Subj : just testing..
To   : George Pope
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Jan 04 2022 18:29:00

Hello George Pope!

** On Tuesday 04.01.22 - 10:15, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:

 >> Just checking/trying out the BBBS interface
 >> from my BlackBerry. Not bad but not great.
 >> It's doable in a pinch though - which is good.

 GP> I'm finding the browser interface better for reading my groups. . .

The browser interface for The Rusty Mailbox (courtesy BBBS)  
looks very much the same as the mobile one.  It is a bit tricky  
to get used to.  I still like solution that RockSolidBBS  
implements for mobile, the best.

 GP> You've still got a working Blackberry? I thought they killed the brand?

The brand still lives on. The BB's that operate under Android  
OS are unaffected by the recent annoucement.

But I think the whole "shutting down BB devices" debacle is  
misleading.  Basically, only the BB "services" are what is  
being shut down and not being served to a subset of devices.   
But, [1] I don't subscribe to any BB services, and [2] the more  
recent models that operate under AndroidOS are not affected.

So far, my Q10 is fine.

 GP> I much miss having the external keyboard. . .

I looked into some smartphone models offered by other  
manufacturers with extendable keyboards not long ago.  Those  
might still be available.  But in the long run, I don't see  
myself participating on chat-things and message boards  
extensively with such a device, so... I wouldn't consider a  
physical keypad like the BB Q10 a critical thing to have.  For  
the occassional or brief reply or post, a virtual keyboard  
ought to be good enough for me.
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  ../|ug

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