Hey Nancy!   
      
   Dec 10 18:37 05, Nancy Backus wrote to Maurice Kinal:   
      
    NB> Well... if all the BBS's are gone, then so is Fido,   
      
   That hasn't happened yet but it has happened here in this neck of the woods or   
   at least I haven't heard of one locally.  I can say with some certainty that   
   even one user will often keep the faith of the sysop of any BBS and keep the   
   door open to possibilties.   
      
    NB> So far, that isn't the case, thankfully...  :)   
      
   I noticed that.  Good for you!  Keep that sysop on his/her/it's toes eh?  It   
   is your job as a BBS user.   
      
    NB> Except for email, I have very little to do with the Internet itself.    
      
   Personally it is more ftp then anything.  Without that I have very little   
   personal use for the internet although I do use email.  However email by   
   itself wouldn't be enough to keep my attention for long.   
      
    NB> Telnet over the internet to get to the BBS's would also be    
    NB> unnecessary   
    NB> were there no BBS's, of course.   
      
   Right.  That is a toughie since most providers frown upon their users putting   
   up telnet and/or ftp sites which makes it rather difficult, if not impossible,   
   for most.  Then there is the difficulty knowing exactly who your users are for   
   sure.   
      
    NB> I do on the I'net I also    
    NB> am   
    NB> doing in DOS at this point...   
      
   That wouldn't be easy but doable I am sure.  There are still some sites around   
   that can cater to diehards.  Although DOS wouldn't be my choice, I still use   
   and prefer console based apps which the uninitiated mistake for DOS apps.  Not   
   even close but I do see why people think they are.   
      
    NB> When that* dies, I suppose Linux might    
    NB> be   
    NB> the way my Wizard will take us...   
      
   As well he should.  Any Wizard not seeing the beauty in Linux isn't much of a   
   Wizard in my books.  ;-)   
      
    NB> assuming that I still care about    
    NB> using   
    NB> the I'net and such...  :)   
      
   Exactly.  I feel the same way on that particular issue.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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