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- From: idbremne@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca (idbremne)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
- Subject: BBS software, THE POSITIVES
- Message-ID: <626@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca>
- Date: 14 Dec 1992 21:34:44 GMT
- References: <BytEv9.5Dq@acsu.buffalo.edu> <ByyAD0.FtH@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada
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- v120qldp@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (JAY WALKER) writes:
- >No thanks. Waffle sucks and no amount of modding is going to change that.
- >A few reasons why I hate Waffle:
-
- To put an end to all this petty bickering.
- (Guys, my Dad one told me, "Ian, you're as subtle as a shotgun.")
-
- Face it. There has been little discussion and a lot of whining about
- BBS software. If you have a piece of software that YOU use and ENJOY,
- this is an excellent opprtunity to get other people interested in the
- software YOU enjoy.
-
- I personally would like to thank all the people who were trying to
- put an end to the WAR I started.
-
- To tell the truth, I was hoping that I could use the information gathered
- from a DISCUSSION in the design of a Bulletin Board System that would
- address almost everyone's needs.
-
- I and others don't want to hear what is wrong with other software but
- what is right about yours.
-
- Please use the following catagories to discuss the positive things about
- a piece of software.
-
- SOFTWARE TITLE:
-
- PRICE:
- Freeware.
- Shareware.
- BigBuckWare.
-
- SETUP:
- OS compatibility.
- External requirements:
- Fossil
- Protocols
- Netmailer
- etc.
- Installation procedure:
- Modem configuration
- Message base configuration
- File base configuration
- Door installation and support
-
- FEATURES:
- Single or multi-line
- Sysop management utilities
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENT:
- Processor Minimum
- Harddrive Minimum
- Ram Minimum
- Networking System (Ethernet, etc.)
- Highest Baudrate
-
- SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT:
- Multitaskers
-
- SYSOP MAIN BRAGGING POINT:
-
- PLEASE Add to this basic breakdown, I know I have forgotten things.
-