CH> BC>The days of the BBS are wrapping up and drawing to a close.  BBS's
 CH> just don't get it anymore in terms of cost and resources of time and
 CH> equipment. FidoNeT is shrinking weekly and is down by over 5,000 nodes
 ch> in the last 18-mos.  The is nothing to suggest this trend will be
 CH> reversed, and so in another year or two, FidoNet will be only a shell of
 CH> its former self.
I too can see the difference. When I droped 1:324/111 there were over 6O
BBS numbers just in the 324 Node. Now there are just 12. It really did kill 
the dead wood w/those who adopted a POWER attitude as  MODERATOR OR SysOp 
hat
also turned off lots of good folks. I still see this happening now.
 CH> This is truly a sad note.  I compare the demise of the bbs (because of
 CH> internet) to the demise of all the small hometown newspapers which were
 CH> eaten up by the big newspaper dynastys.  Of course, Congress passed a
 CH> law(s) and gave up some money for the newspapers.
Yes, I thought that the INternet would be a FAD like CB radio was in the 
early 198O's but it is still going stronger than ever. I would have thought 
the phone bills from Compuserve and others would have killed the Internet.
Good luck!
Bill Tracy
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