George,

 > telnet/web. But, in several aspects, BBS's are a lot different from the
 > internet.

 GP> I 100% agrtee with you! For those with a proper DOSModem & only DOS (no
 GP> Windows sgell connecting to the internet); BBSing is a grand
 GP> alternative, & avoids the spiders caching all our HDD content.  A
 GP> friend here was doing the same -- preparing for a breakdown of the
 GP> internet, with a solid & safe DOS BBS.  His BBS was next door community
 GP> here, in Surrey, named Saviour BBS.

  While Google does some FTP file searches, I've blocked known spammers and
hackers. At connect, they have to enter a random 6 digit number (CAPTCHA) to
even get to the logon prompt. But, if they then enter something like Root,
Admin, Sysop, Aquario, etc., they get disconnected.

 GP> What klind of computer was it? Sounds like my former TRS-80 Model IV
 GP> (no HDD but could make a virtual RAMDisk using JCL(Job Control Language
 GP> -- basically batchfile programming); 'twas a fun toy; I ended up giving
 GP> it to a home care aide's daughter to use to type up her homework.

  I'm not sure...that was several years ago, and I've slept since then.

 GP> Look up Callahans' sites for good puns.  Lots of fan-created options.

 GP> Google: Callahan's Spider Robinson

 GP> You'll enjoy the trek. .

  I won't get to it for a few days. I've got thunderstorms approaching now,
and they'll be in the area for several days.

 >   I never read Heinlein, but my late wife apparently had read his stuff.
 > His assessment of TANSTAFFL was so right...yet, so many refuse to accept
 > that.

 GP> Yup, There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, is a fair maxim to keep
 GP> in mind while journeying through life. . .

  Someone, somewhere, has to pay for it. In some areas, there's a flat fee
for the Emergency Room...apparently to cover some of the fees that so many
of the patients (most who are indigent (sp?)) incur.

 >  > ... What do people in China call their good plates?

 >  GP> 餐盘

 >   You'll have to explain that one to me...that's how it showed up in my
 > QWK packet.

 GP> Was Chinese characters for "dinner plates"

  I'm sorry I asked. :P  

 GP> Met a Chinese talking goose today, I asked him from what part of China
 GP> he was from.
 GP> Honk Kong

  Just don't goose him.

 GP> Just performed in my first comedy concert in China
 GP> The crowd was so impressed, they gave me a standing of asian

  Better than getting the thunderclap...a very violent form of VD. :P

Daryl

... Too old to cut the mustard; but can still stir the mayonnaise.
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