CA>When BBS were the primary source of new software (both freeware and
CA>shareware) the sysop could force you to read screen after screen of
CA>useless 'information' before you could get to a menu and check for
CA>new files or download FIDO messages.  Most BBS continue to operate
CA>this way ad nauseum.

Well, it was not always the sysop that forced this.  BBS software
defaulted to doing so, and a lot of sysops probably didn't realize how
annoying it could be to a user.  The software I use, GT Power, had an
option for the user so that, once they were logged on, they could
choose to skip the "bulletins," and go right to the main menu prompt.

Mike
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