Greetings to all BBS'ers and SysOps!!!

We are aware that many people do not know about the word "BBS".  Some
people are curious what this word means.  Some are ignorant of the
word or even reluctant to know the meaning. It is time that we take
action to change this situation.  We, the volunteers in the BBS
Awareness Campaign, are doing our best to make "BBS" a word the
public is aware of.  But we cannot do this alone. We need help from
people who already know the hobby of BBS'ing, and that is YOU.
We've got to work together to make our hobby known everywhere in
our area. Sooner or later BBS'ers and SysOps might begin to decrease.
 We need to attract more people to BBS'ing, so that our hobby may be
preserved. We need to act NOW. What can you do to help?  Help spread
the word to your family, friendsand neighbors.  Explain to them what
a BBS can do as an alternative to the Internet.  Give them the proper
tools..a terminal program and a list of BBS numbers to call..so that
they can start BBS'ing.  (You can find one of these on the USERDISK.ZIP
file located at any BBSANet-affiliated boards, or on the Internet at
www.kerowyns-haven.com/bbsaware.)  Share with them the fun we enjoy
with our great hobby.  Tell computer resellers and otherbusinessmen
that have Internet access about BBS'ing, and its advantages over the
Internet. Let us make them as enthusiastic about BBS'ing as we are.
If you have some ideas to make the public aware of BBS'ing, share them
with us!

If you're a SysOp, join the BBS Awareness Network (BBSANet) by
downloading the BBSANxxxx.ZIP file from any BBS that is affiliated
by the said network,(or at the URL address stated above) and fill
out the SYSOP.APP file included in the package. If you're a BBS'er,
be a volunteer of your local BBS Awareness Campaign by downloading
the same file then fill out the USER.DIR fileincluded in it. Then
upload them to your local BBSANet-affiliated board, or send them
via e-mail at castle@inetworld.net. That way you will be notified
of what is going on in different BBS Awareness Campaigns in different
areas, and can share ideas with others. Don't wait for BBS'ing to
decline. Start spreading the word NOW, and let's make "BBS" a household
word by the year 2000!

Regards,
JACOB JAKE A. CATAYOC

Volunteer, BBS Awareness Campaign
Philippines Chapter
Fidonet Address: 6:751/417
BBSANet Address: 21:1050/109
