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   POINDEXTER FORTRAN to ACCESS DENIED   
   Re: BBSing   
   31 Jan 19 19:20:17   
   
   -=> Access Denied wrote to Digital Avatar <=-   
      
    AD> push the limits of ANSI as far as they can go with it. Get ready for a   
    AD> 4000+ line ansi in the next   
    AD> pack, beating their previous 3000+ liner they did a couple packs ago.   
      
   I think ANSI display speed drove the modem speed wars more than raw   
   transfer rates. Nothing like watching 10 screens' worth of ANSI at 9600 bps   
   because your off-brand modem wouldn't negotiate a decent connection or you   
   were pushing bits through a crappy UART.   :)   
      
      
      
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