Subj : A BBS REVIEW ..type of thing
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Apr 29 2020 07:33 am

* Originally in FUTURE4FIDO

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NEWS: SYSOPS BEWARE of "CHEESE BURGER" :
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The following may not specifically address matters of future FTN technology or
developement, but it is kind of like a new development sort of thing that has
emerged in recent weeks.

CHEESE BURGER is your comedic host as he visits random BBSes out there.

   SOME KIND OF B.B.S. REVIEW TYPE THING

   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVzhw8__cyDQHcQ7dHAFRnQ/


Some cussing abounds but it seems to be justified. ;)

Heads-Up :: The audio quality of the earlier vids is a bit over saturated (he
speaks
too close to the mic), but there is modest improvement in the more recent
ones.


Current BBSes reviewed to date:

[12] TAKING A DIP IN DANGER BAY - B.B.S., THAT IS! HA HA HA!
[11] HYSTERIA'S HYSTERICAL LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY! LOL!
[10] NOT A PHANTASTIC EXPERIENCE ON PHANTASM! HA HA HA!
[9] A TRIP TO CYBERIA HA HA HA!
[8] NOT EXACTLY "THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER" - HAHA!
[7] A TOUR OF CHEESE DADDY'S FUNKY HUT!
[6] GETTING INTO SOME RETRO SHENANIGANS - B.B.S., THAT IS! HA HA HA!
[5] STEPPING INTO THE FUNKNOWN - B.B.S., THAT IS! HA HA HA!
[4] I DIALED THE WRONG NUMBER - B.B.S., THAT IS!
[3] A REVIEW OF A 80S APPLE II B.B.S. WHICH IS AN APPLE
[2] CHECKING INTO THE NUT ASYLUM ... B.B.S., THAT IS!
[1] REVIEW OF THE SCANTRONIC R&D BETA


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Additional commentary from the FUTURE4FIDO Roving Reporter:
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By seeing examples of retro BBS installations and implementations of current
popular BBS software, we are either saddened at the current state of affairs in
BBS-land or we are inspired to make a contribution for a better future of the
hobby, or we are simply being entertained.

But sysops be warned.  Something Cheese Burger sort of thing may come your way.
And, you may never pronounce BBS, Sysop, PCBoard, WWIV, CPU and many other
terms of the hobby the same conventional sort of way ever again.


 ../|ug


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