Andrew Haworth wrote in a message to Shawn Highfield:

AH> I connected to one the other day to see what TBBS was all about,
AH> because I can't recall ever seeing one in my area back in the 90s.

  We had a couple around here because we're close to Toronto, but they were
all corporate boards, with one exception, but the guy who ran that was a
total dweeb and I wouldn't ever connect to his BBS out of pure spite.

  Can't remember his name, but hated him.

AH> I feel like one of the main purposes of a BBS is the exchange of
AH> messages, and I've always felt like so many packages just get that
AH> fundamental aspect wrong, mainly with a poorly designed
AH> browsing/reading/writing interface.

  Agreed.  Which is why I like The RA and Telegard style systems.

Shawn
... HE has not a single redeeming defect.
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