-=> Quoting Mike Roberts to NANCY BACKUS on 25 Mar 09  23:05:22 <=-

(I am SO far behind, tisn't even funny...  I'm trying to plug away at
it, but the last few days have just been worse than ever...!)

 MR> You don't need to tell me.... I have told family and friends, set up a
 MR> means  for them to use it, and because they never touched a computer
 MR> till they  wanted one to get on the Internet, they never seem to catch
 MR> on. I mean I have  been doing it for over 20 years. Very rarely does
 MR> someone who came to being  with computers during the internet age, even
 MR> want to know what a bbs is. They  don't understand that a lot of the
 MR> stuff they do online now, was and can be  done on a bbs in a much
 MR> warmer, friendlier atmosphere. I have given up  trying. I really have.

There are none so blind as those who will not see... :(  I don't really
try anymore to get anyone in my family to use my form of entertainment,
they think I'm just nuts, I know that they are...  

 MR> I just shrug my shoulders back. I remember I took a  guy who loves
 MR> computers, through a whole tour. The messaging the email, the  door
 MR> games, the small quaint sigs, files, chat etc. and after I did that,
 MR> He  said. But what are You gonna do with this???  You could relate to

Sigh...

 MR> this. I  have a sister who loves scrabble. she sometimes get bored and
 MR> gripes about  doing crosswords etc. I suggest she log on, Play some
 MR> scrabble, and some of  the other door games to keep herself occupied.
 MR> She acts like I am inviting her  into the depths of hell and trying to
 MR> destroy her soul . That old dark  place with no pictures, where You
 MR> have to type?!?! You gotta be kidding! 

Too bad you can't get her in there, I'd love to play her in scrabble... :)

 MR> I dunno Nance, but I'd be interested in seeing just one newbie ( and I
 MR> am  sure there are some ) actually take the time and check bbs's out.
 MR> And You  know I talked to you about this. I even went and spent a lot
 MR> of time looking  up oldtimers.. GReat to hear from You again Mike, But
 MR> BBSing was then. Not  now.. As You say... Oh well....

Not much we can do about it... they either are interested or not... but
it sure would be nice if the oldtimers came back and rejoined us
diehards...    Too bad they don't realize it still is... :)

ttyl     neb

... Age isn't important unless you're a cheese.
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