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From: Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Death to Portal
Message-ID: <16943@cup.portal.com>
Date: 9 Apr 89 21:55:22 GMT
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*Richard Writes...

>>In article <16830@cup.portal.com> Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes:
>>Jimm:
>
>1) BIX isn't the same as Byte.
>2) You are wrong: bix is the best Amiga bbs, at least for developers.
>
>You've posted this sentiment a couple of times.  Why?
>
>WHY? Because I am tired of hearing people complain about Byte, yet doing 
>NOTHING about it! And PLINK *IS* the best. At least for what most folks want.

*Most folks != developers.

Richard, most folks are not developers.


>And if the developers moved off of BIX then there would be no question at all.

*Ie, there IS a question about it now. Ie. BIX is where you hang out 
*if you are a serious developer.

*I'd agree that for Joe Q. Averageuser PLINK is the best value for money
*and while things may occasionally things get technical, BIX is where
*you hang out if you're a serious dewveloper. Period.
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^

MMMMMM.... Must be what they call a SERIOUS developer that hangs out on BIX! :>

Besides, a person who's name I don't want to drag into this pointed out to me
that alot of the developers are on PLINK.


*8 to 1 Harv never talks to me again.

I think you are right on this! :>



*It's like this:

*BIX is for developers

Ok, Ok... I know that the developers like BIX. They get access for free, who
would not like it. (That's what I was told anyways) Besides, I understand that
their rates are much more reasonable now.

*PLINK is where you go to download programs

True, they do have a good software library, lots of activity.

*GENIE is where you go when you cant find PLINK's number

This is more accurate than some folks can imagine. :> 

*and Compuserve is where Perry can be as commercial as he wants
*and not get frapped for it.

Can't blame Perry for trying! :>

*And DO tell us how good portal is, while you're at it.

Its very good. At least for the folks who can't get free access through their
company or a local site. 

> Doug_B_Erdely@Portal.Cup.Com


*-- 
*  ``The second big surprise was that horse conchs, the biggest, baddest, most
*       fearsome univalves in the Atlantic Ocean, like cooked squash.''


*richard@gryphon.COM  decwrl!gryphon!richard   gryphon!richard@elroy.jpl.NASA.GO

          - Doug -

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