Subj : Re: BBS Population
To   : Ogg
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Nov 27 2022 12:51:36

 Og>  b> Using BBS's has never been better.  No tying up the phone
 Og>  b> line.  Fast, FAST speeds.  Being able to multitask while
 Og>  b> you BBS (I generally don't), fast transfer speeds, being
 Og>  b> able to access any BBS in the world without running up a
 Og>  b> high phone bill. Just a shame that the quantity of users
 Og>  b> and boards isn't what it used to be.
 Og> 
 Og> Sysops don't think outside the box, literally.
 Og> 
 Og> Back in the day.. we had Boardwatch magazine that did the work  
 Og> for bbs promotion.
 Og> 
 Og> Advertising within the medium that you want to attract people  
 Og> too (eg. BBS AD echos) is not going to reach people outside the  
 Og> realm.
 Og> 
 Og> Telnet BBS Guide is a fine tool, but it does nothing to  
 Og> convince people WHY they ought to try a BBS.
 Og> 

Good point.  I can't remember how I found that BBS's were still alive.  I think I was deliberately looking to see if any were still accessible just purely out of interest, and discovered that they were!  They were on the Internet over Telnet.

But I haven't seen them mentioned outside of the boxes you speak of.  There is an advantage, no tracking, no crappy ads, no political censorship, a fast simple interface.

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