Subj : Re: In the future..
To   : Mark Lewis
From : Nick Andre
Date : Mon Jun 08 2020 04:22 pm

On 08 Jun 20  12:07:55, Mark Lewis said the following to Nick Andre:

ML>  NA> I tried implementing the one, back in the 90's. Only a few of my
ML>  NA> users ended  up using it, but to be fair it was a bit clunky and
ML>  NA> tacked-on.
ML> 
ML> not sure which one you're speaking of... RIPscript was one... there was

Yes, it was RIP. It was pretty amazing for being vector-based but anything to 
do with bitmaps or really detailed screens, even just a logo, was a mess. And 
that RIP terminal had its own set of bugs and problems.

ML>  ML> Searchlight and MajorBBS I believe were the only BBS packages that
ML>  ML> really got it "right".
ML> 
ML> i never used or visited any systems running those packages... especially if
ML> had to use a dedicated/specific terminal for them... i was one of those use

Searchlight and MajorBBS always worked a bit better with a RIP compatible 
client. But yeah I was never really one to use a dedicated-client. If it had 
troubles doing even the most basic of Ansi, I didn't bother calling.

I owe you royalty payments...

Nick

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