TR>It is. For this $100 bux (max) I have gotten from users this year, I
TR>have had (been required) to get a new modem, 1 new drive, 1 new LAN
TR>card. Clearly this isn't even a break-even point. I'm not in this to
TR>get rich, but I'm not in this to lose my money to benefit Joe Doe
TR>who calls in to grab files. To add true internet connection would
TR>cost additional thousands in hardware and dedicated lines and telco
TR>lines. Clearly again it isn't worth it. 
 
I find that the board typically isn't worth calling if the SYSOP doesn't
even use the system. There are numerous systems here in my direct
calling area, and I think I'm the only sysop who USES my own system.
hard to believe I've been doing this since 1994, and I'm only 19. 
Most everyone else.....I suppose...has "retired" to the internet.
 
By the way....I still average around 40-50 calls per day. I have 2 lines
[really only need one...but I've got internet access as well, and I like
to have a spare line for that....so I've got 2 lines...and when I'm on
the internet (which is getting to be less and less), only one line is
available for calls. :) Fortunately, my NON-FIDONET node [2] is also the
internet node. :)
 
Later,
                                                        Jay Fuller
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