Subj : like I was looking at the future
To   : mark lewis
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Jun 08 2020 02:50 pm

Hello mark!

** On Monday 08.06.20 - 13:59, mark lewis wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> I remember visiting a few ShotGun bbses.

 ml> i think Shotgun BBS was the one i could not remember in my earlier
 ml> post...

Yes.. that is what your description began to sound like.  Launching  
Shotgun required switching operating modes of the monitor.  Ever time it  
did that, I panicked a little.  :/

When I visited a Shotgun bbs, it felt like I was looking at the future.   
(This was shortly before the WWW software arrived.)

I remember thinking that Compuserve should adopt a shotgun-like (mouse- 
driven) interface. The text method of navigating on Compuserve was prone  
to errors.  And, since every minute counted, it could get frustrating.


  ../|ug

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