Subj : Re: The Documentary...
To   : sinister x
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 01 2005 02:56 pm

  Re: Re: The Documentary...
  By: sinister x to Frank Vest on Sun Jul 31 2005 10:34 pm

 > 
 >  > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet Since it is a history, what did you
 >  > expect? Sinister x wrote:
 > 
 > Something that wasn't completely biased. (: Overall I just wasn't impressed
 > with the film, and I expected long before I watched it that it wouldn't be a
 > fully accurate account of everything that's gone in the bbs world, and
 > everything that's still going on today. You're exactly right, it was made as
 > "history", so of course he would focus the film as a historical account,
 > instead of showing the sides of the scene that are still going on.

To be fair, a "fully accurate account of everything that's gone in the bbs
world" (not even including what's still going on today) would've been way too
much content for documentary. As it is, the DVD set is 3 (chock-full) discs!

I agree that Jason could've done a better job of covering the history of:

 o Other networks besides FidoNet
 o Terminal/client programs
 o Door games
 o Multi-user chat
 o Graphics (e.g. NAPLPS, RIP, WIP, MaxGrafix, Robo/FX, etc.)
 o the post-80's BBS era in general

But still in all, I'm impressed and appreciate that *someone* gave BBSes their
due spotlight, even if it is a bit late. :-)

                                                  digital man

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