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RN>Hi there :)
RN>I need your advice/comment/help on setting up a first time BBS.
RN>Kindly inform me of the following:
RN>1) Minimum setup for a BBS System.
RN>2) Extra options/Hardware that can make a BBS successful and attractive.
RN>3) Support or Contacts for Authors
RN>4) How to be an Internet gateway and to have FIDONet Echos
RN>5) What is the best software(s)/operating system to use to operate a BBS
RN>6) How is it possible to have more than 1 node? What setup needed?
RN>7) Around how much will it cost for a normal BBS setup?
RN>8) Where will I find files/programs/CDROM to update my file directories?
RN>9) The best time to operate a BBS if you don't have a dedicated line?
RN>10) What advantage it will be to me when I set it up?
RN>11) How can I return the expense I made with the setup and if
RN>    possible, earn profit?
RN>I love computers so much, and a BBS is already in the drawing board as
RN>one of the things I will set up together with other business I'm
RN>planning to start in the near future... I'm also planning to open a
RN>medium to large computer shop which will be dealing with sales/service
RN>of computer softwares and hardwares and if possible a franchiser of a
RN>brand name PC from abroad...
RN>Your reply is very most welcome and much appreciated...
RN>Stay cool & safe...
RN>KISMIF,
RN>Runer
RN>E-mail: runer.natividad@saudibbs.com
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Runer,
    I'll let the other more experienced Sysops in this echo answer
these questions, but as for running a BBS for profit, there is a pretty
decent book out there that you might want to take a look at, "How to
Successfully Run a BBS for Profit" by S. Carol Allen and Cary C. Harwin.
ISBN 1-884078-19-2
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