Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!elroy!gryphon!jdow From: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Death to Portal Message-ID: <14537@gryphon.COM> Date: 10 Apr 89 19:58:32 GMT References: <14428@gryphon.COM> <16943@cup.portal.com> Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Distribution: na Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Lines: 54 In article <16943@cup.portal.com> Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes: >*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. It seems that BIX may be the best price deal you can get... For $39/quarter you can get all the BIX you can absorb if you dial direct to Lexington Ma. For $15/ month you get Tymnet at a fixed rate as well. That is one humongous lot of BIX for not very much $$$. And BIX != BYTE by a longish shot. Charlie and I are sitting pretty autonomous from BYTE management these days. (Heck, we're prolly mroe autonomous from BIX management than either they or we like; but, that is another story. ie I is an ornery critter and once and awhile (rarely, though) throw my weight around since the Amiga stuff is just about the biggest thing that BIX has. ) Remember: The BEST revenge is to live well inspite of the bastards! I am getting my revenge on BYTE... -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.