> use old cameras,
 > run old cars and keep them running.  For the most part,
 > I find Opus as advanced as most new BBS software packages
 > I've used.  In many cases, the barefoot Opus isn't as feature
 > rich (as compared, say, to Maximus with its built in QWK
 > door, powerful measage base search engine, and the like),
 > but Opus seems to have been written at a time when efficiency
 > and economy were dictated by hardware restrictions.
 
Thats true. and if many of tondays programs had that feeling. they could have 
added MORE in less space. Barefoot opus really is all I really needed. I did 
not require the fancy features of a front end. although I did have on on this 
thing for a time. I have had other packages, such as RA/Kitten 1.11/Maximus 
(did not like that one at all). For mailers Frontdoor 2.02, Fd2.12nc (what 
every that really meant), Fmail, Gecho, squish... ad nausium. I run opus 
barefoot now with squish. as the built in opus mailer is a little picky about 
what it thinks are Dupe messages, which are not so.  Squish works fine with 
it. and i see no need to change software again. as you said. its my hobby. 
and I also like tinkering with old computers, Cameras and hi-fi sets.
 >  In other words, despite not having as many features, I
 > think it's
 > tighter and faster.  This isn't something that will be clear
 > if you're using cutting edge hardware, but when you're using
 > older hardware like I am, the efficiencies and/or ineffeciencies
 > of programs become VERY clear (not just Opus, let me tell
 > you!).
 >
 
Actually. I don't know if a 386DX40 is cutting edge. but opus ISr much mroe 
reliable on my old XT than RA 1.11 was. Ra was bloated and was not as good. 
since almost anything RA could do. Opus beat it hands down. Besides RA 
screamed when I only had 510K of TPA left after my SCSI CD drivers were 
loaded in. Opus would work. maybe not perfectly at times but it worked. I 
have been recommeding Opus to all new sysops in this area. Many complain 
about the resalting of their configs after adding/dropping file/message 
areas. but as I said to one sysop. How often do you add/drop areas that are 
actually READ on your board. With squish as a tosser. passtroughs don't have 
to be added to your msgbase.ctl files.. same with Allfix or Tick/raid (I use 
tick) hated allfix 4.21. older allfix was nicer and a heck lot SMALLER. 
Several MEGABYTES for file handling. No thanks. since I only toss incomming 
ticks and while I am a local hub for a network. right now I have no 
downlinks. even then Raid was more than enough for me.
        BTW. what type of system are you running your bbs on right 
now? 
                                Michele Marie Dalene
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