Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run
To   : GAMGEE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Thu Dec 04 2025 09:22:21

RM> Back around that time there were several BBS systems in town and
RM> I was creating the menu screens for a couple of them.
RM> I was writing the code from scratch at the time, and I totally
RM> lost interest when programs like The Draw came out and any idiot
RM> could do it..  I prefer being a Special idiot..   B)

GA>Wow, I bet that was fairly tedious work, doing ANSI screens that way.

GA>Haha, not all idiots can even master TheDraw...  Well done.

It took a bit of work but, like most programming, you get a collection
of commands you can insert where needed to save time. I also wrote a
lot of software and would create fully working programs that didn't
do anything.. You had menus with blank options that went gosub to
labels that were empty other than the Return.

When someone wanted a program for a specific task, you go in and add
the information necessary to make the program do that.
It saved a lot of time in the long run..

At that time the BBS that was carrying the Global message bases
shut down and the person who decided to take that over started
charging for access since his cost for special lines and such
were so high. I wasn't too happy about that but, before I had
much chance to think about it, he contacted me and said if I
would be the Monitor in the Tech Help areas on the BBS, he'd
give me access for free. This was a great bonus for me since
I was always giving people help handling computer problems for
free on the old BBS so it was a bit of a win-win for both of us.

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