Hello MvdV!

** On Friday 12.06.20 - 10:43, Martin Foster wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:


 MF> MvdV> It seems it was written for e-mail and usenet mail and FTN was
 MF> MvdV> added as an afterthought.

 MF> "CrossPoint v1.0 was released in 1992 as shareware for the DOS operating
 MF> system. It was a pure point program for Z-Netz and its data exchange
 MF> protocol Netcall. Version 2.0 appeared at the end of 1992, which also
 MF> supported FidoNet, MausNet, MagicNet, QuickMail and the data format of
 MF> the new Z-Netz protocol ZConnect."

 MF> Hardly an afterthought, more of a development of the software, IMO.


Furthermore, GoldED only came along AFTER OpenXP had already included  
Fidonet support.  Seems that GoldED falls into the afterthought category.   


  ../|ug

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