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- From: sschaem@teleport.com (Stephan Schaem)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Registrated developer, myth or reality?
- Date: 24 Feb 1996 19:35:51 GMT
- Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
- Message-ID: <4gnpan$r7@maureen.teleport.com>
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- Joanne Dow (jdow@BIX.com) wrote:
- : In article <paul.3vky@serena.iaehv.nl>, paul@serena.iaehv.nl wrote:
- : >Enough with the BIX is better than InterNet already, Joanne. we know
- : >that by heart by now. And as stated so many countless times before,
- : >BIX needs to set up a presence around the world that is identical to
- : >that it has in the USA. Only then will it be a viable option for a
- : >worldwide network. And telnetting to Bix is not a viable option as
- : >that means having to subscribe to one network just to reach another.
- : >Nwo if I had a local number for Bix with 28k8 modems, I'd be more
- : >than happy to check it out. But not before...
-
- : BIX is quite easily accessible via the Internet using telnet. So why don't YOU
- : get off your pet high horse and look at reality rather than idly spouting BIX
- : hate. It ill becomes you.
-
- : >And do you realy believe if the'd gone for BIX it would have been
- : >ready now? If you don't get the goods from them there's nothing to
- : >make ready now, is there...
-
- : If they were serious, yes. The old Commodore infrastructure is still there
- : waiting. Instead they felt they had to invent all new. It has taken them long
- : enough that would be developers are suffering. *YOU GUYS* demanded this. Enjoy!
- : BIX *is* still there if they are interested. It is better than nothing you have
- : now, Paul.
-
- The only interface to bix is a shell? I tryed to login but 'guest' or
- 'new' needed a password....
- My guess is that bix is not free and thats totaly unaceptable.
-
- Is bix younger then the internet?, if not its bix and CBM trying to invent
- something 'new' that as no reason to be. bix is a little world and most
- people dont have access to it. The home of ALL amiga discution should
- be comp.sys.amiga.* , and the home of all files aminet
-
- I dont know what escom want to do, but having the RKM online in HTLM
- format with regular update is something I would like to see. NFS mount
- the dev update cds , irc server and ftp account is something that I
- would apreciate... private html page with 'oficial' faq & tips, of
- course aminet link and OS beta.. tools ... organized employe pages (even
- if it countain only an email address) etc... All at easy reach and for free.
-
- Stephan
-