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     Re: pros and cons   
     By: Accession to Morningstarr on Sun Dec 21 2025 08:46 am   
      
    > Hey Morningstarr!   
    >    
    > On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:01:38 -0800, you wrote:   
    >    
    >  > You can setup a default board, draw some mediocre and I and install a   
    >  > few door games. However, to make it your own board and deck it out, you   
    >  > have to program. So no offense but I disagree a little on that. I also   
    >  > refuse to use anything Microsoft touches anymore. The last straw was   
    >  > their latest price hike on their console and game pass.   
    >    
    > Most BBS softwares don't use scripting or have a programming language that w   
    > with them at all. Sure, a couple of the softwares brought up in this   
    > conversation actually do, but most don't. So I'm not sure where this comment   
    > comes from. You don't /need/ to program anything at all. Old school menu   
    > editing, Modifying prompts, changing all the screens, putting content on the   
    > that isn't the same as everyone else's, etc. doesn't involve programming.   
    >    
    >  > Sorry I didn't quote. I'm using muffinterm and I can't use an   
    >  > editor with it because control keys do not exist on iPad.   
    >    
    > With SlyEdit, for example, you don't need control keys. On an empty line, "/   
    > can be used to quote, "/S" can be used to save, as well as other options. Th   
    > may even be an option in some other external editors, and maybe even   
    > Synchronet's line editor (but I haven't used them recently, so that's why I   
    > brought up SlyEdit specifically).   
    >    
    > Regards,   
    > Nick   
    >    
    > ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.   
      
   so writing java script isnt programming? thanks for the tips dude!   
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