a lot, which is a FidoNet section for Mac users and
Scott Watson is collaborating with the author of Tabby BBS Michael Connick,
to add compatibility for EchoMac, so expect to see support for EchoMac
in the next version of RRH which may be very far down the road, since
it will be a major overhaul...
	
I think that the general consensus on EchoMac is that a BBS for the Mac
with a graphics interface would be too limiting and would isolate the
Mac from other computers, since the not all people who log into Mac BBSs
use a Mac.  This may sound strange, but an important point that they
are trying to push is compatibility with other computers and protocols.
There was a big push on EchoMac to get Ray Lau to put ARC capability in
Stuffit, but it seems that there is a separate undertaking for ARC, as
some other programmers are using Leo Laporte's (author of MacArc) code
and adding the ability to create ARC files.

It will be a while before Scott Watson gets another BBS software package
out, but when he does, you can bet that it will be compatible with EchoMac
and Tabby...

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Andrew A Lih    Computer Consultant
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