-=> Dennis Scott wrote to Rob Swindell <=-
DS> No, not at all. What if each BBS all over the world was connected in
DS> real time in a distributed fashion.
That sounds like echicken's "Center of Awareness" from a couple of
years ago. BBSes shared user information and messages in real time.
Sysops freaked out about sharing user info, but I liked the
telegram-like feel of it. Messaging had gone from multiple day
round-trips with dial-up star/backbone systems to real-time.
... Walk without rhythm and you won't attact the worm.
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