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From: greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.)
Subject: Re: ACOS/GBBS (was:Re: MD-BASIC (was:Re: Apple ][ BBS Software))
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geniusman@pro-hindugods.cts.com (Chris Moylan) writes:

>If GBBS's online full screen editor requires ProTERM Special Emulation,
>that sorta rules out full screen editing for people without Apple //'s or
>people WITH Apple //'s but without ProTERM, doesn't it?

The latter is a strange point.  The remote user will need something that
can do more than vanilla ASCII, or else a full screen editor would be
impossible (or at least very improbable :-).

>With ProLine, you
>use the Televideo (tvi912) emulation, or other selected optional emulations
>for full screen editing. It is MUCH more versatile for users of many
>different computers.

One can use that argument against IBM systems who only allow full screen
editor access to those who have ANSI.  Is turnabout fair play? :-)

Unfortunately the GBBS "Pro" package does not include a standard package
for emulations like termcaps.  The PSE editor, (BlackSpring,) being
designed with PSE in mind, does allow you to use some abilities of PSE
itself, like the inclusion of graphics in the editor easily.

For some, that might not be an advantage.  METAL comes with one as part of
the program.  After being on the support board for awhile and seeing the
messages there, one phrase came to mind:

"METAL -- the power to overuse graphic characters just like the IBM users."

Again, it depends on your perspective on whether that is good or bad. :-)

>Chris Moylan
>Internet: geniusman@pro-hindugods.cts.com 

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