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=== BBS Ready CD-ROM REVIEW - ARSENAL COMPUTER ===
=== 3721 SW Plaza Drive, Topeka, KS 66609-2002 ===
=== VOICE (913) 267-7667 FAX (913) 267-6050 BBS (913) 234-9395 ===
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(c) Arsenal Computer 1996
Permission is granted to republish this review electronically via any
"online" method, including CD-ROM, so long as it is not altered in any
way, shape or form. Other permissions, such as newspaper reprints,
please contact Dave Clark for written permission.
The Following is a CD-ROM "review." The opinions expressed belong
solely to Dave Clark, Sysop of Arsenal Computer BBS.
]]] TITLE: Nightowls v19
]]] PUBLISHER: Night Owl Publisher Inc.
]]] INFO Courtesy of CHKCD from Trantor:
Volume ID: NOPV19
Creation date: 01-16-1996
614562370 bytes total disk space
681216 bytes in 64 directories
613881154 bytes in 2670 user files
Without a doubt, Nightowls has got to be the most recognizable name in the
shareware market. For a long time, they have "set the standards" that other
publishers use as a benchmark. While they have long been content with their
standard suite of BBS support, I'm happy to report that they have expanded
that suite even further with their latest title.
BBS support is in several formats. In the file directories themselves, they
have a FILES.BBS that, while not one of the formats that I usually notice
used, is something that shouldn't be too hard to convert. In separate
sub-directories you will find PCBoard listings, and an "Excalibr" directory
that, I'm assuming, is for the Excaliber BBS system. Also included are
EZRom/SFRom configs, and a Wildcat Drop File. Overall, this is very good
support. Interestly, I seem to recall that the last Nowls had TBBS support
on it, and I didn't find it here. Hmmm.
As far as the file content on it goes, there really isn't much I can say.
It's general shareware, and Nightowls has a good knack for picking a good
selection. I didn't spot any real problems with it in there.
Something that I found of note on this disc is that Nightowls is not only
scanning the discs for virii, but they are putting the log files in the
root directory of the disc. I guess this is their "CYA" maneuver...
if something pops up later, they can honestly point to that with the
clean sweep and state that they went to every effort to scan.
Overall, it's not a bad idea.
Overall opinion? Well, I think that it's pretty obvious... <grin!>
Nightowls is not only an industry leader due to name recognition, but
because they are actually working to improve their product. That's
something that I have to respect from a publisher. This one will make
a good selection for online usage.