Subj : Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
To   : Nick Andre
From : Dan Clough
Date : Mon Apr 10 2023 07:31 am

-=> Nick Andre wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

SD>  JH> not only can we not get people to pay for subscriptions for our
bbses,
SD>  JH> over the years i have seen systems that were not successful in doing
SD>  JH> cash prizes and other gifts to get users to call.

SD> Like how nearly every MBBS system in the 90s charged a subscription
because
SD> the software was so expensive?

NA> This is true.. If you bought either MBBS or TBBS it was an
NA> investment that you wanted recouped. I never once saw a totally
NA> "free" one of those systems until much later, when the novelty
NA> wore off.

Do you recall how much it was back then?  I ran a purchased/registered
copy of PCBoard back in the 90's, and I think it was either $125 or
$150, which was a significant cost for me back then.  Also registered
InterMail/InterEcho.  Didn't have any subscription fees, although I did
grant higher access levels for those who wanted to donate or register a
door or something.  I was surprised at how many actually did want to
do that.


... Then, suddenly and embarrassingly, my swash came unbuckled.
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