-=> Quoting Eric Oulashin to All on 06 Jan 11  15:46:57 <=-

 EO> I was recently reading an article I ran into online about a BBS
 EO> software package and started to feel a little nostalgic about BBSing in
 EO> the early 90s.  One thing I really liked back then was that many BBSs
 EO> had their own unique look and identity.  I enjoyed looking at what
 EO> different BBSs had to offer in terms of user-friendliness, creativity,
 EO> and overall look & feel. 

Even now one can find bbses with unique look and identity.  A lot of it
seems to me to be what the sysop puts into the board to make it his or
her own.  :)

 EO> Another thing I really liked was the diversity of BBS software
 EO> packages available.  I always thought that the BBS software package
 EO> played a part in the BBS's look and feel (and its identity), although I
 EO> suppose any BBS could be set up to look and feel like just about
 EO> anything (depending on its flexibility).  

Some are more flexible than others in allowing it to look and feel more
like other softwares... and again, the sysop has a lot to do with how
much that is taken advantage of.  But there are definitely things that
are unique to a particular software, that make it especially better (or
worse) to a sysop or even at the user level...  I've been a user on many
boards over the years, and many different softwares.  Some I've liked
better than others, and some, a different sysop made all the difference
as to whether I could stand it or not.   :)

ttyl     neb

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