TIP: Click on subject to list as thread! ANSI
echo: binkley
to: Andrew Leary
from: Trevor Wallace
date: 1996-07-08 12:29:24
subject: Binkley Suggestion

G'day Andrew!

 AL> Binkley's terminal isn't really intended for a serious BBS caller.
 AL> It's more intended to be able to quickly update the NVRAM settings in
 AL> your modem.

fairy snuff, but in the other corner I've got FroDo which fills all my
comms requirements, SLIP/PPP aside obviously... :)

I just don't see the point in ignoring the development of half the
programme. I know I'm being a tad simple here; but with two modes, one of
which is the terminal, that equals half in my books. It's there, and it
could a lot better, but it isn't. `Nuff said...

 TW>> It's the second major reason why I won't touch Bink. The first is
 TW>> OS/2 related...

 AL> I'd like to know why you say that, considering that Binkley was the
 AL> FIRST mailer to release an OS/2 native version.

I meant I hadn't found an OS/2 native tosser/BBS combo, and the other
associated toys, that were to my satisfaction. I don't like Squish/Max, and
haven't found any others that function suitably at the "right"
price.

The exception to this was a nodelist compiler called ZParse. Easy to
configure, zippy as hell, worked beautifully. `tis probably the main reason
I continue to investigate OS/2 natives... This probably shows how skewed my
priorities are... :)

As it stands, if I were to switch to BT32, I'd have to find a term package,
as well as all the other toys. `tis not an attractive "upgrade"
when I'm not unhappy with a FroDo/DOS based OS/2 setup...

have fun
    "What would  you say  if I  offered you  mastery
    of the galaxy?" ... "Oh, I would say thank you."
                                       - swaz
--- FMail 1.02

* Origin: I dunno. Have you got any paper on your side? (3:800/447)
SEEN-BY: 50/99 620/243 623/630 625/100 633/2 711/401 409 410 413 430 808 809
SEEN-BY: 711/934 955 712/515 713/888 714/906 800/1 2 409 414 427 432 439 442
SEEN-BY: 800/447 448 805 806 812 822 846
@PATH: 800/447 1 711/808 934

SOURCE: echomail via fidonet.ozzmosis.com

Email questions or comments to sysop@ipingthereforeiam.com
All parts of this website painstakingly hand-crafted in the U.S.A.!
IPTIA BBS/MUD/Terminal/Game Server List, © 2025 IPTIA Consulting™.