Subj : Local vs Network message boards
To   : Roon
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 03 2024 15:47:02

  Re: Local vs Network message boards
  By: Roon to Nightfox on Sat May 04 2024 12:27 am

 N>> BBSes often had a local community of users though (at least in places
 N>> where local phone calls were free or inexpensive).  Was local BBS usage
 N>> not really high enough where local messagebases would be used?

 Ro> it was high but mostly for leeching files, not too many bothered with blue
 Ro> wave, they quickly switched to be a point. door games also wasn't so
 Ro> popular because of the costs.

Interesting that you specifically mention BlueWave.. BlueWave wasn't the only way to read mail.  But if even local phone calls cost money, then I could see why people would often use an offline mail reader.  Even then, I thought there were other offline mail readers besides BlueWave.

Nightfox
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